Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile phone platform has hit 10 gigabit 5G speeds, the company announced today. This is a significant milestone for Qualcomm, as 5G is set to become the future of mobile communication. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 platform is based on its own Kryo cores and has been designed to support both fast 4G LTE and 5G networks. The platform can handle large data sets with ease, making it ideal for gaming and other high-bandwidth applications. This new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile phone platform is also very powerful, capable of handling up to 10 billion active user sessions per day. This means that users can easily access the latest apps and games without having to wait long periods of time.
Speaking on what the new chip brings to the table, Alex Katouzian, senior vice president and general manager of mobile, compute, and infrastructure, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., said, “It delivers connectivity, photography, AI, gaming, sound, and security experiences never before available in a smartphone.”
Specifically, the chip comes with a 4th gen Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System, which delivers 10 Gigabit download speeds. Qualcomm says it’s the first mobile chip to reach these download speeds.
It also brings a 30% improvement to graphics in gaming. In addition, Qualcomm promises “desktop-level gaming experiences to surpass the demands of mobile gamers.”
It also features a 2x faster tensor accelerator and 2x larger shared memory than the Snapdragon 888. The previous-generation chip pushed the limits for mobile processors, but the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 looks like it’s going even further.
As far as sound goes, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 features Bluetooth 5.2, Snapdragon Sound Technology, and Qualcomm aptX Lossless Technology.
The new chip also brings camera improvements to phones that use it. Qualcomm says its “Snapdragon Sight Technology includes the first commercial 18-bit mobile ISP, capturing over 4000x more camera data than its predecessor.”
All in all, it looks like Qualcomm is pushing mobile processing forward with its new chip. There are quite a few companies already on board to make phones with Qualcomm’s latest chip, including Black Shark, Honor, iQOO, Motorola, Nubia, OnePlus, OPPO, Realme, Redmi, SHARP, Sony Corporation, vivo, Xiaomi, and ZTE.
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