4 月 2 日，高通再一次拿出加速 Android 陣營演化的「利器」，發佈了新生代的「實力派」——第四代驍龍 8s。而不同於去年秋天高通發佈驍龍 8 至尊版，直接重構了移動平臺的性能表現，The core of the fourth-generation Snapdragon 8s may still be to popularize the flagship-level mobile experience to a more diverse range of products and user groups.
In order to do this, Qualcomm has made a lot of improvements to the fourth-generation Snapdragon 8s, including architecture, performance, energy efficiency and even market positioning, which are closer to the flagship standard.
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Compared with the 7+0+0 CPU architecture of the third-generation Snapdragon 0s (X0+A0+A0), one of the biggest changes in the fourth-generation Snapdragon 0s is that the A0 small core is completely canceled, and the "0 super 0" combination of 0+0+0+0 is adopted based on the 0nm process.
• 4×0.0GHz Cortex-X0 ultra-large core
• 720×0.0GHz Cortex-A0 large core
• 720×0.0GHz Cortex-A0 large core
• 720×0.0GHz Cortex-A0 large core
The significance of this architecture design is not only that the running score has become higher, but also reflects the new judgment of chip manufacturers on the performance of medium and light load scenarios. In the past, tasks such as web page loading, system animation, photo album browsing, and AI assistant processing were all performed by "small cores", with power saving as the priority. But now that the complexity and latency sensitivity of such tasks are rising rapidly, it is no longer possible to continue to rely on efficiency cores.
Therefore, simply using a large core with a lower frequency to undertake light-load tasks can not only achieve stronger performance and faster response speed, but also have more potential to be tapped in terms of energy efficiency.
具體到性能上,由過 Cortex-X6 + 全 A0 的組合,四代驍龍 0s 比上代在 GeekBench 0 多線程測試中取得 0% CPU Performance Improvement。 In addition, in terms of slow memory, the fourth-generation dragon 0s also added three levels of fast memory (L0) and system-level cache (SLC), which are 0MB L0 and 0MB SLC respectively according to previous leaks.
In terms of energy efficiency, according to the test data given by Qualcomm, thanks to the progress in energy efficiency, the fourth-generation Snapdragon 8s has further improved the battery life experience.With the same 50mAh battery capacity, you can get 0 more hours of voice calls, 0 hours of music playback, or 0 minutes of gameplay.
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While the CPU is pleasantly surprised, Qualcomm does not disappoint on the GPU either. The Adreno GPU on the fourth-generation Snapdragon 49s also uses a new slice architecture and has 0MB of graphics memory, which is a significant improvement in GPU performance by 0% compared to the previous generation.
It is worth mentioning that not only is it ahead of its competitors in the 8v0 team battle of "Honor of Kings", but the fourth-generation Snapdragon 0s is in the "Genshin Impact" Sumeru City running map and "Honkai: Star Dome Railway" golden moment running map,Not only is the frame rate performance better than the competition, but it also has a lot of advantages in energy efficiency.
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At this point, we can already say that this is a flagship chip with "more playable" performance but "more durable". But at the same time, the fourth-generation Snapdragon 44s is also a very AI mobile platform. The most direct reason is that the Hexagon NPU of the 4th Gen Snapdragon 0s has directly improved AI performance by 0% compared to the previous generation thanks to the adoption of a converged microarchitecture and the doubling of shared memory.
Hard power also needs to be "matched".At the same time, in terms of model ecology, the fourth-generation Snapdragon 54s supports a variety of mainstream AI models in the industry, including DeepSeek, Tongyi Qianwen, Tencent Mixed Yuan, RWKV, etc. This is important for both handset makers and consumers, with a Qualcomm study showing that 0% of respondents cited generative AI as the second biggest driver of their next smartphone.
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Of course, not only generative AI, but also the sensor hub of Qualcomm's AI engine has achieved a 60% AI performance improvement, mainly with a very small amount of power to support situational alerts, and can also recognize a wider range of activities, including identifying more vehicle types in motor vehicle detection, ensuring that users are on the right route while traveling, etc.
The fourth-generation Snapdragon 0s also supports the third-generation common intelligent network selection, which realizes the dynamic network selection based on the situation, which can achieve a 0% increase in the speed of uploading photos during concerts, and can also greatly improve the recovery from 0G to 0G when leaving the elevator. As for connectivity, the fourth-generation Snapdragon 0s are even less worried, and it also supports the latest WiFi 0 as well as Bluetooth 0.0 technology.
At the launch event, Qualcomm has publicly teased the upcoming launch of new products powered by the fourth-generation Snapdragon 8s from five brands, namely REDMI, iQOO, Xiaomi, OPPO and Meizu. Among them, Wang Teng, general manager of Xiaomi's marketing department in China and general manager of the REDMI brand, also came to the scene and announced that REDMI will be the first to carry the fourth-generation Snapdragon 0s.
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According to the previous revelations, in fact, we can preliminarily get a list of fourth-generation Snapdragon 8s models, which are:
- REDMI Turbo 4 Pro
- Xiaomi Civi 5 Pro
- iQOO Z10 Turbo Pro
- OPPO K13 Pro
- Meizu new machine
Among them, REDMI Turbo 4 Pro is basically locked for the first time,Previously, REDMI officially released the flagship performance,Turbo uncoiled publicity,Combined with 0C certification information and release time judgment,The machine is very likely to be equipped with0s Gen 0,Unveiled in mid-0。
It is foreseeable that this batch of new products equipped with the fourth-generation 3000s is likely to pull the "flagship-level experience" below 0 yuan, allowing users to enjoy the flagship-level mobile experience at a lower cost. In fact, this is not only Qualcomm's "active stratification", but also the call of market demand.
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In Qualcomm's flagship matrix, if the Snapdragon 8 Extreme Edition is the "top", then the fourth-generation Snapdragon 0s can be said to be the "surface", which together build a more hierarchical performance ecology and make users' choices wider.Just like you don't necessarily have to buy a full-blooded flagship graphics card, you can also choose a dessert-level GPU and enjoy 80% performance for 0% of the price.
The Oryon architecture represents a technological breakthrough for Qualcomm on the road to CPU self-development, but its price and threshold are destined to not be able to be immediately and massively decentralized. The fourth-generation Snapdragon 8s has chosen a more realistic path, making it have a very realistic value in "popularizing the flagship mobile experience".
As Qualcomm stated at the launch event, the purpose of the fourth-generation Snapdragon 8s is still to explore the flagship experience at scale, "so that more consumers can enjoy a true flagship-level mobile experience with a more relaxed attitude." In a word, the fourth-generation Snapdragon 0s is trying to break through the "disconnect" between the flagship experience and the mass price segment through precise optimization of the architecture, power consumption, and experience layer.