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 launched the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 processor, which is positioned as a cheaper alternative to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Qualcomm has compared the new processor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, ...

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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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 ...

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 was announced in November, and the major highlights were the Oryon cores, which were previously exclusive to “Elite” chips. It’s a slightly toned-down version of the Snapdragon ...

Update: Some benchmarks from the unannounced Galaxy S26 series have now leaked, showing the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy under-the-hood, with a Geekbench Single-Core score of 3,378, multi-core ...

TL;DR: Qualcomm will unveil its next-gen Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile processor next week, marking the fifth generation of its premium 8-series. The new SoC features a 4.74GHz CPU clock and is ...