--- title: "Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform" url: "https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8-gen-1-mobile-platform" description: "Our most advanced 5G platform ever with ground-breaking innovations in AI, photography, gaming, and connectivity." canonicalUrl: "https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8-gen-1-mobile-platform" --- # Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform ![](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/bg-snapdragon-products-desktop) [Join Snapdragon Insiders](https://www.qualcomm.com/snapdragoninsiders) Save to Workspace On this page [Overview](https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8-gen-1-mobile-platform/#overview) [Benefits](https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8-gen-1-mobile-platform/#benefits) [Video](https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8-gen-1-mobile-platform/#video) [Features / Specs](https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8-gen-1-mobile-platform/#specs) [Product Comparison](https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8-gen-1-mobile-platform/#comparison) [Access More](https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8-gen-1-mobile-platform/#accessmore) Ground-breaking innovations in AI, photography, gaming, and connectivity—for the premium experiences your devices deserve. The Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform is our most advanced 5G platform ever, with our Snapdragon® X65 5G Modem-RF System ushering in unprecedented speeds up to 10 Gbps while supporting all-day power and more locations than ever. Plus, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 features leading Wi-Fi 6 & 6E with multi-gig speeds — even with multiple devices on one network. Our fastest-yet 7th Gen Qualcomm® AI Engine is democratizing modern day AI, enabling intelligent use cases in gaming, wellness, photography, and productivity. The Always-on 3rd G... Read More [Product license agreement](https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8-gen-1-mobile-platform) **Featured Documents** [Product Brief](https://www.qualcomm.com/content/dam/qcomm-martech/dm-assets/documents/snapdragon-8-gen-1-mobile-platform-product-brief.pdf) ## Benefits - **Go beyond pro** Snapdragon Sight, the new collection of premium camera features and technologies including our first ever 18-bit ISP. Record astonishing detail in over a billion shades with first-in-mobile 8K HDR video capture. - **AI for all** The 7th Gen Qualcomm ® AI Engine enables ultra-advanced AI use cases across the board, operating up to 4x faster than the predecessor—our fastest to date. Plus, the Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Processor packs fused accelerator architecture including the 2x faster tensor accelerator and 2X larger shared memory. - **When winning matters most** Snapdragon Elite Gaming delivers the full suite of desktop-level features, including volumetric rendering for hyper-realistic visuals. The re-architected Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU is 25% more efficient and delivers 50% faster graphics rendering. Plus, it's the first Snapdragon platform to showcase Unreal Engine 5. - **The next 5G era – unleashed** Our blazing 4th Gen Snapdragon X65 makes history, as the world's first 10 Gigabit 5G Modem-RF solution. It's also the first 3GPP Release 16 5G solution providing unmatched speeds and supporting more networks, frequencies, and bandwidths globally. - **Industry-leading Wi-Fi and audio** The Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 6900 System enables Wi-Fi 6 and 6E with lightning-fast speeds up to up to 3.6 Gbps. It also supports Snapdragon Sound technology for 16-bit 44.1kHz CD Lossless wireless music streaming, as well as LE Audio implementations—a Snapdragon first. Experience broadcast audio, stereo recording for content creators, and voice back-channel for gaming. ### Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform 01:15 ![Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/6284432737001) ## Features - Our 7th gen Qualcomm® AI Engine includes: - 2x larger shared memory plus a 2x faster tensor accelerator - 3rd Gen Qualcomm® Sensing Hub, featuring a Low Power AI System and the world's first always-on ISP, is always-on, yet secure, and automatically tracks your activities and surroundings - Support for mix precision ( INT8+INT16) - Support for all precisions (INT8, INT16, FP16) - Snapdragon Sight features our first-ever always on 18-bit ISP that captures 4000x more camera data then 14-bit predecessors - You can also capture 8K HDR video and mega low light photos - Plus, Mega Low Light Mode snaps 30 images and merges the best parts into one shot for brighter, clearer, more colorful photos after dark. - Wins at every level with our full suite of Snapdragon Elite Gaming™ features - Support for volumetric rendering adds unrivalled realism to graphics like fog and smoke - Support for the Unreal Engine 5 unleashes advanced lighting and shadow effects - Featuring our integrated 4th gen Snapdragon® X65 5G Modem-RF System - World's first 10 Gigabit 5G solution - World's first 5G uplink carrier aggregation for unprecedented upload speeds - Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 6900 Mobile Connectivity System offers the industry's most advanced Wi-Fi 6 and 6E system with leading speeds up to 3.6 Gbps - Supports Snapdragon Sound™ Technology for: - 16-bit 44.1kHz CD-quality Lossless wireless music streaming with Qualcomm® aptX™ Lossless technology - Super wideband voice call quality with aptX Voice - Ultra-low latency for audio/video synchronization with Qualcomm aptX Adaptive - First Snapdragon® platform to support LE Audio innovations such as broadcast audio, stereo recording for content creators, and voice back-channel for gaming - Qualcomm Aqstic™ features AI-based Echo cancellation and Noise suppression, High Dynamic Range (HDR) Record, and Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N), Playback: -108dB - Global lane-level freeway navigation enabled by Qualcomm® Sensor-Assisted Positioning and Qualcomm® Decimeter-Level Positioning with dual-frequency Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) ### Specifications **Qualcomm® Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine** | Field | Value | |---|---| | GPU Name | Qualcomm® Adreno™ | | CPU Name | Qualcomm® Kryo™ | | Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Processor Features | Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Tensor Accelerator, Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Scalar Accelerator, Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Vector eXtensions (HVX), Fused AI Accelerator architecture | **Location** | Field | Value | |---|---| | Location Support | Qualcomm® Location Suite | | Satellite Systems | GLONASS, NavIC, Beidou, GPS, QZSS, Galileo | | Frequency Support | Dual (L1/L5)[1](https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8-gen-1-mobile-platform/#footnote1) | | Accuracy | Lane-level, Sidewalk-level | | Features | Global Freeway Vehicle Navigation, Pedestrian Navigation | **NFC** | Field | Value | |---|---| | Near Field Communications | Supported | **CPU** | Field | Value | |---|---| | Name | Qualcomm® Kryo™ | | Architecture | 64-bit | | Clock Speed | Up to 3 GHz[2](https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8-gen-1-mobile-platform/#footnote2) | **GPU** | Field | Value | |---|---| | Name | Qualcomm® Adreno™ | | APIs | OpenGL® ES 3.2, OpenCL™ 2.0 FP, Vulkan® 1.1 | 1. GNSS 2. Exact speed measured at 2.995 GHz 3. 5G 4. (2x2 + 2x2) 5. Up to 3200MHz Show more ## Compare related products. Note: to leverage the best experience for the product comparison table, please use the desktop to view content. 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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform also available in 3.19 GHz CPU version (SM8550-AB). Maximum CPU speed will vary based on platform version. Consult OEM specifications for device CPU speed 2. Exact speed measured at 2.995 GHz 3. Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform also available in 3GHz CPU version. Maximum CPU speed will vary based on platform version. Consult OEM specifications for device CPU speed.