We’ve solely just lately began seeing telephones with the flagship Snapdragon eight Gen 2 chipset in them, however already we’re listening to concerning the Snapdragon eight Gen 3, and particularly that it’d land ahead of anticipated.

The Snapdragon eight Gen 2 was unveiled final November, however in response to a Weibo (opens in new tab) posting from leaker Digital Chat Station (by way of NotebookCheck (opens in new tab)), the Snapdragon eight Gen Three will land a bit earlier within the 12 months.

They don’t get extra particular than that, however they add that the primary telephones to incorporate this chipset will in all probability nonetheless arrive within the fourth quarter – so someday between October and December.

That signifies that, whereas the chipset could be introduced early, the telephones that may embody it should in all probability nonetheless be the anticipated ones. Probably, we may see a telephone use it in October, which wouldn’t have been doable if the chipset didn’t land till November like final 12 months, however there aren’t many apparent candidates in that month.

In fact, as with all leaks, we’d take this with a pinch of salt, however the supply has monitor document, so this might effectively be proper.

If that’s the case, then whereas we’d not see any sudden Snapdragon eight Gen Three smartphones, this might be an indication that there gained’t be a Snapdragon eight Plus Gen 2, which has its personal implications.

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If the Snapdragon eight Gen Three lands earlier, then that shortens the window for a Snapdragon eight Plus Gen 2 to launch in, which could imply we gained’t get one.

In any case, this 12 months a Plus model may shortly discover itself outdated. To not point out the truth that if Qualcomm is bringing the Gen Three launch ahead then it’s possible focusing its assets on that chipset.

So, there may not be a Snapdragon eight Plus Gen 2, which in flip means the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 – which might in any other case have been prime candidates for that chipset – will as a substitute in all probability be caught with the identical Gen 2 chipset because the Samsung Galaxy S23 sequence.

Not that it is a unhealthy chipset by any means, however it will likely be a disgrace if we don’t see energy enhancements provided that these telephones aren’t more likely to land till round August.

Based mostly on previous kind, another telephones, such because the Motorola Razr 2023, would even have been prime candidates for the Snapdragon eight Plus Gen 2, so they may miss out as effectively.