SNAPDRAGON® 8 GEN 3
MOBILE PLATFORM
The Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform delivers premium-level
performance across all your mobile experiences. Achieve newfoundcreativity using generative AI, intelligently capture one-of-a-kindcontent, get lost in console-defying 240 FPS mobile gaming, or jam
out to boundless studio-quality lossless audio—all backed by theworld’s fastest mobile connectivity. Possibilities, ignited.

Generative AI excellence

Console-defying gaming

Our leading Qualcomm® AI Engine was developed with on-device generative AI inmind. Fueling a new era of generative AI-powered virtual assistants, transform theway you interact and ideate. Text, voice, and image inputs form creative content,intelligent responses, and bring some of the most awe-inspiring use cases to life—
with the ability to run on-device for ultimate speed and privacy.

Seize heart-pumping, console-defying action fueled by the full suite of Snapdragon
Elite Gaming™ features. Authentic immersion—with lifelike, multi-source lighting—is powered by Hardware-Accelerated Ray Tracing with Global Illumination, afirst-in-mobile feature brought to you by Unreal Engine 5.2. Plus, sharpen yourcompetitive edge with ultra-smooth, lag-free graphics from an unprecedented
240 FPS on 240 Hz displays.

• Our first AI Engine to support multi-modal generative AI models, including
popular large language models (LLM), language vision models (LVM), andtransformer network-based automatic speech recognition (ASR) up to 10Bparameters—solely on-device• World’s fastest stable diffusion enables you to generate an image at a fractionof a second; quickly generate multiple options to pick from or create various
social media posts in an instant• LLM models can run up to 20 tokens/sec*, one of the fastest in the smartphoneindustry, so your personal AI assistant can respond to you swiftly• On-device personalization: Qualcomm® Sensing Hub can securely use yourdata, like favorite activities, fitness level, and location, to make the AI virtualassistant give you more personalized responses• Up to 98% faster Qualcomm® Hexagon™ NPU performance and up to 40%
performance/watt• Up to 3.5x AI performance increase on the Qualcomm Sensing Hub*Based on 7B Llama 2Intelligent captureDelight in intelligent capture with the world’s smartest AI-powered camera in yourpocket. Thanks to our leading Cognitive ISP, you can intelligently snap one-ofa-kind content with generative AI voice-activated photo and video editing. Plus,
individually optimize different components of your shots in real-time in up to 12
layers for more detail, vibrancy, and authenticity with Semantic Segmentation—
available on front and back cameras. Even in the darkest of dark, Night Vision
video capture powered by AI lets you achieve incredible content.
• Video Object Eraser by Arcsoft for video capture removes unwanted people andobjects at the tap of a finger• Two always-sensing cameras in the front and back allow for easy QR code
scanning, face unlock, and more
• Zoom Anyplace, powered by Samsung’s first 200 MP image sensor optimized
for Snapdragon, allows capture of multiple videos, object tracking, and 2x and4x zoom—all in 4K• First HDR photo technology from Dolby enables capture and playback ofimages with greater range of colors, tones, and shades to reflect the fullcreative vision of the photographer• Truepic photo capture with C2PA standard support lets you snap a photo with
Truepic’s cryptographic seal to prove the photo is real and not generative AI• Maximize mobile gaming performance by upscaling game scenes up to 8K external
displays with Snapdragon Game Super Resolution• Adreno Frame Motion Engine 2.0 generates even higher quality scenes, doubling
the frame rate while maintaining the same power consumption

Premium-level performance
Magnify passions with premium-level performance, powering real-life graphics andaccelerated responsiveness that exceeds expectations. Our Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPUreaches remarkable heights with new CPU subsystem, now featuring five gold cores.
An upgraded Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU augments gaming and streaming withincredibly fast, crisp, and smooth graphics—all backed by extreme battery life.
• Kryo CPU 30% better performance and 20% power efficiency• 25% better GPU performance and 25% power efficiency, plus 40%
better Ray Tracing• 10% overall power savings

Studio-quality audio, everywhere
Hear music just as the artists intended, uniting the best in premium audio andconnectivity. Snapdragon Sound™ with new Qualcomm® Expanded Personal Area
Network Technology (XPAN) for uninterrupted lossless audio when away from yourphone or moving from room to room—all the while consuming ultra-low power. Plus,
gameplay sound is synced to the millisecond, meaning zero lag from onscreen action
to earbud.
• Supports 24-bit 96 kHz lossless music over Bluetooth®
wireless technology

Limitless connectivity
Wander virtually anywhere with best-in-class 5G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth technologies
converging into smooth work and play experiences. Achieve breakthrough 5G
performance and speeds with the Snapdragon® X75 Modem-RF System, designedwith AI hardware acceleration. Plus, the Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 7800 MobileConnectivity System features leading Wi-Fi 7 that offers unstoppable speeds andreliability.

