Qualcomm held the 2022 Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii this morning，It officially released its new flagship product Snapdragon 8 Gen at the meeting 2 processor，Compared with the first generation, it has been improved in all aspects。 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 The model is SM8550-AB，Manufactured using a 4nm process，Here are more details about the chip：
CPU and GPU
Qualcomm, while currently focused on improving energy efficiency，But the new chip still brings a noticeable speed boost，New processor compared to Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Brings up to 35% CPU performance boost，Energy efficiency increased by 40%。
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Clock Speed vs. 8+ Gen 1 same，But the core composition is different。The new processor adopts the new 1+2+2+3 architecture，One megacore Kryo Prime core (Cortex-X3 based) running at 3.2GHz，to provide high single thread performance。There are also four performance cores running at 2.8GHz，to better handle multi-threaded workloads。at last，Has three efficiency cores，The frequency is 2.0GHz。
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 brought to the new、Support for faster memory technologies。Memory now supports LP-DDR5X，Frequency up to 4,200MHz (up from LP-DDR5's 3,200MHz)，Storage supports the new UFS 4.0。
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 The equipped Adreno GPU has a 25% performance improvement，and a 45% improvement in power efficiency，Also brings support for hardware-accelerated ray tracing to the Snapdragon platform。also，This GPU is the first to support Vulkan 1.3 (and OpenGL ES 3.2)。
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Supports QHD with up to 144Hz refresh rate + resolution display，or a 4K display at 60Hz，Also supports up to 4K、60Hz external monitor (with 10-bit Rec.2020 color gamut、HDR10 + and Dolby Vision function)。Also supports AV1 video decoding，Supports up to 8K、60Streaming at fps (with HDR)。
camera
Qualcomm claims，Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Optimized for Sony sensors supporting Digital Overla HDR (DOL-HDR) and Samsung's 200-megapixel HP3 sensor，Can work with Snapdragon ISP。
Same as the previous generation，Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Equipped with 18-bit triple ISP，Simultaneously process data from three 36-megapixel cameras (30fps)，Pixel support for a single camera up to 200MP，Also supports a 108-megapixel sensor with zero shutter lag。
for video，The chipset can capture 8K HDR footage at 30fps (and capture 64MP photos at the same time)，Captures 4K footage at 120fps，Slow motion video is also supported (720p at 960fps)。Supports multiple HDR formats，Includes HDR10+、HLG and Dolby Vision。
network
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Upgraded to the new Snapdragon X70 modem，Support both mmWave and sub 6GHz 5G networks。Its peak downstream speed is 10Gbps，Peak upstream speed of 3.5Gbps (similar to predecessor)。This modem supports dual SIM、Dual Active (DSDA) Operation，Two of the 5G SIM cards (or 5G+4G) can be activated at the same time。
Thanks to the new FastConnect 7800 system，Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Wi-Fi supported 7 Standard (802.11be)，Maximum speed of 5.8Gbps (up from 3.6Gbps before)。except speed，The new standard also reduces latency。
same as before，FastConnect system supports Bluetooth 5.3，Via the latest Snapdragon sound system，Can provide 48kHz lossless music streaming，and the lowest latency ever at 48ms。wired connection，The chip supports USB 3.1 and Quick Charge 5。
AI
The new Hexagon processor introduces support for the new INT4 format，It's a first for Qualcomm's mobile chips，60% better performance per watt than before。
Hexagon is also faster overall，The performance of artificial intelligence has been improved by 4.35 times，It is possible to identify which parts of an image are faces by、hair、clothing、Background etc. to improve photo quality。
Qualcomm calls Asus ROG、glory、iQOO、Motorola、Nubia、one plus、OPPO、red devil、sharp、sony、vivo、Millet、Star Age / Meizu and ZTE (Samsung not mentioned) will launch smartphones powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor phone，The first phones based on the processor will be available before the end of the year，But Qualcomm did not say which one is the first，But OPPO has already said，The next-generation Find X flagship product will be the first to be equipped with the new second-generation Snapdragon 8 flagship mobile platform。
