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title: "Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Mobile Platform"
url: "https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8s-gen-3-mobile-platform"
description: "Behold the power of premium, personalized — with our brand-new Snapdragon® 8s Gen 3."
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# Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Mobile Platform

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[Overview](https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8s-gen-3-mobile-platform/#overview)
[Benefits](https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8s-gen-3-mobile-platform/#benefits)
[Features / Specs](https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8s-gen-3-mobile-platform/#specs)
[Product Comparison](https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8s-gen-3-mobile-platform/#comparison)

Behold the power of premium, personalized — with our brand-new Snapdragon® 8s Gen 3.

This platform is specially curated from your favorite Snapdragon 8-series platforms, delivering experiences that enhance your creativity, entertainment, productivity, and beyond.

Support for generative AI acts as your own personal assistant and creative collaborator, producing images and other content at your command – all operating securely on-device.

Take the Cognitive ISP for a spin with Photo Expansion, Snapdragon Low Light Vision (LLV), and an always-sensing facial unlock. Listen to songs in crystal-clear clarity, even at loud ...

[Product license agreement](https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8s-gen-3-mobile-platform)

**Featured Documents**

[Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Mobile Platform Product Brief](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/87-73942-1/87-73942-1_REV_D_Snapdragon_8s_Gen_3_Mobile_Platform_Product_Brief.pdf)

## Benefits

### On-device generative AI

Our supercharged Qualcomm® AI Engine enables on-device generative AI at breakneck speeds—up to 10B parameters—with support for multi-modal models including 30+ large language models (LLMs) and large vision models (LVMs). Create one-of-a-kind content—straight out of your imagination—via simple text, voice, and image prompts, while contextually aware AI personalizes suggestions based on your activities.

### Intuitive capture experience

The Qualcomm Spectra™ 18-bit Triple Cognitive ISP delivers awe-inspiring AI-powered features like Photo Expansion, to intelligently fill in content beyond a capture's original aspect ratio. Plus, an always-sensing camera boosts convenience and security with ultra-fast face unlock and mobile payments.

### Hyper-realistic mobile gaming

Immersive Snapdragon Elite Gaming Features bring desktop-level gameplay to smartphones, packing features like our industry-leading real-time Hardware-Accelerated Ray Tracing. Light interacts realistically with in-game scenery for authentic shadows and reflections.

### Lossless high-def sound

Snapdragon Sound™ Technology Suite with Qulacomm® Aqstic™ Speaker Max Technology reduces distortion when music is played at high volumes directly from the speakers on your phone, while Qualcomm aptX™ Audio technology delivers music true to the original recording.

### Breakthrough connectivity

The Snapdragon® X70 5G Modem-RF System harnesses the power of AI to offer the latest 5G, with blazing-fast download speeds and incredible power efficiency. Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 7800 Mobile Connectivity System delivers Wi-Fi 7 at industry-leading 5.8 Gbps speeds, with support for High Band Simultaneous Multi-Link selecting your strongest signal across 5 and 6 GHz bands.

