Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 launch date confirmed, and it’s earlier than expected

We’re only gradually seeing the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset appear inside smartphones, yet our attention is already being diverted to the next-gen internals we’ll see in the top-end phones of 2023. Smartphone chipset maker Qualcomm has confirmed the dates for its next big launch event, and it’s likely to be where we see the introduction of the rumored Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. We expect that to power some of the biggest flagship smartphones of next year, including the Samsung Galaxy S23 and OnePlus 11.