It’s official: Android’s best flagship chip is coming much earlier than expected

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Qualcomm has confirmed that the Snapdragon Summit will take place from September 23-25. The company always uses this event to announce its next-generation flagship phone processor. So we’re expecting the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 to be announced at this year’s event. Qualcomm usually announces its next-generation flagship Android phone processor at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii each year. We’ve previously heard murmurings about an earlier launch, and the company has now made it official. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon gave a keynote address at Computex 2025, and one of the presentation slides confirmed (h/t: Notebook Check) that the Snapdragon Summit would take place on September 23-25. Check out the screenshot below. This means the summit is taking place much earlier than in previous years. The 2024 event took place from 21-23 October, while the 2023 event spanned 24-26 October. This earlier reveal would allow smartphone manufacturers to la ... Read full article.