- Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset is expected to bring significant performance improvements, but its switch to Oryon CPU could also lead to higher costs,
- OnePlus flagship phone will be launched in 2025, price may increase due to chipset costs
- This switch could impact other flagship devices like the Galaxy S25, Xiaomi Mi 15 as well as OnePlus flagships.
The OnePlus 13 will likely be about a year away, but rumours about the future flagship phone are already surfacing. The OnePlus 12 is expected to launch in December or early 2024, and rumours claim it will come with more advanced features and technology. But the OnePlus 13 will improve on these already capable handsets with better performance, better display hardware, and more.
Qualcomm, on the other hand, unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 flagship chipset last week. However, the processor tech giant has also confirmed that its 2024 silicon, reportedly the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, will be powered by custom Oryon CPU cores. In such a situation, it is clear that the prices of OnePlus flagship smartphones will increase.
OnePlus’ current flagship model, the OnePlus 11, is priced at Rs 56,999. But while reports here indicate an increase for the soon-to-be-released OnePlus 12, the situation could be similar for the OnePlus 13 lineup as well, primarily due to the expensive chip components.
This will happen because the Oryon CPU cores found on the Snapdragon X Elite PC chip will come to Snapdragon mobile platform chips in 2025. So, we can expect that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could be more expensive than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
According to Chris Patrick, senior vice president at Qualcomm, the price of custom CPU cores does not always have to be high; Rather, they can help balance three factors: performance, price, and power consumption. Moreover, he said that the business aims for “astonishing levels of performance“, so the price of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is expected to increase.
Now, it’s a little disappointing to hear that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 may actually be more expensive than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. This could potentially mean that the OnePlus 13 and other 2025 flagship phones will have higher prices. Along with the OnePlus 13, OnePlus foldable smartphones launching in 2025 will also run on Snapdragon chipsets, so this will impact their prices as well.
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