Let’s start with the good news. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 features Qualcomm’s custom Oryon CPU cores, the same architecture foundation as its Elite models — no Arm Cortex cores here. Qualcomm doesn’t ...

Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 smartphone processor. The chip has the expected CPU, GPU, and AI gains, but it’s also the first mobile chip to support the APV codec for ...

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In case you missed our other coverage from Snapdragon Summit 2024, new second-generation Snapdragon X2 Elite chips for Windows on Arm laptops, as well as the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5—Qualcomm's ...

Qualcomm introduced its most powerful mobile chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, in September, and in no time, the chipmaker has announced another high-end chipset — the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, which ...

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Last year Qualcomm revamped it naming conventions for flagship processors. Instead of launching a Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip the company introduced a Snapdragon 8 Elite as the first mobile processor to ...

Update December 31, 2025: There are now a handful of Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 devices available worldwide, with more coming in 2026. Summary: Here’s everything you need to know about Qualcomm’s ...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is official, and it claims some big upgrades over last year’s Snapdragon 8 Elite. The third-gen Oryon CPU offers 20% improved performance, while also improving the ...

Ahead of its upcoming launch this month, Qualcomm has confirmed that its next flagship chip for Android will be called the “Snapdragon 8 Elie Gen 5,” and also offered a bit of insight into why it has ...