Each Xiaomi and Honor joined Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon on stage in Hawaii to announce that the Xiaomi 15 and Honor Magic 7 sequence, respectively, will launch this month (doubtless in China) with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset.
Asus, too, confirmed that the upcoming Asus ROG Telephone 9 might be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, and Samsung cell chief TM Roh additionally appeared at Snapdragon Summit to reaffirm his firm’s ongoing partnership with Qualcomm. Roh didn’t point out the Samsung Galaxy S25 sequence by identify, however you’ll be able to wager your home that the most effective Samsung telephones we see in 2025 will come packing the Snapdragon 8 Elite (disclaimer: that’s not critical monetary recommendation).
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Xiaomi SVP Adam Zeng saying the Xiaomi 15 on stage at Snapdragon Summit(Picture credit score: Future)
Honor CMO Ray Guo saying the Honor Magic 7 Professional on stage at Snapdragon Summit(Picture credit score: Honor)
In different phrases, it’s extremely doubtless that a lot of subsequent yr’s greatest Android telephones might be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, with Samsung’s Galaxy S25 sequence being the primary of that quantity to ship within the US, UK, and Australia (we’re anticipating a January launch date). These aforementioned fashions from Xiaomi, Honor, and OnePlus will presumably debut in China first, earlier than launching internationally at a later date in 2025.
As for the way the Snapdragon 8 Elite stacks up in opposition to its predecessor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, it’s the primary Snapdragon cell chipset to function Qualcomm’s second-generation Oryon CPU, and has been designed to “handle the complexities of multi-modal AI” far more effectively.
Any telephones geared up with Qualcomm’s newest chipset will ship quicker app launches, extra seamless multitasking, and extra highly effective generative AI capabilities than their Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-equipped predecessors, and cell avid gamers, too, will profit from sharper pictures, smoother gameplay, and longer gameplay periods due to the 8 Elite’s improved Adreno GPU.
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