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Gaming, Photo Features Stand Out in Latest Qualcomm Phone Platforms

Qualcomm announced its latest Android platforms for premium- and high-tier smartphones Friday. The chipsets are due to be adopted by global OEMs for phones launching this quarter, 2023 for higher end models, the company said. The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1,…

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to be used in premium smartphones from Asus Rog, Lenovo, Motorola, Oppo, vivo, Xiaomi and ZTE, is said to have 10% faster speeds to deliver “amped-up gameplay” with HDR, and a 30% power reduction enables 60 extra minutes of play time. Video capture features include 8K HDR and HDR10+. Advanced AI enables Leica Leitz bokeh effects. Snapdragon Sound has support for CD lossless audio quality and low latency for “lag-free gaming.” The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 mobile platform, to be adopted by brands including Honor, Oppo and Xiaomi, will double the frame rate for mobile gaming at the same power consumption of the previous platform, Qualcomm said. Phone features include 200-megapixel photo capture and staggered 4K HDR video recording. A Deep Learning Face Detect feature is said to allow more accurate auto focus “even while wearing a mask.”