Qualcomm holds its annual Snapdragon Summit in the month of November, and its schedule did not change when announcing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. However, the company might have different plans with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, as it is rumored to launch its next flagship SoC sometime in October.

No foundry plans have been revealed for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, with some rumors suggesting that Qualcomm will take a dual-sourcing route

There might be a few reasons why Revegnus suggested on Twitter that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 could arrive an entire month earlier than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 announcement. For one thing, Qualcomm could have two versions planned, a regular one and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy exclusively made for Samsung to use in its Galaxy S24 series for 2024.

An earlier launch of the regular Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 means that Qualcomm will have more time to focus on optimizing the version developed for Samsung, and just like the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy, it will likely sport higher CPU and GPU clock speeds. Qualcomm may have also solved its supply chain issue by adopting a dual-sourcing approach, where it taps both TSMC and Samsung to mass produce the SoC.

Qualcomm may launch the new SoC in October instead of November, according to the latest rumor

However, in the Twitter thread, it is not confirmed if Qualcomm will stick with TSMC or include Samsung in the mix. According to Revegnus, the rumors are all over the place, with talks about involving TSMC as the exclusive supplier or Qualcomm siding with Samsung instead. For the time being, there is no confirmed answer, so we will have to wait for a few updates.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is already looking promising, based on a few rumors. If Qualcomm decides to launch it in October, it will be unveiled just a month after Apple officially announces the A17 Bionic, so it will be one heck of a smartphone chipset matchup. An earlier engineering sample of Qualcomm’s future SoC boasted single-core and multi-core scores that decimate the A16 Bionic, with a rumor claiming that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 would also consume 20 percent less power than its predecessor.

The version running in next year’s Galaxy S24 series is said to have the highest single-core score ever, suggesting that even the A17 Bionic would fail to beat it. Then again, there is little use hyping up something when we have not even seen the actual chips in action, so treat this information with a pinch of salt. We will see if Qualcomm proceeds with an October unveiling, and if it does, you will hear it from us.

News Source: Revegnus