Galaxy S25 could be an excellent gaming phone, thanks to Snapdragon 8 Gen 4

Samsung will most likely launch the Galaxy S25 early next year, and the phone is expected to bring a big redesign. Apart from the new design, rumors claim it will feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip in some countries and the Exynos 2500 in others. While both chips will most likely be quite powerful, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is rumored to feature an extremely powerful GPU.

Galaxy S25 with Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 might be able to run Genshin Impact at 1080p resolution

According to a report from reliable tipster Digital Chat Station, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip has an exceptionally powerful GPU for enhanced graphics performance. The Qualcomm chip can reportedly run Genshin Impact at the native 1080p resolution. If you don't know already, Genshin Impact is widely regarded as the most graphically intensive smartphone game. Right now, the game is said to be running at 720p resolution by default, and even then, many phones struggle to maintain the 60fps frame rate mark with graphics quality set to the highest.

Watch our review of the Galaxy S24 Ultra, featuring the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, in the video below.

Qualcomm has apparently sped up the development of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and is targeting its launch on October 1, 2024. This upcoming flagship chip is said to be manufactured using TSMC's 3nm process and feature Qualcomm's custom CPU core called Oryon. These CPU cores are already used in the Snapdragon X Elite chip made for ARM Windows laptops. Since the company has already showcased the Snapdragon X Elite's performance, we can also expect impressive performance from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. The only doubt remains regarding its power efficiency. Some rumors claim that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 isn't as efficient as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.

The first phone to launch featuring the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is the Xiaomi 14, which could be unveiled in mid-October 2024. Some Galaxy S25 units are expected to use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, which will likely be announced in early January 2025. Besides the new design and higher performance, the Galaxy S25 is rumored to bring improved camera sensors.