Igeekphone March 18 news, Qualcomm held a new product conference today, launched the Snapdragon 8 flagship mobile platform since the birth of the first new generation flagship platform: the third generation of Snapdragon 8s, which is Qualcomm on the Snapdragon flagship mobile platform a level expansion.
As the “new generation flagship”, the third-generation Snapdragon 8s has selected the user’s favorite flagship features, and many key technologies and functions have been continued.
First of all, in terms of basic performance, the third-generation Snapdragon 8s mobile platform is still equipped with Qualcomm Kryo CPU, inherits the same new CPU architecture as the third-generation Snapdragon 8 top flagship platform. It includes a 3.0GHz supercore, four performance cores up to 2.8GHz, and three efficiency cores up to 2.0GHz.
Qualcomm said that in the GeekBench 6 multi-line running score, compared with the same positioning of the competitor, the CPU performance of the third-generation Snapdragon 8s is 20% ahead, and in terms of energy efficiency, based on the average test results of 8 popular mobile games, the energy efficiency performance of the third-generation Snapdragon 8s game scene is also 15% higher than the competitor.
A core focus of the third-generation Snapdragon 8s is AI, which inherits the AI capabilities of the third-generation Snapdragon 8, bringing the best AI performance through Hexagon NPU, Kryo CPU and Adreno GPU heterogeneous computing.
Specifically, in the use cases of AI scenes such as image classification, object detection, image segmentation v2.0, and language understanding, the third-generation Snapdragon 8s has shown a doubling advantage compared with competing products in the same position, and in terms of game super points, the comparison of competing products is directly not supported.
In terms of generative AI, the third-generation Snapdragon 8s platform supports running multi-modal generative AI models on the end side, with model parameters up to 10 billion.
In terms of imaging, the third-generation Snapdragon 8s platform is equipped with three 18-bit cognitive ISPs, the same as the third-generation Snapdragon 8 platform, and combined with Hexagon NPU for heterogeneous computing, can achieve a series of intelligent image functions.
For example, the third-generation Snapdragon 8s platform supports real-time semantic segmentation of photos and videos, and the recognition and segmentation of objects and scenes are more accurate.
At the same time, the third-generation Snapdragon 8s also supports Snapdragon dark light shooting, and with the joint blessing of 18-bit cognitive three ISP and Hexagon NPU, it can shoot bright, transparent and colorful pictures even in the night when the light environment is not good.
In addition to continuing the imaging capabilities of the top flagship, in terms of gaming, the third-generation Snapdragon 8s also supports Snapdragon elite gaming, with hardware-based real time tracking capabilities, realistic rendering of ambient light shadows through ambient light occlusion, while supporting accurate reflection on smooth surfaces and high-fidelity soft shadow rendering. Let the game screen performance to a higher level.
In addition, in terms of audio, the third-generation Snapdragon 8s is supported by Snapdragon Sound technology, which can achieve ultra-clear voice and video calls, in-game voice chat without jams, robust links in crowded RF environments, and support 16-bit 44.1KHz CD-level lossless wireless music streaming.
In addition, the Qualcomm Aqstic speaker amplification technology of the third-generation Snapdragon 8s platform can also greatly enhance the external sound quality performance of the mobile phone, such as improving the sound quality through audio post-processing, reducing distortion at high volume, and achieving three-dimensional sound beyond the mobile phone.
In terms of connection, the third-generation Snapdragon 8s platform uses the same Snapdragon X70 5G modem and radio frequency system as the previous top flagship, and in the Snapdragon X70, Qualcomm introduced the world’s first 5G AI processor. It supports advanced features such as Qualcomm 5G AI Suite, Qualcomm 5G Ultra-Low Delay Suite, 3rd generation Qualcomm 5G PowerSave and Sub-6GHz quad-carrier aggregation, and supports 5G R17 advanced features to achieve 5G transmission speeds of up to 10Gbps.
In terms of WiFi, the third-generation Snapdragon 8s is equipped with the flagship FastConnect 7800 connectivity system, which supports advanced Wi-Fi 7 features, such as high-frequency multi-connection concurrent technology. At the same time, with the blessing of FastConnect 7800, the third-generation Snapdragon 8s can achieve the world’s fastest Wi-Fi supporting HBS, which can achieve longer battery life and a wider range of applications.
Lu Weibing, partner of Xiaomi Group, said at the launch: “We are excited to work with Qualcomm Technologies to launch the first terminal equipped with the third-generation Snapdragon 8s. This new mobile platform allows us to leverage generative AI to deliver a top-notch personalized experience to our users.” And just now, Millet officially announced the Civi 4 Pro mobile phone the world’s first Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 processor, deep integration of surging OS, known as “image, performance, AI capabilities have jumped.”
Major Oems and brands such as Honor, iQOO, realme, Redmi and Xiaomi will adopt the third-generation Snapdragon 8s, with the first terminal expected to be available in March.