We know well that there is competition in all areas of the technological world, but in the case of SoCs for smartphones, the popularity falls on Qualcomm chips. And the latest news shows that there are already more than 3 billion devices with Snapdradon processors from the North American manufacturer.
There are more than 3,000 million devices with Qualcomm Snapdragon
Recently, Qualcomm stated that devices with its Snapdragon processor already total more than 3 billion worldwide. And this is, without any doubt, a very important milestone for the North American company. It is known, especially by those who closely follow the mobile segment, that Snapdragon SoCs are among the most popular and present in smartphones. And these numbers now released show the clear dominance that these chips have in the sector.
Currently, when a user wants to buy a new phone, one of the aspects they pay most attention to is the hardware, namely the processor that is integrated into the machine. And Qualcomm’s SoCs are some of the most reliable and powerful on the market. But the manufacturer has even more ambitious plans in hand soon…
As expected, last Tuesday (24) during the Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm officially confirmed the new SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the first devices of which could be revealed this Thursday (26). Expectations are high regarding this next-generation chip, as it is focused on generative Artificial Intelligence technology.
The Xiaomi 14 will be the first smartphone to hit the market with the manufacturer’s new processor. The details reveal that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will feature an 8-core configuration, the main one at 3.3 GHz, five with 3.2 GHz performance and the remaining two with 2.3 GHz efficiency. It will feature Adreno graphics with support for Ray Tracing feature.
Some recent tests indicate that Qualcomm’s next SoC will be up to 60% faster than Apple’s recent A17 Pro and, in addition, the company promises that this chip will be the fastest at generating images and brings support for language models. most popular large (LLM) systems, such as OpenAI’s GPT-3 and GPT-4 and Meta’s Llama 2.
The wait is almost over and there is already a lot of eagerness to know the power that the next smartphones will offer the user with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
2023-10-26 00:30:06
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