Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Best Features (Samsung S23 & more) | TSW132

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has launched, revealing the best features you can expect in the biggest smartphones of 2023. From the Samsung Galaxy S23 series to the Xiaomi 13 and Sony Xperia 1 V, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 offers some cool camera tech, gaming smarts and loads more. Here’s a review of some of the greatest reveals at the Snapdragon Summit.

Starting with camera shenanigans, the 8 Gen 2 can differentiate foreground and background with impressive object detection. Qualcomm has partnered with Sony and Samsung to optimise how certain sensors work with the chipset. And you also get advanced face recognition smarts.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 should also make phones like the Samsung S23 and Xiaomi 13 excellent for gaming. You have hardware-enabled ray tracing support, plus photorealistic rendering for human faces. Creepy.

Qualcomm has packed a load of other smarts into the SD 8 Gen 2, so here’s an in-depth examination - and stay tuned for unboxing and review videos of the freshest Snapdragon smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S23, Plus & Ultra. Sony, Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo and lots more manufacturers have also confirmed phones to come!

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Chapters:
0:00 - Oh god get on with it
2:00 - 8 Gen 2 specs
3:18 - 8 Gen 2 cameras
4:58 - 8 Gen 2 gaming
5:36 - 8 Gen 2 connectivity
5:58 - ...and the rest
6:59 - Viewer comments
14:18 - Next week