Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset at Snapdragon Summit 2024, and since then several phone makers have come forward to confirm that their upcoming flagships will be powered by the all-new (and all-powerful) mobile platform. Qualcomm brought TechRadar to Hawaii and welcomed us to the Snapdragon Summit to hear the latest news.
Both Xiaomi and Honor joined Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon on stage in Hawaii to announce that the Xiaomi 15 and Honor Magic 7 series, respectively, will launch this month (likely in China) with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset.
Asus also confirmed that the upcoming Asus ROG Phone 9 will feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite, and Samsung mobile boss TM Roh also appeared at the Snapdragon Summit to reaffirm his company's continued partnership with Qualcomm. Roh didn't mention the Samsung Galaxy S25 series by name, but you can bet your house that the best Samsung phones we'll see in 2025 will include the Snapdragon 8 Elite (disclaimer: that's not serious financial advice).
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In other words, many of next year's best Android phones will likely be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, with Samsung's Galaxy S25 series being the first of that number to ship in the US, UK, and Australia (we hope a January release date). The aforementioned models from Xiaomi, Honor and OnePlus will presumably debut in China first, before launching internationally at a later date in 2025.
As for how the Snapdragon 8 Elite compares to its predecessor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, it 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.” ” to a large extent. more efficiently.
Any phone equipped with Qualcomm's latest chipset will offer faster app launches, smoother multitasking, and more powerful generative AI capabilities than their Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-equipped predecessors, and mobile gamers will also benefit from sharper visuals, smoother games. fluids and more time. Gaming sessions thanks to the 8 Elite's improved Adreno GPU.
We'll be reporting on more Snapdragon 8 Elite features throughout the week from the ground at Snapdragon Summit (check out our report on Qualcomm's virtual mobile light source technology, for example), so stay tuned to TechRadar for updates. latest news from hawaii.
