the processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 it will lead Android hosts through late 2023 and most of next year of 2024. It will succeed the current top-of-the-line, Qualcomm’s Snadpragon 8 Gen 2, the current top-of-the-line chipset for North American technology.
As a rule, let’s remember, Qualcomm’s conferences dedicated to mobile processors take place in December of each year, in the paradisiacal Hawaiian archipelago.
This year, however, the date is already set for October 2023, also on warm Maui, in the US state of Hawaii.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 arrives in October 2023
The importance of this processor cannot be underestimated given Qualcomm’s reputation and impact in the mobile device market.
At stake is the next SoC flagship of the North American company to debut during the event scheduled from October 24 to 26 of this year.
So far, the leaks suggest that this processor will use a core configuration following the standard: 1+5+2 (nuclear configuration).
On the other hand, the current Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 generations use a 1+2+2+3 configuration to order and cluster their cores.
Qualcomm is already preparing the launch of the next high-end SoCs for 2023
Apparently, this SoC will employ a Cortex-X4 Prime core (1 top core) with up to 5 Cortex-A720 cores, as well as a total of 2 ARM Cortex-A520 cores. It will also feature an Adreno 750 GPU for increased graphics power.
At the same time, we have an increase in L3 cache from 8 MP to 10 MB in the next iteration of this chipset. Furthermore, according to testimony given by the filter digital chat stationthe Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will be used for the first time in Xiaomi 14 mobile phones.
Then we will also have Vivo with its Vivo X100 range using the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, as well as the iQOO 12, the Redmi K70 range (Redmi Note 13), the OnePlus 12, as well as the Realme GT5 mobile.
Finally, we are now waiting for the gradual publication of new information about this long-awaited processor for Android smartphones that will arrive in 2023.