Qualcomm has announced its next-generation flagship processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, at the Qualcomm Tech Summit event. The chipset succeeds the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ 5G chipset and brings some improvements over it. The smartphone with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 will launch as soon as the year-end. Anyways, in this post, we have mentioned the list of upcoming smartphones which will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset in this post.
In terms of the chipset, it is Qualcomm’s latest flagship chipset. The chipset is manufactured using Samsung’s 4nm technology. The primary performance Core is based on the Cortex X2 which clocks at up to 3.0 GHz. The gaming is handled by the next-gen Adreno GPU(730?). Let us now discuss the devices that will be powered by this processor.
Update on 1/12/21: Several smartphone manufacturers such as Xiaomi, Motorola, Vivo, Oppo, Nubia, Realme, iQOO, Sony, Redmi, Sharp, ZTE, Black Shark etc has confirmed that they will bring Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 powered phones in the market. These includes Moto Edge X30, Xiaomi 12, Realme GT 2 Pro, Nubia Z40 Pro, iQOO 9, Red Magic 7, OPPO Find X4/X5 Pro, OnePlus 10/10 Pro etc handsets.
Here is the list of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 phones (Expected)
- OnePlus 10
- OnePlus 10 Pro
- Samsung Galaxy S22
- Samsung Galaxy S22+
- Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
- Xiaomi 12
- Xiaomi 12 Pro
- Xiaomi 12 Ultra
- Xiaomi 12X Pro
- Redmi K50 Pro
- Redmi K50 Pro+
- Motorola Edge 30 Ultra (Edge X)
- Realme GT 2 Pro
- iQOO 9
- Asus Zenfone 9
- Asus ROG Phone 6
- Meizu 19
- Meizu 19 Pro
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
- Black Shark 5
- Black Shark 5 Pro
- ZTE Axon 40
- ZTE Axon 40 Pro
- Nubia Red Magic 7
- Nubia Z40 Pro
- Lenovo Legion 3 Pro
- Oppo Find X4 Pro
Now let’s discuss the seven best upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 phones
1. OnePlus 10 Pro
The first smartphone on the list is none other than the upcoming OnePlus 10 Pro smartphone. It will be OnePlus’ flagship smartphone for the year 2022. The device will be powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. The renders and some of the specifications have already leaked on the internet. Some of the key specifications of the device include a QHD+ AMOLED display, 5000mAh battery with 125W/80W fast charging and triple rear camera setup.
2. Samsung Galaxy S22
Another smartphone on the list is the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone. It is expected that Samsung will release the Galaxy S22 smartphone with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset in most of the regions. Other expected specifications of the device include a 200MP primary camera, up to 45W charging support, narrow bezels and S-Pen support.
3. Xiaomi 12
Numerous leaks about the upcoming Xiaomi 12 smartphone has already been out on the internet. The device will offer specifications like a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset paired with LPDDR5X RAM, possibly the first smartphone powered by a 200MP camera sensor developed by Samsung, and MIUI 13 based on Android 12 out of the box.
4. Redmi K50 Pro
Redmi’s upcoming flagship killer Redmi K50 Pro smartphone is also expected to feature Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. Also, take this information as a pinch of salt as some of the rumours tells that it might be powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9000 chipset. A primary 50-MP camera, 67W fast charging support, AMOLED 120hz display is some of the expected features of the smartphone.
5. Realme GT 2 Pro
If Redmi is present in the list, then how realme could be absent. The upcoming realme GT 2 Pro smartphone will be powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. Also, this will be the first realme smartphone to offer 125W fast charging out of the box. The device is further expected to offer specifications like 108MP primary camera, high refresh rate Super AMOLED Display, and a 5000mAh battery.
6. Moto Edge X30
The final smartphone on the list is the upcoming Moto Edge X30 smartphone. The smartphone will be released in China as soon as next month. The smartphone will have a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, a 144Hz OLED panel, a 5000mAh battery with 68W rapid charging, and LPDDR5 RAM support.
7. iQOO 9
The flagship smartphone manufacturer iQOO is will offer Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset in their upcoming iQOO 9 flagship smartphone. However, we don’t have much information to share about the device. But it is expected to offer a 108MP triple rear camera setup, a 5000mAh battery with 125W or 65W fast charging support.
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