## Features

- Snapdragon Seamless experience connects all your compatible devices so you can switch between them intuitively and quickly
- Our Qualcomm® AI Engine includes:
  - Qualcomm® Hexagon™ NPU
  - Qualcomm® Sensing Hub
    - Always-on and ultra-low power for: audio, sensors, and an always -sensing camera
  - Support for all precisions (INT4, INT8, INT16, FP16)
- Our Qualcomm Spectra™ Cognitive ISP features:
  - Photo expansion intuitively extends a photo beyond what was captured 
  - An always-sensing camera enables ultra-fast facial unlock and mobile payments for utmost convenience and security
  - Real-time Semantic Segmentation for photo/video frame with up to 12 layers
  - Snapdragon® Low Light Vision (LLV) records crisp, grain-free content—even in near darkness
  - AV1 codec for video playback
- Snapdragon Elite Gaming™ Features
  - The industry standard for Real-time Hardware Accelerated Ray Tracing for improved lighting, shadows, and reflections
  - Snapdragon shadow denoiser for soft, smooth, life-like shadows
  - Game Post Processing Accelerator increases efficiency of the low-level building blocks used by effects like bloom, depth of field, motion blur and more
  - Qualcomm® Adreno™ Frame Motion Engine 2.0 doubles the frame rate of games from 60 FPS to 120 FPS without impacting battery life
- Featuring our integrated Snapdragon® X70 5G Modem-RF System
  - 5G AI Processor in a 5G Modem-RF System, harnessing the power of AI to enable breakthrough 5G performance
  - 3GPP Release 17 5G for increased power savings
- Featuring Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 7800 Mobile Connectivity System
  - Wi-Fi 7 with HBS (High Band Simultaneous) multi-link
- Supports Snapdragon Sound™ Technology Suite
  - Qualcomm Aqstic™ Speaker Max Technology reduces distortion when you want to listen at high volumes
  - Spatial audio with head-tracking for complete surround-sound immersion
  - LE Audio with Auracast broadcast audio enables multiple devices to connect 

## Specifications

### Qualcomm® Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| GPU Name | Qualcomm® Adreno™ |
| CPU Name | Qualcomm® Kryo™ |
| Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Processor Features | Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Scalar Accelerator, Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Tensor Accelerator, Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Vector eXtensions (HVX), Dedicated power delivery system, Micro Tile Inferencing, Hexagon Direct Link, Fused AI Accelerator architecture |
| Qualcomm® Sensing Hub Features | Always-sensing camera |

### CPU

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Qualcomm® Kryo™ |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
| Clock Speed | Up to 3 GHz |

### GPU

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Qualcomm® Adreno™ |
| APIs | OpenGL® ES 3.2, Vulkan® 1.3, OpenCL™ 2.0 FP |

### Cellular Modem-RF

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Modem Name | Snapdragon™ X70 5G Modem-RF System |
| Peak Download Speed | 6.5 Gbps |
| Peak Upload Speed | 3.5 Gbps |
| Cellular Modem-RF Specs | 8 carriers (mmWave), 2x2 MIMO (mmWave), 4x4 MIMO (Sub-6) |
| Performance Enhancement Technologies | Qualcomm® Smart Transmit™ 2.0 technology, Qualcomm® 5G Ultra-Low Latency Suite, Qualcomm® 5G AI Suite, Qualcomm® 5G PowerSave Gen 3 |
| Cellular Technology | HSPA, sub-6 GHz, TDD, LTE, WCDMA, FDD, SA (standalone), NSA (non-standalone), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE, EN-DC, CBRS, NR-DC (mmWave-sub6 dual connectivity), SA (standalone) mmWave, mmWave |
| Multi SIM | Global 5G Multi-SIM, Dual SIM Dual Active (DSDA) 5G+5G and 5G+4G |

### Wi-Fi

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Wi-Fi/Bluetooth System | Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 7800 |
| Peak Speed | 5.8 Gbps |
| Generation | Wi-Fi 4, Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 7 |
| Standards | 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11a, 802.11ax, 802.11be |
| Spectral Bands | 6 GHz, 5 GHz, 4 GHz |
| Channels | 320 MHz |
| Peak QAM | 4K QAM |
| Features | Passpoint, TDLS, OFDMA (UL/DL), Wi-Fi QoS Management, MU-MIMO (UL/DL), Wi-Fi Optimized Connectivity, Wi-Fi Aware R3, Wi-Fi Location, Miracast, Voice-Enterprise, High Band Simultaneous (HBS) Multi-Link |

## Product Comparison

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| Product | CPU - Clock Speed | Cellular Modem-RF - Modem Name | Camera - Image Signal Processor (ISP) Bit Depth | Charging - Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ technology support | Process Node and Technology - Process Node |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Tier | | | | | |
| [Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Mobile Platform](https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-8s-gen-3-mobile-platform) (Active) | Up to 3 GHz | Snapdragon™ X70 5G Modem-RF System | 18-bit | Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 5 technology | 4 nm |