Qualcomm is preparing to unveil its new Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip at the Snapdragon Summit event in October. According to the latest leaks, the new processor will focus on efficiency and artificial intelligence rather than pure power.
Google has unveiled its new Pixel 9 series, and among the key updates is the introduction of an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor from Qualcomm. This sensor is already known for its use in Samsung's flagship Galaxy devices.
Qualcomm has confirmed that its new Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor will be released in October. Now it has appeared on the Geekbench platform, where it has demonstrated unique performance. Although this is not the final version of the chip, the results are already impressive.
The novelty is built on the 4-nanometre Samsung 4LPX process. The chip has two Kryo Prime (A78) cores with clock speed up to 2.0 GHz and six Kryo Efficiency (A55) cores with clock speed up to 1.8 GHz.
According to leaks, Qualcomm is preparing to announce a new low-cost Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chipset at the Snapdragon event in India. This chip is a less powerful version of the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 from last year.
Dell has announced the new Latitude 7455 Snapdragon Edition. The laptop is equipped with a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor with 12 cores, which provides high performance and long battery life.
According to the manufacturer, the event will take place from 21 to 23 October. As usual, the main highlight of the programme will be a new flagship processor. The chip will be called Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.
Qualcomm is preparing to release its new flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 mobile processor. It is expected to deliver significant performance and efficiency gains thanks to specially designed Oryon cores and TSMC's second-generation 3nm process technology.
According to recent leaks, MediaTek is preparing to launch a new sub-flagship Dimensity 8400 chipset that promises to challenge Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chips. The Dimensity 8400 is expected to deliver better performance than the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, while coming at a significantly lower price.
Qualcomm has filed a lawsuit against Transsion, the world's fourth-largest smartphone maker, for alleged infringement of four patents.
The next generation of Qualcomm's mobile processor, Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, will be significantly more expensive than its predecessor. According to insider Yogesh Brar, the price of the new chipset could reach USD 240, which is 25-30% more than the price of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
Qualcomm plans to make the Android update process much easier for OEMs and has announced new initiatives.
In light of recent rumours that Samsung is having trouble producing its new flagship Exynos 2500 chip, and that the price of Qualcomm's next flagship chipset may increase, it is reported that Samsung may make a surprise decision on the processor choice for its upcoming Galaxy S25 flagship.
Samsung is still considering using its Exynos 2500 chipset in its Galaxy S25 line of smartphones for most markets. This decision could become a reality if the company can improve the manufacturing performance of the new chip.
Qualcomm, known for its powerful Snapdragon processors and 5G modem chips, has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a class action lawsuit filed by the company's investors. Investors alleged that Qualcomm misled them by making statements that artificially inflated the company's stock price.
