Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset is here. This new flagship chipset will power a host of 2022 flagships. So here’s a list of smartphones confirmed to ship with the 8 Gen 1 chipset.
Qualcomm has announced its flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. The chipset succeeds over the Snapdragon 888 that powers multiple 2021 flagships. Now that the chipset is here, smartphone manufacturers are keen to bring it to their respective devices. Talking of that, a few manufacturers have already confirmed devices to be powered by the 8 Gen 1 chipset. This includes the Xiaomi 12 series, Motorola Edge X30, Realme GT 2 Pro and more. While that list may look small for now, it’s obvious that 8 Gen 1 will power most of the 2022 flagships. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor is Qualcomm’s first chipset based on a 4nm manufacturing process. Qualcomm claims up to 20 per cent faster CPU performance and 30 per cent increased efficiency than the Snapdragon 888 chipset. However, the chipset still relies on a three cluster design, in which the main core is clocked at 3.0 GHz. Among the other seven cores, three performance cores run at 2.5 GHz and the remaining efficiency cores are clocked at 1.8GHz. Here’s the list of phones confirmed to feature the 8 Gen 1 chipset. The Xiaomi Mi 11 was the first device to ship with the Snapdragon 888 chipset. Following the suit, the smartphone giant became the first to confirm the inclusion of Qualcomm’s latest 8 Gen 1 chipset. The announcement was made during the Qualcomm Tech Summit that began on November 30. The Xiaomi Founder and CEO, Lei Jun, in a tweet, revealed that Xiaomi 12 series smartphones would be the first smartphones to be powered by the 8 Gen 1 chipset.
