While the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 doesn’t appear to be faster than the original 8cx (the x stands for « extreme » power), Qualcomm says its AI abilities have been improved, and the chip supports the latest Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1…
While the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 doesn’t appear to be faster than the original 8cx (the x stands for « extreme » power), Qualcomm says its AI abilities have been improved, and the chip supports the latest Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 standards. Gen 2 also features « generational performance and efficiency gains. » Qualcomm went out of its way to compare the 8cx Gen 2 5G to rival Intel’s laptop chips, boasting that it offers more than 50 percent greater « systemwide performance and battery life versus competing solutions » while using « a fraction of the power.
