Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Could Rewrite the Game: Is Android About to Surpass Apple?

Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Could Rewrite the Game: Is Android About to Surpass Apple?The iPhone 16 series is set to launch on September 10th, and Apple will undoubtedly tout its A18 Pro processor. However, just before the launch, the Android camp has dropped a bombshell that could reshape the entire industry

Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Could Rewrite the Game: Is Android About to Surpass Apple?

The iPhone 16 series is set to launch on September 10th, and Apple will undoubtedly tout its A18 Pro processor. However, just before the launch, the Android camp has dropped a bombshell that could reshape the entire industry.

The news stems from Xiaomi Group President Lu Weibings unexpected tease of the Xiaomi 15 phone, hinting at its global first-ever launch with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 mobile platform. He even described the processor as a turning point in the chip industry. Meanwhile, OnePlus CEO Li Jie similarly hyped up the OnePlus 13 phone, confirming its release next month and boasting of a processor that delivers comprehensive performance strides and leadership, resulting in a groundbreaking performance experience. Industry whispers suggest the OnePlus 13 will also be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.

Both Lu Weibing and Li Jie are giving the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 glowing praise, calling it a turning point and groundbreaking performance experience, which underscores the processors anticipated performance leap.

Reports suggest the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 employs a completely new architecture, designed by the same team that created Apple's M1 chip. Rumors are flying that, with the addition of double large cores, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4's CPU performance will surpass the Apple A18 Pro. Otherwise, Lu Weibing and Li Jie wouldn't be so effusive in their praise.

For years, top-tier processors in the Android camp have lagged behind Apple's A-series chips in overall performance, even by a couple of years. While chip manufacturers like Qualcomm and MediaTek have been trying to close the gap, Android flagship chipsets have surpassed Apple's A-series in GPU performance, but their CPU performance still couldn't compete.

If the rumors are true and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4's CPU performance surpasses the A18 Pro, it would be a historic breakthrough for the Android camp. It would mean Android flagship chips finally achieve both CPU and GPU dominance over Apple's A-series processors, marking a true turning point.

This is certainly not good news for Apple. The Android camp dropping this bombshell just before the iPhone 16 launch will undoubtedly have a significant impact. But for the Android camp, it's a major victory, finally giving them bragging rights and catching up to Apple in the top-tier processor arena.

It's worth noting that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is a next-generation chip co-defined and co-developed three years ago by Xiaomi and Qualcomm. Lu Weibing has confirmed this, highlighting Xiaomis vital role in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4s development and signaling that the Xiaomi 15 series launching next month will be a major point of interest for the industry.

If the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 lives up to the hype, the Android camp will enter a new era, and Apples dominance could be challenged. This is a thrilling technological race, and we cant wait to see how it unfolds.