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 ...

Xiaomi has confirmed it will be the first to launch smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, debuting the chip in its new Xiaomi 17 series. The lineup—expected to include the Xiaomi 17, 17 ...

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 ...

Qualcomm has just announced the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, which sports gains across the CPU, GPU, and NPU and supports the APV codec for higher-quality video capture. This new SoC is expected ...

The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is Qualcomm’s latest and greatest mobile chipset, featuring a third-generation Oryon CPU and a new Adreno 840 GPU, promising a significant boost to performance and power ...

Qualcomm’s upgraded chipset for 2026 Android flagship phones, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, is finally here. The company isn’t just talking about higher clock speeds or better benchmarks but also ...

Qualcomm has never been scared to shake up its product lineup, much to the frustration of those of us who need to remember all of its product names. Just a couple of short months after the arrival of ...

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 ...

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Update: Samsung, Xiaomi, HONOR, and others have all just announced new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 devices in the past few weeks. Summary: Here’s everything you need to know about Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 ...