Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 to debut on Xiaomi 12

Soon: Following Qualcomm’s announcement of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, which many thought would be called the Snapdragon 898, we now know who will be the first phone company to use the SoC in one of their devices. Once again, it is Xiaomi.

Xiaomi has long been the first to introduce Qualcomm’s latest flagship mobile chip on its phones, and that continues with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. It will appear in the Chinese company’s Xiaomi 12 range. no longer use the brand Mi. According to Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun, the device will arrive “soon”. Rumors point to a release before the end of the year, with a reveal possibly on December 16.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is based on ARM’s new ARMv9 architecture and manufactured on Samsung’s 4nm process node. It uses Cortex-X2, Cortex-A710, and Cortex-A510 in a large, medium, and small configuration (1 + 3 + 4).

The chip features a new Adreno GPU (currently unnamed, but may be called the Adreno 730) that has up to 60% more performance on Vulkan than the Snapdragon 888. It also features Qualcomm’s new X65 5G modem that can deliver 10Gbps. theoretical about 5G. networks, along with a triple 18-bit ISP.

Qualcomm’s bottom line is that the new Snapdragon delivers 20% faster CPU performance, 30% more power-efficient CPU, 30% GPU performance improvements, and 25% related power savings. with the GPU compared to its predecessor.

As for the Xiaomi 12, it is rumored to feature three camera sensors, including a 50MP Samsung ISOCELL GN1 / Sony IMX700, it reports. Checking the notebook, and it will use the always-on functionality of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 so that the selfie camera can function as a biometric authenticator.