Qualcomm’s ‘new, special, most premium’ mobile chipset is here
It’s that time of year again: Qualcomm has debuted its new-and-improved flagship mobile chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, at its annual Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii.
Essentially a renamed version of the much rumored Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 (though Qualcomm isn’t ready to confirm as much just yet), the 8 Elite is a de facto successor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, and will likely power the Samsung Galaxy S25, OnePlus 13, and many more of the best phones we expect to see released in 2025.
“Our flagship mobile platforms are now taking on the Elite name, showcasing the remarkable progress it represents for the industry,” Qualcomm said in a statement announcing the launch, which comes just a month after Apple and Meditek unveiled their latest flagship chipsets – the A18 Pro and Dimensity 9400, respectively.
The 8 Elite is the first Snapdragon mobile chipset to feature Qualcomm’s second-generation Oryon CPU, and has been designed to “handle the complexities of multi-modal AI” better than any mobile chipset before it. In other words, next year’s best Android phones will surely rank among the best AI phones, too.
Forgive us for getting technical, but the Oryon’s two prime CPU cores boast peak speeds of 4.
