Qualcomm Technologies announced that its flagship Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy is powering Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.’s new cutting-edge foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold5 and Galaxy Z Flip5, as well as the Galaxy Tab S9 Series. Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy sets a new standard for connected computing for customers worldwide, with innovative AI experiences, desktop-level gaming features, professional quality photography, and more.
“Samsung is important to our mission to deliver the world’s best mobile experiences to consumers. They continue to set the pace for innovation and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy power the newest flagship Galaxy device lineup—the Galaxy Z Flip5, Galaxy Z Fold5, and Galaxy Tab S9 series,” said Alex Katouzian, senior vice president and general manager, mobile, compute, & XR businesses, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
“We believe the future of our products lies in delivering new and exciting experiences in a range of form-factors, all powered by the latest and greatest technology,” Inkang Song, vice president and head of technology strategy team, Samsung Electronics. “Samsung is proud to feature the latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy inside the Galaxy Z Flip5, Galaxy Z Fold5, and Galaxy Tab S9 Series. We’re excited to see how these devices will enable new possibilities for our users.”
Technology Highlights of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon® Smart: Samsung’s latest Galaxy smartphones include the most sophisticated Qualcomm® AI Engine, which delivers revolutionary AI throughout the whole platform. Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy includes an upgraded Qualcomm® Hexagon Processor that enables micro tile inferencing to help accelerate complex AI models for increased AI performance, as well as the latest Qualcomm® Sensing Hub with dual AI processors to support ultra-low power AI experiences like AI-based echo cancelling and noise cancellation during video and phone calls.
Snapdragon Sight: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy helps to establish a new era of professional grade photographic experiences. Snapdragon’s Cognitive ISP provides real-time Semantic Segmentation to improve pictures, extreme low-light video recording, and multi-frame noise reduction.
Snapdragon® Gaming: The Qualcomm® Adreno GPU provides real-time hardware-accelerated ray tracing in mobile games, delivering life-like light, reflections, and illuminations. With support for the most recent Vulkan APIs (version 1.3), the Galaxy series improves graphics performance and speeds up the translation of desktop games to mobile.
Multi-Gigabit Connectivity: The new Samsung Galaxy devices include Qualcomm Technologies’ leading connectivity solutions, such as the Snapdragon® X70 Modem-RF System and Qualcomm® FastConnect Mobile Connectivity Subsystem for high-speed, ultra-low-latency Wi-Fi, as well as the most recent Bluetooth audio enhancements.
More information on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy can be found here. For more information about the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5, Galaxy Z Flip5, and Galaxy Tab S9 Series, please visit www.samsung.com/galaxy or www.samsungmobilepress.com.