Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (8 gen 4) announced with massive performance boost

khamosh

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The Snapdragon 8 Elite has a new Oryon CPU that's made for phones. It has 2 Prime cores that can go up to 4.32GHz and 6 Performance cores that can go up to 3.53GHz.

The upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 (Snapdragon 8 Elite) features Oryon cores, deviating from the traditional Cortex cores used in previous generations. This shift is expected to yield significant improvements in efficiency and processing power, as demonstrated by the successful integration of Oryon cores in the Snapdragon X Elite for laptops.

Xiaomi 15 will be the first device to launch with this processor.
Consequently, there is a strong likelihood that the S25U will exhibit improved battery life compared to its predecessor S24U.
 
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Double the score of iphone 16 pro in antutu benchmark is just crazy. Mirage would actually be playable at decent frames if ubisoft dows something good.
 
Comparing Antutu scores between Snapdragon (Android) and iPhone chips is like comparing apples and oranges. They use different technologies for their GPUs, so it's not really a fair comparison.

Yeah, the Gen 4 is definitely powerful, no doubt about that.
 
It's crazy how powerful is this processor. Phone will require air vents.
 
Easily in benchmarks...
.. Fingers crossed for real time performance..video magic eraser is a useful application of such raw powrr

Anyways android is much smoother nowadays on the flagships.. This should help push that further

 
khamosh said:
Comparing Antutu scores between Snapdragon (Android) and iPhone chips is like comparing apples and oranges. They use different technologies for their GPUs, so it's not really a fair comparison.

Yeah, the Gen 4 is definitely powerful, no doubt about that.
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Always with the shifting goal posts with apple... How about fps? Is that a good enough comparison?
 
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Always with the shifting goal posts with apple... How about fps? Is that a good enough comparison?
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I'm not a fanboy or anything, but I just want to say that AnTuTu is not the benchmark we should use to compare Androids and iPhones. Geekbench is the closest we can get when comparing the two chips.

I know this is almost 40% faster than the 8 gen 3 and it will have a great gaming experience too.
 

Insane efficiency increase over SD 8 gen 3, BIG core ST efficiency close to Apple A16 pro, still lower than A18 pro, MT efficiency/performance better than A18 pro. little cores still lagging behind slightly, but absolutely obliterates Apple in GPU efficiency/performance. Real world gaming testes show it consumes fewer watts compared to iPhone 16 pro in most scenarios.
 
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This being Qualcomm, you can expect them to charge a premium for it, so flagship prices will go higher yet again. Have to see whether it can make its way to mid-range devices.
 
t3chg33k said:
This being Qualcomm, you can expect them to charge a premium for it, so flagship prices will go higher yet again. Have to see whether it can make its way to mid-range devices.
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the new mid range these days is 40-50k ;) anyways you dont need such a powerful processor these days, its wasted on mobile phone, same with Apple's Bionic series, I'd rather have an ultra-efficient performer which can double my battery life than this.
 
ze_cook said:
Insane efficiency increase over SD 8 gen 3
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Looks like Android is gearing up for the mini PC market:

1. The 8 Elite X and D 9400 chips are more efficient.

2. Android 16 is rumored to add a terminal and full Linux VM (Debian) support with GPU acceleration. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Andro...M-support-with-GPU-acceleration.900394.0.html

3. ChromeOS is pulling in more Android components—could mean a future merge. https://blog.chromium.org/2024/06/building-faster-smarter-chromebook.html

4. Android Desktop Mode, like Samsung DeX, is in the works.

5. Pixel 9 already supports display output; more devices might follow.

6. Tablet window management is improving for better multitasking. https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/...id-desktop-window-resize-multitasking-tablets

7. Let's not forget the improving Chinese battery tech. Most upcoming Chinese flagships have 6000mah battery instead of 5000mah in the same enclosure.




Exciting times ahead! We might soon be carrying powerful mini PCs in our pockets—just plug into a TV or monitor and get going.
 
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TinTinSnowy said:
Looks like Android is gearing up for the mini PC market:

1. The 8 Elite X and D 9400 chips are more efficient.

2. Android 16 is rumored to add a terminal and full Linux VM (Debian) support with GPU acceleration. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Andro...M-support-with-GPU-acceleration.900394.0.html

3. ChromeOS is pulling in more Android components—could mean a future merge. https://blog.chromium.org/2024/06/building-faster-smarter-chromebook.html

4. Android Desktop Mode, like Samsung DeX, is in the works.

5. Pixel 9 already supports display output; more devices might follow.

6. Tablet window management is improving for better multitasking. https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/...id-desktop-window-resize-multitasking-tablets

7. Let's not forget the improving Chinese battery tech. Most upcoming Chinese flagships have 6000mah battery instead of 5000mah in the same enclosure.

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Exciting times ahead! We might soon be carrying powerful mini PCs in our pockets—just plug into a TV or monitor and get going.
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These are all things that you can do already on Android using third-party apps and the experience is not that great. DeX itself is something you would use in a pinch and not something you'd use because it is is highly productive or enjoyable.

With respect to the battery, it is good to see the energy density increase but Xiaomi batteries have a history of degrading much faster than others, not that this is the first time Xiaomi is selling devices based on spec sheet than practicality or reliability.