Snapdragon’s new 2022 chips

<p>Qualcomm Snapdragon is now simply Snapdragon, as the company looks to new frontiers and rebrands itself in more than one way.</p> <p>Gadgets 360 reviews editor <a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/jamshed-avari-9">Jamshed Avari</a> and senior reviewer <a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/sheldon-pinto-53">Sheldon Pinto</a> join host <a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/akhil-arora-19">Akhil Arora</a> to talk about Snapdragon’s new 2022 chips.</p> <p>We discuss why Snapdragon is shifting to the <a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/qualcomm-snapdragon-8-gen-1-launch-specifications-features-xiaomi-realme-redmi-oneplus-oppo-2630985">8 Gen 1</a> nomenclature (it ran out of numbers?), what its new 18-bit ISP camera tech means for most users, and whether it can deliver on some suspect AI-based features it’s touting.</p> <p>We touch upon Snapdragon’s renewed push for Windows on ARM with <a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/laptops/news/snapdragon-8cx-gen-3-7c-plus-g3x-handheld-gaming-developer-kit-razer-specifications-features-launch-2633075">8cx Gen 3</a>. While Apple is now all in, it hasn’t worked out historically on Windows. The 5nm chip — available in the first half of 2022 — looks promising though, as always.</p> <p>We delve into Snapdragon’s new (handheld) gaming ambitions with the <a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/laptops/news/snapdragon-8cx-gen-3-7c-plus-g3x-handheld-gaming-developer-kit-razer-specifications-features-launch-2633075">G3x</a>. This seems like a response to Nintendo Switch (Nvidia) and Steam Deck (AMD) where Qualcomm clearly missed the boat. First, it needs to create a market for itself among developers.</p> <p>And we close out by addressing the elephant in the room — if you’re going to talk about chips today, you have to talk about the great chip shortage. When will it end?</p> <p>Follow Gadgets 360 on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Gadgets360">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Gadgets360/">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gadgets.360/">I