Qualcomm teases major Snapdragon launch on May 20

• Qualcomm China posted a teaser for a new Snapdragon announcement on May 20.
• The company is expected to launch the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 refresh.
• Qualcomm could also launch the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset at the event.

The company posted a picture on Monday of a new logo and said it was about six months since the launch of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip.

The post on Weibo was spotted by 9to5Google, and it was confirmed that a new mobile platform will be announced on May 20. There were previous rumors that we could see the Gen 1+ chip in early May. The company focused on 5G and the latest capabilities of its modem at the event.

The upcoming chip will likely have small performance improvements over its predecessor, similar to the Plus variant in the past. There are rumors that the chipmaker is going to switch to TMSC because of the issues with the S22 and other phones.

The best phones in the first half of the year should perform better if this is the case. The leaker suggested that the first devices to feature the chip would be from the likes of Lenovo, Moto, andXiaomi. We could see the chip in other devices, including the foldables from the company.

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In addition to the flagship chip, it is rumored that the company will also announce the next generation of the chip, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. It would be the first time that a 700-series chip would be launched by the company. It is unclear if this will make the May 20 announcement, but we will keep an eye on it.