Qualcomm unveiled Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 for enhanced AI and gaming.

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 for enhanced AI and gaming

Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 mobile platform for enhanced generative AI, photography and gaming experiences.

The San Diego, California-based company said Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 will be adopted by major gadget makers including Honor, iQOO, Realme, Redmi and Xiaomi. Commercial devices are expected to be announced in the coming months.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.