Qualcomm has launched its new flagship mobile platform, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The new flagship Qualcomm mobile SoC is the world’s first 5G AI mobile platform to support Wi-Fi 7 and hardware ray-tracing. The new 4nm Snapdragon processor is claimed to offer up to 35 per cent higher performance and 40 per cent power efficiency. Phones with the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC will debut by the end of 2022. OnePlus has confirmed that its new OnePlus 11 5G flagship smartphone will feature the new Qualcomm mobile platform.
A lot about the upcoming OnePlus flagship phone has leaked in the past. Let’s take a look at more details about the new OnePlus 11 5G specifications, features and other details known so far.
OnePlus 11 5G to Feature Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
OnePlus 11 5G is confirmed to get Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The exact launch date of the device is unknown. Before announcing the launch date, OnePlus confirmed that it will be among the first few smartphone OEMs to launch a flagship phone with the new Qualcomm SoC. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC is built on TSMC’s 4nm process and has a peak clock speed of 3.2GHz. While the clock speeds are the same as on the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, Qualcomm has changed the core composition of its new SoC.