Snapdragon 8 Gen 3+ is coming soon, Xiaomi 15 series leads the way in AI experience

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3+ is coming soon, Xiaomi 15 series leads the way in AI experienceThis month, Qualcomm announced that its new flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3+ processor will be released at the Snapdragon Summit on October 22-24. To hype up the highly anticipated processor, Qualcomm placed a giant "toothpaste" installation on the Bund in Shanghai on October 18th, with the inscription "Squeeze it out for you on October 22nd! Is 'squeezing the toothpaste' becoming a daily routine in the tech circle?" Judging from the official slogan, "Good, never enough," Qualcomm is confident in the performance of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3+

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3+ is coming soon, Xiaomi 15 series leads the way in AI experience

This month, Qualcomm announced that its new flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3+ processor will be released at the Snapdragon Summit on October 22-24. To hype up the highly anticipated processor, Qualcomm placed a giant "toothpaste" installation on the Bund in Shanghai on October 18th, with the inscription "Squeeze it out for you on October 22nd! Is 'squeezing the toothpaste' becoming a daily routine in the tech circle?" Judging from the official slogan, "Good, never enough," Qualcomm is confident in the performance of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3+.

It is reported that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3+ processor adopts a 2+6 architecture design, with two super-large cores reaching a frequency of 4.32GHz. Compared to the previous generation Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the single-core performance has increased by 35%, and the multi-core performance has increased by 30%. In addition, the new processor has added GPU frame interpolation technology, supporting game super-resolution and super-frame concurrency; it is equipped with a new Hexagon AI processor, significantly enhancing the AI reasoning capability of the device, making the experience of mobile voice assistants, photography enhancement, and other aspects more complete; it is equipped with a Snapdragon X80 5G modem and radio frequency system, which can improve the experience by 10 times compared to traditional 5G, bringing comprehensive improvements in network speed, latency, etc.

According to various leaks, Xiaomi will be the first to launch the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3+, and the Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro will be the first to feature this new processor. It's worth noting that while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3+ is a performance upgrade, it also comes with a price increase. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the cost per unit of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3+ has increased by 15% compared to before, which means that the price of the Xiaomi 15 series may bid farewell to the 3999 yuan era.

Currently, Xiaomi Home has started pre-order activities for the Xiaomi 15 series offline, and users can enjoy multiple benefits, including a choice of a fascia gun/thermos/Titan alloy T-shirt as a gift, and opportunities to win a Xiaomi Mi Band 9 ceramic version through a lottery, etc. Judging from the offline pre-heating efforts, the Xiaomi 15 series may be officially announced next week, bringing a series of pre-heated information about the new phones.

According to recent leaks, the standard edition of the Xiaomi 15 will adopt a 1.5K straight screen, while the Pro version will adopt a 2K full-deep micro-curved screen, both with a center-mounted punch-hole display. Both support 1-120Hz refresh rate adaptive adjustment and are equipped with 8TLTPO technology. It is also speculated that the Xiaomi 15 series will be the first to feature the new Huaxing C9 screen, bringing a better visual experience.

In terms of interaction, the Surge OS 2.0 will focus on building and coordinating the AI integration of Xiaomi's entire ecosystem, supporting application handover, proactive intelligence, and cross-device hardware calls, making it smoother for users to switch between different devices. At the same time, security features have been enhanced, adding sensitive data encryption storage and transmission functions. Previously, Lei Jun also revealed that the new Xiaomi 15 series will bring an AI experience for the "human-vehicle-home" ecosystem based on the Surge OS 2.0 system and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3+ processor. This suggests that Xiaomi will create a full-ecosystem interactive scenario in the future, where smart wearable devices, smartphones, and cars will be interconnected, providing users with a more comprehensive intelligent control experience.

Besides the Xiaomi 15 series, the Honor Magic7 series, iQOO 13, and OnePlus 13 are all scheduled to be released before the end of the month, all bringing a series of AI experiences. With the release of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3+ processor coming up, the performance battle among flagship phones from different brands is about to heat up. For those who are planning to buy a new phone, it means more choices to be had.