Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite: New 7-Core Version Revealed

Qualcomm has introduced a new variant of its Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, featuring a 7-core CPU cluster. This version is a departure from the original 8-core flagship announced in October and is likely intended to provide manufacturers with a more cost-effective option for high-end smartphones. Snapdragon 8 Elite: A Less Powerful Variant The initial Snapdragon 8 Elite, launched last year, featured two performance cores running at 4.32GHz and six efficiency cores at 3.53GHz. The newly revealed variant, identified as 'SM8750-3-AB', has one less core, reducing the total core count to seven. Despite this change, the clock speeds of the performance and efficiency cores remain the same, indicating a focus on cost-saving rather than performance reduction in specific tasks. Chip-Binning Strategy The emergence of a 7-core Snapdragon 8 Elite suggests that Qualcomm is employing a strategy called "chip-binning," similar to Apple's approach with the A17 Pro. Chip-binning involves…