The new chipset from Qualcomm has been introduced, and we already know about three upcoming phones that will include it.
The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is official, and it’s set to power some of the very best smartphones of 2022. But which upcoming phones will be using the new chipset? We’ve now had the first manufacturers confirm compatbility, and we expect to hear from more Android phone makers over the coming weeks. Below we’ll reveal all the handsets that have been confirmed so far, and then we’ll talk you through some of the other phones we’re expecting to see that may also sport the latest chipset from Qualcomm. The first phone confirmed to feature the next-gen chipset is the Xiaomi 12, which the company’s CEO has announced will be «available soon». We expect the Xiaomi 12 to launch in China in the next couple of weeks. It’ll then likely come to other markets in early 2022. While it may be that Xiaomi reveals this phone first, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll be the first phone featuring the next-gen chip that will be available in Western markets. Although the company has yet to confirm the name of its next flagship as the Find X4, we know that Oppo’s top-end phone for 2022 will feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Oppo also told us that it would be revealing its next flagship phone before the end of March 2022.
