Here is Motorola’s First Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC Powered Smartphone

The Moto X40 is expected to go official in China soon. Before its official launch, Motorola teased the upcoming handset’s processor via Weibo. The Moto X40 will be among the first smartphones in China to feature the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. Qualcomm on Wednesday introduced a 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 can pack three 50-megapixel rear cameras and support 68W fast charging. The Moto X40 could succeed the Moto Edge X30 that debuted in China last year.

Chen Jin, General Manager of Lenovo Mobile Business Group, was featured on Weibo. it was revealed that the upcoming Moto X40 will be powered by the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The Moto X series device will be among the first smartphones in China to feature the new Snapdragon SoC announced by Qualcomm at its annual Snapdragon Tech conference on Wednesday. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC is a 4nm SoC, with an Arm Cortex-X3 core clocked at 3.2GHz, four Cortex-A715 cores clocked at 2.8GHz and three Cortex-A510 cores clocked at -2.0GHz.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC offers real-time raytracing for gaming and supports INT4 and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity. The new mobile platform can work with image sensors such as the 200-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL HP3, and sensors that support the new format of Sony’s HDR. It includes advanced AI capabilities and Cognitive ISP as well.

Apart from Motorola, Oppo has also confirmed to launch a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC-powered device soon. Oppo’s upcoming Find X phone, rumored to be a successor to the Oppo Find X6 series, will pack a new chip. Xiaomi, OnePlus, iQoo, and Vivo are also expected to announce phones powered by the new chip later this year.

A brand new Motorola phone has just been spotted on TENAA. The listing suggested a few specifications including a hole-punch cutout on the display, 50-megapixel rear cameras, and 68W fast charging for the upcoming device. The Moto X40 is expected to come with 8GB RAM + 128GB and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage variants. The battery capacity of the smartphone is expected to be between 4,500mAh and 5,000mAh.