Qualcomm officially announced its newest chipset, called the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. This is a more affordable version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 , but still offers advanced flagship-style features.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Specifications
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is designed for premium class devices. Its capabilities are a level below the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, with several adjustments such as the CPU and GPU. Just like its sibling, this chipset is made with TSMC 4nm fabrication.
Regarding specifications, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is equipped with a Cortex-X4 CPU with a speed of 3.0GHz as the prime core, 4x Cortex-A720 2.8GHz as the performance core, and 3x Cortex-A520 2.8GHz as the power saving core.
For GPU, it uses Adreno 735, below Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 which uses Adreno 750. This chipset supports LPDDR5x 4200MHz RAM with a capacity of up to 24 GB. Apart from that, there is also support for UFS 4.0 for storage, and USB 3.1 Gen 2.
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The connectivity sector relies on the Snapdragon X70 5G modem. Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is equipped with an 18-bit Triple ISP, and is capable of recording video up to 4K HDR at 60fps or 1080p at 240fps.
What’s interesting is that Qualcomm continues to include on-device Generative AI features, which allow users to produce unique content such as images, help productivity with AI-based assistants, and various other breakthroughs.
“With on-device generative AI capabilities and advanced photography features, Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is designed to enhance the user experience to encourage creativity and productivity in everyday life,” said Chris Patrick, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Mobile Handset, Qualcomm Technologies , Inc.
Availability Schedule
There is no definite schedule for when smartphones with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 will hit the market. What is certain is that well-known OEMs such as realme, Xiaomi, Redmi, iQOO and Honor are ready to present their products in the next few months.
