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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is here to make smartphones much more confusing
Qualcomm announced late on Sunday an unexpected chip addition to its family of Snapdragon devices. The chip will confuse some buyers looking for flagship smartphones and paying attention to the specs. That's the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3‚ which shouldn't be mistaken for a Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 3 version if the latter ever comes to market.
The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 isn't an evolution of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 that powers the Galaxy S24 series‚ the Xioami 14 models‚ and other 2024 flagships. It's a downgrade of sorts. A chip that sits between the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 from last year.
The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 will‚ therefore‚ power almost flagship-grade smartphones. Or very high-end devices that are above the mid-tier phones‚ which are also getting very good. What you get out of it is on-device AI‚ support for gaming (ray tracing)‚ and high performance. Also‚ you'll probably pay less for Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 flagships than real flagships. But we don't have any specifics.
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