On January 13, Motorola posted a teaser on Weibo: ‘Recently, the chip is powerful, stay tuned.’ This chip will be one of the key selling points of the new device. It’s worth noting that the new device might not feature a Snapdragon 888 but a new Snapdragon 800-series chipset.
It was previously reported that Qualcomm will launch a new 800-series chip, which will be used in the Motorola Edge S. This new chip could be the previously revealed chip codenamed Shima. The chip includes one 2.70 GHz core, three 2.36 GHz cores, and four 1.80 GHz cores. It integrated an Adreno 660 GPU and supports LPDDR5 memory and UFS 3.1 storage. In addition, this chip is manufactured using Samsung’s 5nm process.
Previously, the General Manager of Lenovo’s mobile phone business in China posted a photo on Weibo, stating that a new phone with a Snapdragon 8XX chip is coming soon. It is worth noting that this Weibo post was published by the Motorola Edge S, suggesting that the new phone will be named Edge S.
On the other hand, Motorola is expected to be the first to launch a smartphone powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 series chipset, which means the brand still holds a significant position in the global smartphone industry. Motorola may release more products in the future, as the company has announced plans to launch a phone featuring the Snapdragon 888 chipset.