Some time ago, Qualcomm released two new mid-range new U Snapdragon 8s Gen3 and Snapdragon 7 Gen3+, which also allowed major manufacturers to update a wave of mid-range new machines, but it is obvious that this is just Qualcomm's hors d'oeuvres, Qualcomm's real big move is the orthodox sequel to Snapdragon 8 Gen3 Snapdragon 8 Gen4, so the chip can be said to have been upgraded with a reborn version compared with the previous Snapdragon 8 series chips
骁龙8 Gen4彻底抛弃了以往的ARM公版构,改为高通自研的Nuvia架构,采用自研的Oryon内核,包含2个Nuvia Phoenix性能核心和6个Nuvia Phoenix M核心,GPU为全新的Adreno 800系列。
At the same time, in terms of process, Snapdragon 8 Gen4 also uses TSMC's second-generation 3nm process, that is, N3E, Apple's iPhone15 Pro was equipped with A17 Pro last year, which used the first-generation 3nm process N3B, N3E has lower cost, higher yield and lower power consumption, so Snapdragon 8 Gen4 can also improve the performance on 3nm to a higher level
In addition, the Snapdragon 8 Gen4 will also integrate a new baseband, support 5.5G network, integrated satellite communication solutions, local AI large models with full hardware architecture, cameras with up to 400 million pixels and 8K screen resolution, and native support for one-click porting of PC-level 3A games, so that the mobile phone experience can be completely upgraded to a new level.
However, although the previous Snapdragon 8 Gen4 engineering machine was very explosive, the power consumption was too high because the frequency was set too high, and the power consumption performance was average, so the outside world generally expected that the frequency would be reduced during mass production, after all, Qualcomm did not want the big fire dragon like Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 8 Gen1 to appear again, it would definitely be a catastrophic event. But the latest news shows that Qualcomm is very brave
In order to achieve this goal, Qualcomm not only strives to improve the power consumption stability of the Snapdragon 8 Gen4 at high frequencies, but also puts forward high requirements for mobile phone manufacturers
Android phone makers must adopt larger heat pipes to keep the Snapdragon 8 Gen4 running at peak performance, and this will create new challenges for phone manufacturers, otherwise all efforts will be in vain. As the Xiaomi 15 series, which has the closest cooperation with Qualcomm and is also the first popular Snapdragon 8 Gen4, it will definitely take over this difficult task first, and if it is successfully completed, then the performance of the Xiaomi 15 series will be great!