In the past few days, Snapdragon 888+ appeared on the Geekbench listing and now we have found details of a new flagship chipset. Qualcomm is currently designing a new snapdragon chipset with the model number SM8450 or Waipio. We expect it to unveil in the latter part of this year. Evan Blass an authentic leaker has shared the details of this chipset on his Twitter account. Let’s get into the details of the premium snapdragon model!
Qualcomm Snapdragon SM8450 Features
According to the tipster. The latest snapdragon SM8450 will feature an X65 5G modem RF system that offers wireless and fast download speeds of up to 10 Gbps. It is developed on a 4nm process. Unlike this snapdragon 888 possesses X60 5G modem with 7.5Gbps and is developed on a 5nm process. Apart from this, it will consist of Kryo780 CPU built on ARM Cortex V9 technology. That means it will add a better processor to the chip. He further claims that it will support Adreno 730 GPU in contrast to the Adreno660 that we have in Snapdragon888. Also, it will possess Adreno 665 Video Processing Unit (VPU).
Additionally, you will see an update over Spectra 580 Image Signal Processor found in SD888, as Snapdragon’s latest version SM8450 will have Spectra 680 ISP for its camera. Along with this, the Adreno 1195 display processing unit will be available here. We expect that smartphones launching at the end of this year or the start of the next one will add Snapdragon SoC SM8450. These smartphones will support up to 1GHz mmWave or 400MHz sub-6GHz 5G frequencies.
The SoC new model will also feature the FastConnect 6900 subsystem to support Bluetooth 5.2 and Wi-Fi 6E. Other leaked features include support for quad-channel package LPDDR5 RAM and Qualcomm secure processing unit (SPU260)
Furthermore, recent leaks suggest that Qualcomm is planning to shift snapdragon SM8450 production from Samsung to TSMC, as a few days back TSMC announced mass production by 4nm technology. But this is yet not confirmed.
Snapdragon SM 8450-An upgrade over Snapdragon 888
Presently, all high-end Android performance-oriented phones are using Snapdragon 888 processors. Combined with other features of hardware and software, Snapdragon 888 can do wonders. We have seen massive camera results of S21 Ultra, unbeatable high-end gaming performance of top gaming phones. Explicit smooth experience while playing high-end games on phones. and the common thing amongst all phones is the usage of snapdragon 888 which is based on 5 nm technology.
Now with the arrival of its successor, Qualcomm SM 8450, based on 4nm architecture. We are sure to in for a treat and upgrade of so many things. The best would be, coupled with other hardware performance is the heating issue. Although gaming-specific phones use cooling fans and even Samsun, it has hinted towards incorporating a fan for its upcoming and rumoured gaming phones.
This is all we know about SoC SM8450, the successor of Snapdragon 888. We will keep updating you so, Follow us for further updates!