After rumors that Qualcomm is already preparing the launch of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for the month of October, preliminary information indicated that a Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 2 might not be launched in the middle of the year, breaking a classic cycle of previous generations to offer a little more performance on cell phones in the second half. But a new rumor now indicates that the faster version of the 8 Gen 2 may, in fact, be on the way. At least in China.
A few months ago, reports circulated that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy (Qualcomm’s chip with minor changes for the Galaxy S23 line) would actually be the 8 Plus Gen 2. Now, a leak indicates that the OnePlus Ace 2 Pro will be launched with the “8 Gen 2 for Galaxy” chip in China, only renamed to “Snapdragon 8 Plus Second Generation” or just “8 Plus Gen 2”.
The CPU frequency is said to reach up to 3.36GHz, with a maximum GPU frequency of 719MHz. These are the same speeds found in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy, which corroborates the indications that the chip would be the 8 Plus Gen 2 after all.
We do not know if Qualcomm plans to launch the slightly more powerful processor in the middle of the year for all partner manufacturers as Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 2 or if the chip will remain exclusive to Samsung in the global market, but can be found in Chinese models with different nomenclature.
The upcoming OnePlus Ace 2 Pro is expected as the brand’s gaming smartphone offering up to 16GB of high-speed LPDDR5X RAM and the latest UFS 4.0 storage.
Device-related news and more details about Qualcomm’s future chip should emerge in the coming days, so stay tuned to Canaltech and our social media so you don’t miss any news!
Source: Ebiten
