What is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2? Everything to know about the new mobile platform

During the launch event, Qualcomm said that almost all smartphone manufacturers have committed to using the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 GPU: 

Ray-tracing

While the Snapdragon 8 gen 2 GPU is expected to offer 25 per cent improved performance compared to last year’s offering, the main eye-catcher is the addition of hardware-backed ray tracing.To give you a quick recap, ray tracing is a form of rendering technique that offers life-like shadows and reflections. This means developers can now use the technology to make more realistic games on mobile devicesSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 GPU: Camera improvement

With Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, Qualcomm is introducing a dedicated AI processing chip. This means that phones running the latest chipset will be able to use features like autofocus, layering, facial recognition and others in the viewfinder itself

On the connectivity side of things, the latest chipset now supports Wi-Fi 7, which supports speeds up to 5.8Gbps. Qualcomm has also added support for dynamic head tracking, Bluetooth 5.3, lossless sound quality and low-energy audio amongst many more. Some other new features include the addition of  ‘always on camera’ which will automatically block notifications if it detects someone besides you, scan QR codes without waking up the phone and help switch between portrait and landscape mode.

What phones will the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 power?

The first phones expected to feature the latest chipset might include the Vivo X90 series, Xiaomi 13, OnePlus 11, Oppo Find X6 and the Galaxy S23 series.