The progress of Qualcomm Xiaolong’s high-end mobile platform turning to TSMC technology has always been concerned by the market. On May 20, Qualcomm officially announced the launch of a new mobile platform, the first generation Xiaolong 8 +. Qualcomm announced that the new flagship platform Xiaolong 8 + has achieved breakthroughs in energy efficiency and performance, and can bring the ultimate terminal side experience of overall improvement.
It is reported that many leading OEM manufacturers and brands in the world will adopt Xiaolong 8 +, including ASUS Rog, black shark, glory, iqoo, Lenovo, Motorola, Nubia, Yijia, oppo, osom, realme, red devils, redmi, vivo, Xiaomi and ZTE. Commercial terminals are expected to be available in the third quarter of 2022.
According to the information released by Qualcomm, Xiaolong 8 + has excellent performance in extreme games, professional imaging, AI capability and full speed connection.
In terms of games, Xiaolong 8 + can provide super smooth control response, colorful HDR scenes and the best visual quality, as well as many end game level features. With further enhancements, Xiaolong 8 + integrated Qualcomm Adreno GPU achieves 10% frequency increase and 30% power consumption reduction; With the improved energy efficiency of the platform, the game life will be extended by up to 60 minutes. The Qualcomm kryo CPU adopted by Xiaolong 8 + also achieved a 10% improvement in processing speed and a 30% improvement in energy efficiency.
In terms of full speed connection, Xiaolong X65 modem and RF system can provide extremely fast connection and excellent energy efficiency, so as to prolong the user’s talk time by more than 5.5 hours; In addition, it can also support excellent Wi Fi and Bluetooth experience and snapdragon listening technology, CD quality lossless sound quality, ultra-low delay and robust connection for smooth game experience.
It is worth noting that the first generation of Xiaolong 7 is released together with Xiaolong 8 +, which includes a series of high-end features and technologies, including excellent mobile game experience, high-speed connection, intelligent imaging and outstanding shooting ability. It is reported that the world’s leading OEM manufacturers and brands, including glory, oppo and Xiaomi, will adopt the first generation Xiaolong 7, and the commercial terminal is expected to be available in the second quarter of 2022.
According to the data released by Qualcomm, the performance of Xiaolong 7’s Adreno GPU is further enhanced, and its graphics rendering speed is improved by more than 20%. The platform also supports immersive QHD + display and anti howling function for multiplayer games to enhance the audio experience. In terms of connection, the first generation Xiaolong 7 mobile platform adopts the fourth generation Xiaolong X62 5g modem, RF system and fastconnect 6900 mobile connection system.
According to the latest market reports from counterpoint research, IDC and strategy analytics, Qualcomm remains the leader in the SOC market share of the world’s flagship Android smartphone.
Christopher Patrick, senior vice president and general manager of mobile phone business of Qualcomm, said that in the field of smart phones, Qualcomm’s primary focus is to provide groundbreaking new features and technologies for the industry and help customers build flagship terminals. Qualcomm first implemented these new features in Xiaolong 8 series, and then gradually sank them in the mobile product roadmap. The newly launched first generation Xiaolong 8 + and first generation Xiaolong 7 mobile platforms will enable breakthrough user experience at corresponding levels.
In addition to the two new mobile platforms, Qualcomm also announced the launch of the reference design of wireless ar smart glasses equipped with Xiaolong XR2 platform, marking another milestone in promoting XR to become the next generation computing platform.
Qualcomm said that the wireless ar smart glasses reference design removes the connection line between AR glasses and compatible smartphones, windows PCs or processing units, and realizes almost time-delay ar experience through the new XR software suite and integrated Qualcomm mobile connection system. The shape of the reference design is reduced by 40% and the weight distribution is more balanced. The reference design of wireless ar smart glasses is now available to some partners and is expected to be available to more partners in the coming months.
