Qualcomm has just presented its new mobile chips for high -end mobiles, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Although the details of the chip will be revealed on September 23 at the Snapdragon Summit event, it has already offered interest data on this true mobile beast.
Why Gen 5. To begin with, the name is surprising because last year we had a Snapdragon 8 Elite, without more. One would expect this new chip to be gen 2 at most, but in Qualcomm they have explained that it is actually the fifth generation since this family began. So:
3 Nm? The internal details of this new SOC (System-on-Chip) of Qualcomm are not known at the moment, but it is expected that it will be based on the photolithographic nodes of 3 Nm of TSMC and that has new more powerful Oryon nuclei than ever.
No low consumption nuclei. The rumors They point to two “prime” nuclei at 4.61 GHz and six high -performance nuclei at 3.63 GHz. There is also talk that the manufacturer will follow the same line as the previous year and in this new chip there will be no efficient and low -consumption nucleus. Here the idea is to offer a solution that is totally aimed at offering maximum power.
Xiaomi will be one of the first (and there will be numbering jump). Last year we saw how the processor debuted in the Xiaomi 15and the firm has already confirmed In Weibo that their new high -end mobiles will use the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. One would expect those devices to be the Xiaomi 16, but no: the company has decided to skip a number and we will have Xiaomi 17 very soon. The reason is clear: compete more clearly with the iPhone 17. At least, at the marketing level.
Personalized version for the Galaxy S26. As indicated In Android Authoritythis processor will also be used in future Samsung Galaxy S26. In fact, rumors suggest that the version of that chip will be personalized and slightly modified and that could even be somewhat more powerful than the “standard.”
And the AI? There is also no details or comments on the NPU (Neural Processing Unit) of this soc. This part of the chip, dedicated to the processing of AI processes, should be strengthened, and notable improvements are expected here. If that jump was confirmed, we would have an even more prepared chip to be able to run local models on the mobile device itself.
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