The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has a faster version that is, to date, reserved for Samsung phones, but that could change soon. Weibo leaker Digital Chat Station has claimed that Samsung’s monopoly on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor for Galaxy has come to an end. In addition, he adds that this higher clock speed chip will soon be available to other smartphone manufacturers. Nothing is known about the specific brands that will launch phones with this chip, but it could be manufacturers such as ASUS, OnePlus and Xiaomi. After all, OnePlus T and Xiaomi T series phones are common in the second half of the year, while we also often see ROG Phones in the second half. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy differs from the standard Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in that it offers higher peak CPU and GPU clock speeds. The CPU, in particular, has seen its frequency improved from 3.2 GHz to 3.36 GHz (an increase of 5%). The GPU also clocks in at 719 MHz, up from 680 MHz for the standard chip (a 5.7% increase). Lastly, the chip’s AI silicon is believed to have received a slight speed boost as well. It’s not nearly as big of an improvement as the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 over the standard Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. On last year’s Plus model, CPU and GPU speeds increased by 10% and power efficiency improved by 15-30%. This was mainly due to the manufacturing switch from Samsung to TSMC. Now both the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the improved chip are made by TSMC.
