Qualcomm is allegedly announcing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ in May
Ever since the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset was announced, rumors have been flying about a mythical “+” version, which would be made using TSMC’s 4nm node, instead of Samsung’s – and that fueled a lot of speculation about this Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ being less prone to overheat and throttle its performance than its non-Plus sibling, since TSMC’s 4nm process is widely hailed as being more efficient.
Today, a reliable source informs us that the SoC will be officially announced sometime in May. It stands to reason that devices powered by it could then be announced immediately afterwards – so if this pans out, expect the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ phones to be unveiled before the end of May and become available in June. This list includes Motorola, Lenovo, OnePlus and Xiaomi as first-phase customers.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1’s model number is SM8450, and the 8 Gen 1+ will apparently be identified as SM8475, signifying that Qualcomm is definitely expecting it to be a noticeable step up compared to its sibling.
New 7-series chips will also debut around the same time, and these, like the 8 Gen 1+, are already in smartphone makers’ hands for testing and product launch preparations.