Earlier than the top of the yr, we count on Qualcomm to unveil its next-generation flagship processor. In current occasions, there have been a few stories concerning this flagship processor. The mannequin variety of this chip is SM8450 and the title could also be Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 processor. This chip would be the successor of Qualcomm’s newest flagship, Snapdragon 888 SoC. There are nonetheless a couple of months away from the official launch of the processor, however stories concerning this chip are intensifying. Based on @DCS, SM8450 will use the upcoming Samsung 4nm course of.

The report additional states that this course of will enhance the efficiency by about 20%. The Snapdragon 898 can have a 3.09Hz excessive frequency and can inevitably deliver efficiency enhancements. Nonetheless, the excessive frequency will inevitably deliver excessive energy consumption.

The Samsung 4nm chip, Snapdragon 898 SoC, will include some enhancements relative to Samsung’s 5nm Snapdragon 888. Many producers are already battling the facility consumption of the Snapdragon 888. The massive query now could be whether or not or not main producers can suppress the facility consumption of the brand new chip. Relating to the facility consumption, @DCS says that the processor will likely be “sizzling as at all times, however luckily, it will likely be obtainable within the winter”.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 speculations

Based on earlier information, the CPU of Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 will use a three-cluster structure. It can embody a really giant Cortex-X2 core, a big Cortex-A710 core, and a small Cortex-A510 core. All these new designs will run underneath the ARM v9 Pure 64-bit system. The design efficiency of Cortex-X2 is about 16% increased than that of X1. Nonetheless, after Qualcomm’s tuning, its efficiency is a lot better. As of now, we wouldn’t have any info on the precise efficiency results of this chip.

The chip will likely be formally introduced on the Qualcomm Summit in December this yr. Thus, the earliest smartphone to make use of this chip will probably arrive in December this yr or January subsequent yr. Recall that the Xiaomi Mi 11 arrived in December with the Snapdragon 888, a couple of days after the chip launched. As for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 Plus processor, it’ll formally arrive within the second half of the yr.

TSMC and Samsung are the 2 main chip foundries within the business presently. Whereas Samsung will manufacture the Snapdragon 898 SoC, TSMC 4nm course of will deal with the Snapdragon 898+ SoC. Maybe, the facility consumption management and efficiency enchancment will likely be extra apparent. Nonetheless, we must wait a couple of months to see what these chips will supply.