• Vlogger’s View lets you share both your selfie camera and rear camera video
simultaneously, putting you in the action as you share and narrate• World’s first 5G modem with an integrated AI tensor hardware accelerator achieves
better speeds, coverage, mobility, link robustness, and location accuracy• Photo Expansion intuitively extends a photo beyond what was captured• 2.5x AI processing power from the predecessor at the hardware level, for faster,power-efficient operation, better location accuracy, and connectivity• Only Wi-Fi system supporting High Band Simultaneous Multi-Link for blazing fast,
low-latency performance

All comparisons made are in reference to previous generation, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform. Results will vary, depending on OEM implementation and other factors. Battery life varies significantly based on device, setting, usage, andother factors. Snapdragon and Qualcomm branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Materials are subject to change without notice.
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SPECIFICATIONS& FEATURES
Artificial Intelligence

CameraCPUQualcomm® AI Engine• Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU• Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPU• Qualcomm® Hexagon™ NPU• Fused AI accelerator architecture• Hexagon scalar, vector, and tensor accelerators• Hexagon Direct Link
• Upgraded Micro Tile Inferencing• Upgraded power delivery system• Support for mix precision (INT8+INT16)• Support for all precisions (INT4, INT8, INT16, FP16)

Qualcomm Spectra™ Image Signal Processor• Cognitive ISP, Triple 18-bit ISPs

Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPU• 64-bit Architecture• 1 Prime core, up to 3.4 GHz**• Arm Cortex-X4 technology• 5 Performance cores, up to 3.2 GHz*
• 2 Efficiency cores, up to 2.3 GHz*

Qualcomm® Sensing Hub• Dual micro NPUs for audio and sensors• Dual Always-Sensing ISPs to support
two concurrent Always-Sensing Cameras• Support for INT4 precision

Support for Less Blanking HDR image sensors

5G Modem-RF System
Snapdragon® X75 5G Modem-RF System• 5G Advanced-ready, 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz, 5G
standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) modes,standalone mmWave and mmWave-sub-6 dual
connectivity, FDD, TDD

Real-time Semantic Segmentation photo and video
processing (up to 12 layers)
Engine for Visual Analytics 4.0, including hardware
acceleration for iToF depth sensors up to 1080p30
Support for DCG HDR image sensors
Support for Staggered HDR image sensors
Support for QDOL HDR image sensors

Support for Multi-Frame HDR image sensors
Support for triple video capture from HDR image sensors,with seamless switching between any HDR mode
• Up to 36 MP triple camera @ 30 FPS with Zero Shutter Lag• Up to 64+36 MP dual camera @ 30 FPS with ZeroShutter Lag• Up to 108 MP single camera @ 30 FPS with Zero Shutter Lag• Up to 200 megapixel photo capture
AI-based face detection, AI for 3A (auto-focus, autoexposure, and auto-white balance)

Visual Subsystem
Adreno GPU• Real-time Hardware-Accelerated Ray Tracing with Global
Illumination• Support for Unreal Engine 5 Lumen Global Illumination
and Reflections System• Snapdragon Game Super Resolution• Adreno Frame Motion Engine 2.0• Snapdragon Game Post Processing Accelerator• HDR gaming (10-bit color depth, Rec. 2020 color gamut)• Snapdragon Shadow Denoiser• API support: OpenGL® ES 3.2, OpenCL™ 3.0 FP, Vulkan® 1.3• Hardware-accelerated H.265, VP9, AV1 decoder• HDR Playback Codec support for HDR10+, HDR10, HLG,and Dolby Vision

Security

Downlink: Up to 10 Gbps

Rec. 2020 color gamut photo and video capture

Uplink: Up to 3.5 Gbps
• Global 5G multi-SIM, including Qualcomm DSDA Gen 2• mmWave: 8 carriers, 2x2 MIMO
• Sub-6 GHz: 4x4 MIMO
• Converged mmWave-sub-6 transceiver

Up to 10-bit color depth photo and video capture

Trust Management Engine (Root of Trust), along withplatform-level security foundations

8K HDR video capture + 64 MP photo capture

Support for Android’s DICE-based remote key provisioning

10-bit HEIF: HEIC photo capture, HEVC video capture

Qualcomm® Trusted Execution Environment & Services (TEE)for use cases requiring higher processing assurance

