With the launch of the OnePlus 12 in China this month, and the impending launch of the Samsung Galaxy S24 in early 2024, it seems like the era of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is upon us. Every time Qualcomm releases another version of its flagship chipset, there’s a lot of talk about how powerful the chip is and what benchmarking scores are like. It’s the same with Apple chips, like the A17 Pro found in the iPhone 15 Pro models.
Meanwhile things tend to go in the other direction when it comes to Google’s Tensor chipsets. The semi-custom chips inside Pixel phones are notable for not being particularly powerful. Or at least, not compared to the latest Snapdragon. But raw performance isn’t something the majority of people will ever have to worry about.
