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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 in 4 key stats

Here’s how Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chip is going to make a difference (or not) in new Android phones.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 powered some of this year’s top Android flagships, like the Samsung Galaxy S22+, but time marches inexorably forward, and there’s a new and improved chip waiting in the wings...

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Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

It isn’t a big enough change to warrant a new number, but should make some meaningful improvements to both the CPU and GPU performance of Qualcomm’s mobile platform.