Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ could launch soon with TSMC's 4nm fabrication technology

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 might get a successor soon. It would be Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ and according to a new report, it can come out in month of May 2022. As name suggests, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ will be a mir upgrade over Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 featured in smartphones like Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Motorola Edge 30 Pro. Keep reading to kw more about Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+.

For those who are catching up, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 was company's flagship mobile processor for 2022. However, it did t solve overheating issues with Snapdragon 888 and 888+. To fix overheating issues, manufacturers tried to clock down chipset as well, but that did t work out. Hence, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ is expected to fix se issues. 

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ release tipped

According to tipster Yogesh Brar via OnSiteGo,  Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ could be launched as soon as May 2022. report also says Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ will be manufactured by Taiwanese company TSMC, which would develop processor on its 4nm fabrication techlogy. TSMC has a track record of providing more stable chipsets and might be a better option for Qualcomm. 

If this happens, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ will be first chip from TSMC's foundries. Furr, report also mentions that several smartphone manufacturing companies have already got ir hands on Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ including Motorola, OnePlus and Xiaomi. In recent past, Qualcomm has got tough competition from MediaTek whose Dimensity 9000, and Dimensity 8100 have been manufactured by TSMC. 

A Weibo user who goes by name Digital Chat Station has shared Geekbench scores of MediaTek Dimensity 8100 chipset, along with scores of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 888. As per se scores, Dimensity 8100 chipset beats Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in multi-core performance test. While Qualcomm's latest device scores 3,809 points in Geekbench test, MediaTek Dimensity 8100 scores 4,071 points on same test, beating SD 8 Gen 1 with a significant margin.