OnePlus, Realme and Asus set to launch phones with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC
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While OnePlus hasn’t revealed the name of the phone that will be powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip, Realme and Asus have confirmed. Here’s everything you need to know.
OnePlus, Realme, and Asus are planning to launch smartphones with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. All the three companies have announced via their respective social media handles that they will soon be unveiled. While OnePlus hasn’t revealed the name of the phone that will be powered by this chip, Realme and Asus have confirmed. Here’s everything you need to know.
Asus is gearing up to launch its new ROG Phone 6 gaming smartphone, which of course will pack the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC under the hood. The device is expected to be announced in both the Chinese and global markets. The brand hasn’t yet confirmed the official launch date of Asus ROG Phone 6, but the design the gaming phone has already been leaked online.
The 2D renders of the handset suggested that it could have a design similar to the Asus ROG Phone 5 series. While not much is known about the upcoming gaming phone, it will likely come with some impressive specifications, as was the case with its predecessor. It is currently unknown whether the Asus ROG Phone 6 will also be launched in India too. We do expect the device to come to the Indian market as well as the brand’s ROG Phone series is popular and the company also launched the Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate in the country.
As far as Realme is concerned, the company has confirmed that its new Realme GT 2 Master Explorer Edition will arrive with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. On Weibo, Realme is claiming that this will be the first flagship smartphone to pack Qualcomm’s new chip. The official launch date of the handset is yet to be announced.
The regular Realme GT 2 model was recently made available in India, which comes with the Snapdragon 888 SoC. Later, the brand also took the wraps off the Realme GT 2 Pro smartphone with a flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. Now that Qualcomm has unveiled its latest flagship chip, Realme has announced the launch of the GT 2 Master Explorer Edition.
OnePlus has also officially announced on Weibo that a new smartphone is in the works and it will soon be unveiled with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. As mentioned above, the name of the handset is still under wraps. But, OnePlus has revealed that the device will hit the market in Q3 2022. This could be the OnePlus 10 Ultra as the brand has already launched its flagship OnePlus 10 Pro smartphone and leaks have shown that an Ultra will arrive later this year.
Qualcomm claimed that its new Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 will deliver up to 10 percent faster CPU performance and offer 30 percent improved power efficiency over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Other brands such as Black Shark, iQOO, Lenovo, Motorola, Redmi, Vivo, Xiaomi are also expected to announce Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1-powered phones in the future.
