Archive · 16 Sep 2025
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Processor to Power Android Flagships
Qualcomm is launching a new super-fast chip for phones called the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.
It's like a powerful brain for Android phones, and it's designed to make them work super fast.
It's launching at a big event in Hawaii, and the new Xiaomi 17 series will be one of the first phones to use it.
We already have a sneak peek from some tests of the chip and we can expect to see it in many more phones next year like the Samsung Galaxy S26 and iQOO 15.
Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile processor.
The processor will debut at the Snapdragon Summit on September 23 in Hawaii.
The Xiaomi 17 series will be one of the first phones to use the new chip.
Leaked Geekbench scores show promising performance.
The new chipset is expected to power many flagship Android phones.
- Who
- Qualcomm
- What
- Will release the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile processor.
- When
- Announced September 2024, debut at Summit on September 23.
- Where
- Maui, Hawaii, at the Snapdragon Summit.
- Why
- To power upcoming flagship Android devices.
- Processor
- Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Debut
- September 23 at Snapdragon Summit
- First Device
- Xiaomi 17 series
- Likely Devices
- Samsung Galaxy S26 series, iQOO 15
- Geekbench Scores (Leaked)
- Single-core: 3025, Multi-core: 9178
