We’ve been telling you about an enhanced version of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip with a “+” at the end of the name. The component is supposed to be manufactured by TSMC using its 4nm process node. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is built by Samsung Foundry using its much less efficient 4nm process node.
A 300mm or 12-inch wafer that will be diced to produce individual silicon chips
With the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ expected to be introduced in May, by the following month we should see the SoC driving smartphones made by companies such as OnePlus, Lenovo’s Motorola, and Xiaomi. We have some idea about how powerful the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ is compared to the current “non-plus” variant thanks to a comparison of Qualcomm’s model numbers. First, consider that the Snapdragon 888 was model SM-8350 and the Snapdragon 888+ used model number SM8350-AC.
We already mentioned that Brar’s tip says that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ is model number SM8475 compared to SM8450 for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (non-plus) variant. The difference in model numbers seems small until you realize that there was no numerical difference in model numbers between the Snapdragon 888 (SM8350) and Snapdragon 888+ (SM8350-AC). The only difference was the letters “AC” that were added to the newer and more powerful Snapdragon 888+.
