Moto X40 confirmed to pack new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC: All details
Moto X40 is expected to launch officially in China soon. Ahead of the official launch, Motorola teased the upcoming handset’s processor via Weibo. The Moto X40 will be one of the first smartphones in China to feature the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. Qualcomm on Wednesday unveiled the new SoC as the successor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. The Moto X40 is also rumored to come with an OLED display with a refresh rate of up to 165Hz. It could have a triple rear camera of 50 megapixels and support for 68W fast charging. The Moto X40 could succeed the Moto Edge X30 that launched in China last year.
Chen Jin, General Manager of Lenovo Mobile Business Group, revealed via Weibo disclosure that the upcoming Moto X40 will be powered by the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The Moto X series device will be one of the first smartphones in China to feature the new Snapdragon SoC. announced via Qualcomm at the annual Snapdragon Technology Summit on Wednesday. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC is a 4nm SoC, featuring an Arm Cortex-X3 core clocked at 3.2GHz, four Cortex-A715 cores clocked at up to 2.8GHz, and three Cortex-A510 cores clocked at up to 2.0GHz.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC offers real-time ray tracing for gaming and supports INT4 and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity. The new mobile platform can work with image sensors like the 200-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL HP3 and sensors that support Sony’s new HDR format. It also has advanced AI capabilities and cognitive ISP.
Besides Motorola, oppo also confirmed to soon launch a device running Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. Oppo’s upcoming Find X phone, rumored to be the Oppo Find X6 series, will feature a new chip. Xiaomi, OnePlus, iQooand vivi It is also expected to announce phones equipped with the new chip later this year.
new ship Motorola phone is recently detected on TENAA. The listing suggests some specs including a hole-punch cutout on the display, triple 50-megapixel rear cameras, and 68W fast charging on the upcoming device. The Moto X40 is expected to come in 8GB RAM + 128GB variants as well as 12GB RAM + 256GB storage. The battery capacity of the smartphone is expected to be between 4,500mAh and 5,000mAh.
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