Qualcomm® 5G AI Suite Gen 2 includes:• Sensor-modem-RF solution for mmWave beam
management• Al-enhanced channel state feedback• Al-enhanced antenna tuning• Al-enhanced GNSS Location Gen 2• Qualcomm® 5G Al Processor Gen 2 with dedicated tensor
hardware accelerator• Qualcomm® 5G PowerSave Gen 4• Qualcomm® Smart Transmit™ Gen 4 technology withSnapdragon® Satellite support• Qualcomm® Wideband Envelope Tracking• Qualcomm® Power RF Efficiency Suite• Qualcomm® 5G Ultra-Low Latency Suite
3GPP Release 17 and Release 18 support
Multimode support: 5G NR, NR-DC, EN-DC, LTE, CBRS,WCDMA, HSPA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE

Wi-Fi & Bluetooth®
Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 7800 System• Wi-Fi Generation: Wi-Fi 7• Peak Speed: 5.8 Gbps
• 802.11be, 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11a/b/g/n• Wi-Fi Spectral Bands: 6 Ghz, 5 GHz, 2.4 GHz• Channel Bandwidth: 320/240/160/80/40/20 MHz• 8-stream sounding (for 8x8 MU-MIMO)• MIMO Configuration: 2x2 (2-stream)• MU-MIMO (Uplink & Downlink)• 4K QAM• OFDMA (Uplink & Downlink)• High Band Simultaneous (HBS) Multi-Link• Wi-Fi Security: WPA3-Enterprise, WPA3- Enhanced Open,WPA3 Easy Connect, WPA3-Personal
Integrated Bluetooth• Bluetooth Audio: Snapdragon Sound™ Technology withsupport for Qualcomm XPAN Technology, Qualcomm®
aptX™ Voice, aptX Lossless, aptX Adaptive, and LE Audio• Bluetooth Features: Bluetooth 5.4, LE Audio, Dual
Bluetooth antennas

Google Ultra HDR photo captureVideo capture HDR formats: HDR10+, HDR10, HLG,Dolby Vision,
8K HDR video capture @ 30 FPS
4K video capture @ 120 FPS
Slow-mo video capture at 720p @ 960 FPS
Bokeh Engine 2 for video capture
Pro Sight video captureNight Vision video capture with RAW AI Noise Reduction in
4K 60 FPS
Computational HDR video capture: Up to 4 exposures(with QDOL image sensors)
Video super resolution
Multi-Frame Noise Reduction (MFNR)Locally Motion Compensated Temporal Filtering
Truepic photo capture with C2PA-compliant certificate
authority

Audio
Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio codec
Qualcomm Aqstic smart speaker amplifier
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N)

Qualcomm® Type-1 Hypervisor for isolation from the highlevel OS
Secure Processing Unit (SPU) with support for the Android
latest Strongbox SW components
Qualcomm® wireless edge services (WES) for secureattestation and provisioning
Qualcomm® 3D Sonic Sensor and Qualcomm 3D Sonic Max(fingerprint sensor)

Location
Concurrent GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
Triple frequency GNSS (L1/L2C/L5)
Sensor-Assisted Positioning 6.0• With global map aiding• Urban pedestrian navigation with sidewalk accuracy• Global freeway lane-level vehicle navigation

Charging
Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 5 Technology

MemorySupport for LP-DDR5x memory, up to 4800 MHz
Memory Density: Up to 24 GB

Playback: -108dB

General Specifications

Qualcomm® Audio and Voice Communication Suite

Full suite of Snapdragon Elite Gaming™ features

Spatial audio with head-tracking

4 nm Process Technology

Display
On-Device Display Support:• 4K @ 60 Hz• QHD+ @ 144 Hz

USB Version 3.1 Gen 2; USB Type-C Support
Storage: UFS 4.0
Part Number: SM8650-AB, SM8650-AC**Maximum External Display Support:• Up to 8K @ 30 Hz• Up to 1080 @ 240 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate support for 240 Hz to 1 Hz
• 10-bit color depth, Rec. 2020 color gamut• HDR10, HDR10+, HDR vivid, and Dolby Vision* Frequency numbers rounded up for formatting** Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform also available in 3.3 GHz CPU version. Maximum CPU speed will vary based on platform version. Consult OEM specifications for device CPU speed.
Certain optional features available subject to Carrier and OEM selection for an additional fee. Snapdragon and Qualcomm branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Qualcomm wireless edge services areoffered by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Qualcomm, Snapdragon Elite Gaming, Snapdragon Sound, Snapdragon, Adreno, FastConnect, Kryo, Smart Transmit, Qualcomm Spectra, Qualcomm Aqstic, and Quick Charge aretrademarks or registered trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated. aptX is a trademark or registered trademark of Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd. ©2023 Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved.