Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 smartphone processor. The chip has the expected CPU, GPU, and AI gains, but it’s also the first mobile chip to support the APV codec for ...

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 never been scared to shake up its product lineup, much to the frustration of those of us who need to remember all of its product names. Just a couple of short months after the arrival of ...

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is a high-performance mobile processor that offers flagship-grade performance at a not-so-flagship price. It features the same Oryon CPU cores from the top-tier Snapdragon 8 Elite ...

Building on the strong foundation established by last year’s Snapdragon 8 Elite, Qualcomm is set to launch its successor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, with stronger performance and efficiency. With ...

Update: Samsung, Xiaomi, HONOR, and others have all just announced new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 devices in the past few weeks. Summary: Here’s everything you need to know about Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 ...

This post was last updated on April 18, 2026. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is Qualcomm’s most advanced smartphone chipset for Android devices, promising superior performance, efficiency, and agentic ...