The dates for the Snapdragon 2024 Summit were confirmed by Qualcomm on Thursday. The event will run for three days from October 21 to 23 in Maui, Hawaii. The company is also confirmed to unveil the next generation of its flagship mobile processor called Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. The event may also focus on artificial intelligence (AI) given its recent development in the smartphone ecosystem. The chipmaker has also launched chipsets with neural processing units (NPUs) capable of handling artificial intelligence for both smartphones and PCs.
Snapdragon Summit 2024 dates revealed
On a newly launched microsite, Qualcomm has added a short video clip that reveals the dates and location of Snapdragon Summit 2024. The page is otherwise blank, with no additional details about the event, product launches, potential sessions, or any smartphone brands that will make an appearance. With October still a long way off, the company is believed to add more details in the coming days.
The Snapdragon Summit may introduce the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset
One of the key highlights of the event will be the unveiling of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset. Qualcomm’s head of marketing, Don McGuire, previously confirmed the name of the upcoming mobile processor and that it will be announced at the event.
McGuire also revealed that the SoC will feature its own Oryon CPU, which was first announced at the Snapdragon Summit 2022. In addition, the CMO also highlighted that the CPU will be paired with an upgraded NPU for AI capabilities.
A previous report also claimed that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC could feature LPDDR6 (Low Power Double Data Rate 6 Random Access Memory) RAM, which will be the next iteration of RAM technology. In addition, it is also said that the upcoming mobile processor will be based on TSMC’s 3nm process and will have the Qualcomm FastConnect 7900 connectivity system.
The Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Pro could reportedly be the first smartphones equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset. The OnePlus 13, iQoo 13 and the Samsung Galaxy S25 series are also said to be powered by the same mobile processor.
