# Nothing Phone (2) confirmed to launch with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

URL: https://technosports.co.in/nothing-phone-2-snapdragon-8-gen-1/  
Published: 2023-03-06  
Updated: 2023-03-06  
Author: Raunak Saha

It was kind of expected and recently confirmed by 91mobiles, the upcoming Nothing Phone (2) will be powered by the older yet capable Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 based on TSMC’s 4nm process.

Speculations started to surround [when Nothing Founder Car Pei stood with Qualcomm CEO at the MWC with a t-shirt](https://technosports.co.in/carl-pei-nothing-phone-2-snapdragon-8/)confirming the new Nothing Phone (2) to come with Snapdragon 8 series chipset but no one knew which one Carl’s company would opt for.

> Nothing Phone (2) – Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1[https://t.co/3TUvAC2J7y](https://t.co/3TUvAC2J7y)[#Nothing](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nothing?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#nothingphone2](https://twitter.com/hashtag/nothingphone2?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/9jlZgMLAYH](https://t.co/9jlZgMLAYH)
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> — Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings) [March 6, 2023](https://twitter.com/stufflistings/status/1632709927843004416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## Nothing Phone (2) will adopt Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

While a lot of people guessed it to be the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which again would have cost higher, our gut feeling always said it would be the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. Similar to what[OnePlus did with its 11R](https://technosports.co.in/oneplus-11r-first-impressions/), Carl Pei has similar plans in his mind to make the Nothing Phone (2) both powerful and cost-effective.

While you remember that the [Nothing Phone (1)](https://amzn.to/3ZynMp7) was kind of a perfect mid-range device but making good phones that are powerful is a norm, especially in the 2022-23 era. Now, using this Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, which specifically fixed the flaws of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 using Samsung node, the [Nothing Phone (2)](https://technosports.co.in/tag/nothing-phone-2/)could make an impact as an affordable flagship, whose market is very popular in countries like India.