Relative to Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Rumors have again appeared on the Internet that the new SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be noticeably more expensive than the current flagship Qualcomm platform.
Digital Chat Station insider says that the cost of a wafer with such SoCs has increased and the price of the platform itself will definitely also increase. He talks about growth by several times, but this is clearly a figure of speech, since Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 at the start cost smartphone manufacturers $200, so even a twofold increase will lead to a price of $400, which is hardly possible.  ;
One way or another, the source adds that manufacturers of sub-flagship smartphones in the price category are about
430 dollars you will have to think about the configuration of your devices. That is, it is quite possible that we simply will not see such affordable models with Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. An insider also says that some large company may completely cancel the flagship based on the new top-end Qualcomm platform.
Digital Chat Station was previously the first to accurately report the specifications and release dates of Redmi K30, K40, Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 11.