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Qualcomm launched its new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset.
The mobile platform will fuel new experiences on Android.
The new features span photography, AI, and connectivity.
While chipsets may not be the most exciting component of a phone, they are responsible for powering a lot of the activities you enjoy every day, including gaming, photography, audio, internet connectivity, and, of course, AI features. That's why Qualcomm's announcement of its new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset gives us a good idea of what's next to come for the future of Android phones.
The new mobile platform features upgrades to the CPU, GPU, and NPU, which make it faster and more capable than before. If you are interested in all of the specs, including some benchmarks I ran it through, you can check out this article. However, for how this chipset translates into improvements in everyday experiences, you can read below.
1. More capable AI agents
AI agents have become the craze in the past year. They take AI assistance one step forward, actually performing tasks on your behalf. However, the efficiency of how well an AI agent works depends on how much information it already knows about you, as it is in that way that it knows what actions to suggest to maximize its helpfulness. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset helps with that.
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