Snapdragon 830 specs news: Powerful processor may feature an octa-core Kryo?

The development of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 830 has continued to dominate the rumor mill all over the Internet. Previous reports suggested that the upcoming mobile processor is said to come in the first quarter of 2017, which will feature 10 nanometers.

The rumor started on Weibo, a Chinese social media site, following a post that says "Qualcomm CEO confirmed, 10nm Snapdragon 830 has been taped, available early next year."

Although this has yet to be confirmed by Qualcomm, fans and critics have continued to share their predictions on what the new processor will bring to the table.

According to Phone Arena, The new Snapdragon 830 could most likely be released in March 2017. The publication based their prediction on the 12-month gap since the current Snapdragon 820 was released. Apparently, Qualcomm might allow a year gap in launching new processors. Nonetheless, this report is obviously based on speculations and must be taken with a grain of salt.

In a report by Techno Buffalo, there are rumors circulating that Intel may challenge Qualcomm by producing their own mobile processors. According to reports, the American multinational technology company will soon release a mobile processor that features 10 nm. Another worthy competitor, MediaTek, is said to be working on 10-nm chipsets today. If rumors prove to be true, Qualcomm definitely has to up the ante to make sure they remain as the number one mobile processing developer.

Meanwhile, wccftech also reported that a source claims that the upcoming Snapdragon 830 will feature an octa-core Kryo processor, which could double the performance of the chipset. Octa-core processor also has minimal chance of overheating, which means that the device can still perform better under stress.

With a powerful process like the rumored Snapdragon 830, Display features such as 2K and 4K resolutions will be so much easier to achieve.

Nonetheless, Qualcomm has yet to provide details with regard to the development of the processor, much less its release date.