Samsung has significantly increased its reliance on Qualcomm for high-end chipsets in recent years. Flexible screen smartphones have remained exclusively Snapdragon-powered, and the Galaxy S23 series also used Qualcomm's chipset exclusively. Samsung brought back Exynos only this year with the launch of the Galaxy S24 lineup, although Snapdragon variants exist in some markets.

Qualcomm is preparing to launch its new flagship mobile chipset, Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, at the upcoming Snapdragon Summit in October. According to South Korean news outlet Ajunews, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could be one of the first mobile SoCs to support LPDDR6 memory. While Apple's A18 Pro chipset is rumoured to use LPDDR5T memory.

Snapdragon chip maker Qualcomm is gradually closing the performance gap with Apple's A-series chipsets. According to new rumours, the next Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip will be faster than the A18 that will be used in the iPhone 16.

Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon X Elite processor in October 2023 for future Windows laptops. This chip features a dedicated Qualcomm Orion processor that promises to outperform the competition. However, the first tests of Lenovo laptop with this chip showed disappointing results.

Rumours surrounding the next flagship chip from Qualcomm are emerging and they paint a picture of a pretty powerful processor. While we are all waiting for official information, rumours have surfaced that this processor is in production.

The skirmish took place ahead of the announcement of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1