Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, introducing with the latest processor

Chipset maker Qualcomm for mobile phones has launched the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Soc. Flagship smartphones will be launched with this Qualcomm processor. This chipset comes with industry-leading technology Qualcomm Oryon CPU Qualcomm Adreno GPU and upgraded Qualcomm Hexagon NPU. Along with this, AI-ISP support is also provided in it for the best camera experience.

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 06:24 PM (IST)
Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, introducing with the latest processor
Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, introducing with the latest processor

Qualcomm has finally launched the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. This processor will be used in flagship smartphones. It has been claimed by the company that it is the world's fastest mobile chipset, which is the successor to the company's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset launched last year and is being used in its current flagship smartphone.

The company has introduced industry-leading technology in the form of Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. Equipped with a second-generation custom-built Qualcomm Oryon CPU, a Qualcomm Adreno GPU, and an upgraded Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, this increases performance. This AI-powered chipset guarantees better performance when it comes to photography, gaming, and browsing. The Qualcomm AI-ISP or Artificial Intelligence Image Signal Processor feature will offer a fluid photographic experience along with enhanced camera performance.

Mobile gamers will love the Adreno GPU presented on this chip. These will show 40% better graphics performance and feature ray tracing for vivified game lighting and shades. Along with that, the Game Super Resolution 2.0 will amplify the game visuals at minimal latency, making the game more intense and responsive than ever.

Snapdragon 8 Elite has gone through many upgrade cycles in order to increase connectivity in a better manner. This chipset has been introduced with Qualcomm X80 5G modem. With this, possibilities include the downloading of large files and high-quality videos at a speed of as high as 10Gbps. Along with that, this chipset comes with Wi-Fi 7.

iQOO 13, OnePlus 13, Xiaomi 15 along with Realme GT 7 Pro and Honor Magic 7 series smartphones will be launched with this latest chipset of Qualcomm. If reports are to be believed, the Realme GT 7 Pro smartphone will be the first phone to be launched with Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. After this, the iQOO 13 smartphone can be launched.

An example, there was news about Samsung regarding its upcoming flagship Galaxy S25 series not launching with the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor. Reports also said the Samsung Galaxy S25 series will be launched with MediaTek Dimensity flagship smartphones.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Content Writer