#qualcomm snapdragon 8s gen 4

Qualcomm has officially unveiled its latest premium mid-range chip, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4—positioned as a more affordable alternative to the high-end Snapdragon 8 Elite. Built on TSMC’s N4P 4nm process, the new chip skips Qualcomm’s custom Oryon cores found in the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite, instead using the older Kryo CPU architecture. 1x Cortex-X4 prime core clocked at 3.2GHz 3x Cortex-A720 cores at 3.0GHz 2x Cortex-A720 cores at 2.8GHz 2x Cortex-A720 cores at 2.0GHz Qualcomm claims this configuration delivers a 31% performance boost over last year’s Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, while reducing power consumption by 39%. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 also includes an 18-bit triple image signal processor (ISP), which supports up to 320MP camera sensors and 4K60fps HDR video recording. For gamers, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 supports new features like the Adreno Frame Motion Engine 2.0, which uses AI to double a game’s frame rate by generating extra frames, similar to NVIDIA’s DLSS technology. On the camera front, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4’s Spectra 18-bit ISP offers real-time skin tone correction and can handle one 320 MP camera or up to three 36 MP cameras. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 will debut in the iQOO Z10 Turbo later this month, with additional devices from Xiaomi, OPPO, Meizu, and others expected to launch soon. Read more in our articles including "Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 now official" and "Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5, Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 announced".