staff@slashgear.com (Joe Brown)
2024-04-30 15:15:11
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Avid Samsung fans will know of the company’s close relationship with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipsets. Most recently, the company has followed Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Series, including the S23’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip and the S24’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip. So, it would come as a shock if the smartphone giant didn’t feature Qualcomm’s upcoming chip: presumably to be called the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.
Due to arrive in October 2024, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is set to feature the company’s Oryon CPU—a Windows-based CPU that rivals Intel and AMD in performance. The development was announced by Qualcomm’s current CMO Don McGuire in a post on X at MWC in late February. Qualcomm also mentioned the industry-leading Oryon CPU in October 2023, stating that it will make its way to smartphones in 2024.
Assuming all goes as planned, we may be seeing a record-breaking chip across smartphones. According to a post from well-known leaker Digital Chat Station on the microblogging site Weibo, Qualcomm’s upcoming chip (codenamed Tongzi) could reach a clock speed of up to 4GHz. Qualcomm’s current chip, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, features a clock speed of 3.3 GHz, falling quite shallow of the rumored Gen 4’s speeds. Apple’s current strongest chipset, the A17 Pro, still doesn’t reach the expected speed, clocking at 3.78GHz. One thing’s for sure, the S25 shouldn’t have any issues tackling high usage demands.