The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile chipset was announced by Qualcomm earlier this week. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile chipset was announced by Qualcomm earlier this week. It is claimed to provide never before experienced mobile performance for Android users. Qualcomm’s processors are expected to be used on premium Android phones in the near future. With the benchmark scores allegedly been leaked online indicate that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 may not be comparable to the A16 Bionic processor that currently powers the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

According to Macrumors, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset scored significantly lower on benchmark tests than the one-year-old A15 Bionic chipset, which is used in the iPhone 14 and iPhone 13 Pro models. According to DealINTech, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 scored 1483 and 4709 on single-core and multi-core tests, respectively. It also scored 1874 and 5372, respectively.

Brands to Adopt Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 next year

Global OEMs and brands including ASUS Republic of Gamers, HONOR, iQOO, Motorola, nubia, OnePlus, OPPO, REDMAGIC, Redmi, SHARP, Sony Corporation, vivo, Xiaomi, XINGJI/MEIZU, and ZTE will adopt the new mobile platform.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 performance

Qualcomm Adreno GPUs are said to deliver up to 25% faster performance, while Qualcomm Kryo CPUs provide up to 40% more power efficiency. Smartphones powered by the latest chipset will be available by the end of 2022, according to Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.