Qualcomm is planning to release its new Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset in the first quarter of 2025. This was reported by Yogesh Brar whistleblower.
Xiaomi has officially confirmed that the new Xiaomi 15 flagship smartphone will feature a Snapdragon 8 Elite processor rather than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 as previously expected. The information was revealed in an official poster published ahead of the device's launch, which will take place on 23 October.
Qualcomm is preparing to unveil the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor, but unexpectedly, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 has been revealed in Xiaomi's HyperOS software. This processor with model number SM8735 seems to be already being tested by brands like Xiaomi.
MediaTek is gearing up to release its new Dimensity 9400 chipset, which is already generating a lot of interest. In GPU tests conducted by Digital Chat Station, the new chipset showed impressive results.
As it recently became known, Vivo will hold a presentation of X200 series smartphones on the new flagship chip MediaTek Dimensity 9400 already on the 14th of October. But the announcement date of the chip itself has not been officially announced yet. However, a well-known insider Digital Chat Station has lifted the veil of secrecy.
In 2022, Samsung Foundry experienced poor performance in the production of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processors, which led Qualcomm to switch to TSMC's production. The Taiwanese company was able to offer higher performance at 70 per cent, while Samsung's was only 35 per cent. Next year, both companies plan to start mass production of chips on the new 2nm process, but Samsung is again facing problems.
AMD has announced Variable Graphics Memory (VGM) technology that allows notebook users to reallocate RAM to improve graphics performance.
It was recently reported that Samsung is planning to use Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset for all Galaxy S25 series devices. However, a new leak suggests that the Galaxy S25 may still use its own Exynos 2500 chipset.
AMD plans to introduce a new Z2 Extreme console chip in early 2025, which will be the successor to the Ryzen Z1 Extreme used in Asus ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go devices. The announcement was made by Jack Huynh, AMD's head of computing and graphics technologies, at IFA in Berlin. An AMD spokesperson confirmed that the company is working with several partners and the chip is likely already in the hands of portable device makers.
Intel has announced a new series of Core Ultra 200V processors, Lunar Lake generation. These processors promise improved performance and longer battery life. Intel also plans to use the Core Ultra 200V for artificial intelligence features, including Microsoft's Copilot+PC platform, which will be launched later this year.
TSMC, the world's leading chip maker, plans to start mass production of chips using A16 Angstrom (1.6nm) technology in 2026. This will be a year earlier than Intel and Samsung, which will start producing their 1.4nm chips in 2027. Notably, TSMC will not need to use ASML's expensive ASML lithography machines for this process, each costing $380 million.
Samsung may be planning to use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor in its upcoming Galaxy S25 flagship smartphones and this processor will account for about 20 per cent of the total cost of the device due to the price hike. Samsung Exynos 2500 may be cheaper, but it will only be available by summer 2025 in the Galaxy Fold 7 and Flip 7.
Qualcomm quietly announced a new mid-range Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 chipset on its website over the weekend. This chipset replaces the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, as the Gen 2 version was not released.
MediaTek is gearing up to release its new flagship Dimensity 9400 processor in mid-October. This chip promises significant performance improvements, especially in the area of ray tracing, which insiders say will be PC-level.
Xiaomi plans to release its own 5G chipset in the first half of 2025. This chipset is being developed in collaboration with Unisoc and will be manufactured using TSMC's 4nm N4P process.
