Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (SM8550-AB) – an 8-core chipset that was announced on November 15, 2022, and is manufactured using a 4-nanometer process technology. It has 1 core Cortex-X3 at 3200 MHz, 2 cores Cortex-A715 at 2800 MHz, 2 cores Cortex-A710 at 2800 MHz, and 3 cores Cortex-A510 at 2000 MHz.
First Snapdragon Mobile Platform with hardware-based micro tile inferencing to run complex neural networks
Hexagon Direct Link allows all cores to work faster and more efficiently with Hexagon via a physical link to reach the highest performance
Qualcomm® Sensing Hub
Dual-AI processors powering new experiences like direct-to-app voice assistance
Always-on and ultra-low power for audio, sensors and always-sensing camera
Support for all precisions (INT4, INT8, INT16, FP16)
Our first-ever Snapdragon Mobile Platform with a Cognitive ISP
Snapdragon Sight™ Technology features:
Real-time Semantic Segmentation for Photo and Video Capture recognizes and optimizes each aspect within a frame
Always-Sensing Camera featuring AI for quick and easy face detection and increased privacy
Bokeh Engine 2 provides professional level sharpness, color, and depth
Pro Sight Video Capture provides 5x larger file sizes for better quality footage and professional editing capabilities
Quad Computational HDR Video Capture (with QDOL image sensors) and support for Staggered HDR image sensors
AV1 codec for video playback
Full suite of Snapdragon Elite Gaming™ features
The industry standard for Real-time Hardware Accelerated Ray Tracing for improved lighting, shadows, and illumination
First Snapdragon mobile platform with Game Post Processing Accelerator adds effects like bloom, depth of field, motion blur, and more – with up to 75% improved performance
First Snapdragon mobile platform to support Vulkan 1.3 APIs for up to 30% Vulkan performance uplift
First Snapdragon mobile platform with support for Unreal Engine 5 MetaHumans framework for realistic human characters
Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPU features next-gen micro-architecture for 40% more power efficiency3
The new micro-architecture has converted one of the efficiency cores into a performance core for a more robust overall CPU configuration
Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU delivers up to 25% improved performance and 45% better power efficiency
Supports Snapdragon Sound™ Technology for:
Spatial audio with head tracking2 for complete surround sound immersion
Ultra-low latency Bluetooth streaming <48ms
CD-quality lossless music streaming
32kHz super wideband voice call quality with aptX Voice
Featuring our integrated Snapdragon® X70 5G Modem-RF System
5G Dual-SIM Dual-Active (DSDA) enables the simultaneous use of two 5G+5G or 5G+4G SIM cards for ultimate user flexibility
Qualcomm® 5G Ultra-Low Latency Suite helps achieve unmatched 5G low-latency for hyper-responsive 5G user experiences and applications
Blazing download speeds up to 10 Gigabit per second for flawless entertainment and nonstop productivity
Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 7800 Mobile Connectivity System delivers the first announced Wi-Fi 7 commercial solution featuring HBS Multi-Link for uninterrupted connectivity
Snapdragon Secure features the latest in isolation, cryptography, key management, attestation, and more.
Enhanced Face Unlock security system including liveness detection for increased privacy