Qualcomm announces new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset offers 18-bit triple-ISP design, can process up to 3.2 Gigapixels per second

Qualcomm has announced the details of its next-generation mobile chipset, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. In addition to a new naming scheme, the new mobile platform brings a number of firsts and improves upon its already-capable Snapdragon 888+ predecessor. Starting first with the photo-centric improvements, Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor features Snapdragon Sight Technology--the name given to the 18-bit image signal processor (ISP) onboard the chipset. This marks the first time an 18-bit ISP ...