With the competition heating up from giants such as MediaTek, there is a lot of expectation for Qualcomm to continue evolving its famed Snapdragon line. Well, it looks like the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Gen 6 Pro chipsets will have something radically different to offer. Here’s what we know so far.
According to reliable tipsters such as Digital Chat Station, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro processor could be built on a revolutionary 2nm architecture. While the Samsung Exynos 2600 was technically the first 2nm chipset, this will be Qualcomm’s first attempt at it. A lesser nm number equates to more efficient energy consumption and thermal management.
The 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro is slated to possess a 2+3+3 CPU arrangement with clock speeds going up to a blazing 5 Ghz. Taking care of the graphical workload is an Adreno 850 GPU.
In addition to that, the 6 Pro is likely to be paired with a 10,000 mAh capacity battery, at the very least. These efforts to reduce power usage and increase battery size will surely help devices perform at their peak for longer.
Flagship-grade power generates a lot of heat. Left unchecked, this could cause accelerated battery degradation, inconsistent performance, or even component failure. That’s why the alleged phone to have the 8 Elite 6 Pro as its beating heart is also rumored to carry an active cooling fan to keep temps low. This is a feature rarely seen on devices, since usually active fans are attachments rather than built-in.
On the other hand, the base Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 gets slightly lower graphics with an Adreno 845. There are no concrete specifications yet but we’ll let you know once we get more information.