Qualcomm has just pulled back the curtain on its latest smartphone processor, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. This smartphone chip is not only strategically positioned below the 8 Gen 3 in the company's offering, but brings with it flagship level features which promise to redefine the experience of using mobile devices. Here are all the details.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3: AI innovation on smartphones
Made with a 4 nm production process, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 adopts a 1+4+3 core configuration, a true concentrate of power and efficiency. At the center of this architecture we find a Prime ARM Cortex X4 with a frequency of clock of 3.0 GHz, flanked by four Performance cores from 2.8 GHz and three core Efficiency from 2.0 GHz. This arrangement, slightly different from that of the 8 Gen 3 which favors an extra Performance core at the expense of an Efficiency one, is designed to optimize the relationship between computational power and energy consumption.
One of the most fascinating features of the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is its ability to exploit artificial intelligence directly on the device. Thanks to technologies like Gemini Nano, the chip can handle large linguistic and visual models (up to 10 billion parameters), albeit with superior performance on the 8 Gen 3. This functionality opens the door to a world of possibilities , from theprocessing linguistics Advanced to the visual understanding in real time, making devices smarter and more responsive to user needs.
The chip also stands out for its ISP (Image Signal Processor) always active, capable of performing semantic segmentation in real time and identify up to 12 different layers, including faces, hair, clothes, sky, and more, in images and videos. This not only improves the quality of photographs and video recordings, but also opens up new avenues for creative and augmented reality applications.
Qualcomm's attention doesn't stop here: gaming is another key sector for the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, which supports accelerated ray tracing in real time, promising an unprecedented visual experience in mobile gaming. Connectivity is guaranteed by the X70 support, and the audio takes advantage of the latest innovations LE Audio with Auracast, for a high-quality and uncompromising sound experience.
Smartphones that will use the chip
Among the first to believe in the potential of this Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 we find brands like Honor, iQOO, really, Redmi e Xiaomi, which will launch top-of-the-range devices in the coming months. The announcement of the first device is scheduled for March, marking the beginning of a new era for smartphones. The company will also soon launch new processors including the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3.
