Qualcomm
TL;DR Qualcomm has announced that its new flagship processor will be called “Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.”
Xiaomi has confirmed that its next flagship phone lineup, the Xiaomi 17 series, will be powered by the new chipset.
The processor will also power the Galaxy S26 series, with a possible “Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy” branding.
Qualcomm has officially announced its next flagship mobile chipset, the “Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.” Ahead of the 2025 Snapdragon Summit, where the chip maker will reveal the processor that’ll power the next set of premium Android flagship phones, Qualcomm has explained why the company is following this new naming convention after it launched the Snapdragon 8 Elite branding last year.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite, which powered devices like the Galaxy S25 series, could have been followed by something like the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2. Instead, the company is jumping straight to a “Gen 5” processor. At first glance, it may seem like Qualcomm skipped multiple generations, but the company has explained the logic behind its naming scheme on Weibo.
Here’s the lineage: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Snapdragon 8 Elite (effectively “Gen 4”)
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