March 25 news, whistleblower Yogesh Brar said that Qualcomm will release a new flagship processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ in May, using TSMC 4nm process, it is expected that the first batch of models equipped with the chip in June this year will be interviewed, including Lenovo, moto, Xiaomi, OnePlus and other brands of new machines. In addition, the snapdragon 700 series of new chips will also be released.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is Qualcomm's second-generation 5G integrated processor, and like the Snapdragon 888/888+, it also uses Samsung process. Facts have proved that although the Samsung process is good, there is still a certain gap with TSMC. Since the Snapdragon 888, many netizens have called for the high-general return to the TSMC process.
It may be a bit disappointing for Samsung to lose a large number of orders, but they don't have to be sad either. Qualcomm is gone, and there are large NVIDIA orders. Graphics cards are different from mobile phones and do not have direct contact with the user's skin, so no matter how hot it is, we are not easy to feel, and the requirements for the process process are not high.
As for Qualcomm, after using a better process, don't put competitors only on MediaTek, its real opponent should be Apple. A report released by Counterpoint a few days ago shows that compared with 2020, the share of Android manufacturers in the domestic flagship market will continue to decline in 2021, and Apple's share will continue to rise.
Qualcomm, OPPO, vivo, xiaomi, etc. are all responsible, Huawei has vacated a large market, but they gave it to Apple. This year, MediaTek and Qualcomm have competed with each other, giving Android users a glimmer of hope. In addition, Android mobile phone manufacturers are also constantly working hard, in addition to the conventional flagship, what folding screen, scroll screen, under-screen camera, etc., are in preparation, may not be able to bite some of Apple's market.
With the help of TSMC's 4nm process, the Android flagship in the second half of this year will certainly be more interesting, and there will be our long-awaited off-screen camera flagship MIX 5. However, how the flagship machine performs, not only looks at the processor, the screen, camera, design, and price are very important.
It is worth mentioning that in the past two years, mobile phone manufacturers have begun to cut periscope telephoto lenses that we do not commonly use. Although the number of people used for this point is indeed small, if it is a flagship machine of six or seven thousand pieces, it is still equipped with a periscope telephoto, after all, it does not pile hardware, relying only on ecology, Android manufacturers will definitely not be able to fight Apple.