#snapdragon-8-elite-gen-5

#snapdragon-8-elite-gen-5

The Poco F8 Ultra is powered by Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, paired with the VisionBoost D8 chipset. It also features a 6,700 mm2 vapor chamber for improved cooling. The Ultra comes with a 6.9-inch AMOLED display with 1.5K resolution, 3,500-nit peak brightness, and up to 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. The display offers slim bezels and an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner.

Additionally, there are two sound profiles tuned by Bose engineers: a Dynamic mode that delivers extra bass, and a Balanced option that emphasizes vocals and a more even soundstage. "By combining Bose's expertise in acoustic engineering with Poco's innovation in design and technology, Poco F8 Series achieves a level of clarity and depth that redefines what's possible in mobile sound," said Nick Smith, president of audio technology and chief strategy officer at Bose.

The iQOO 15 arrives just in time to once again be among the first smartphones powered by Qualcomm's latest flagship chipset. As expected from the series, it delivers an impressive value proposition - undercutting most premium competitors while making few, if any, meaningful compromises. Aside from the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, several other aspects work in the iQOO 15's favor. The company is making meaningful improvements, even with the price increase. The display is one of those improvements. It's roughly the same size as before - 6.85 inches - but now carries additional HDR certifications, including Dolby Vision, and promises higher peak brightness.

Last month, we used a Realme GT8 Pro prototype to run early benchmarks of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. The phone was officially unveiled last week and is preparing to launch globally next month, so we are ready to do some proper benchmarking. Even better, in the meantime we have reviewed several competing flagships, so we can have a better look at the key chipsets for the next twelve months.

The OnePlus 15 will offer an improved Glacier cooling system that will include a larger vapor chamber with its walls made from tearable steel for better heat dissipation. This also makes the structure thinner, which creates more space inside the phone. Next, OnePlus is using a new Glacier Supercritical Aerogel for thermal insulation, which allows the phone's exterior to remain cooler for longer while gaming.

Fresh CAD-based renders of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra have surfaced online that show the phone from different angles. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra successor is expected to be unveiled early next year. In the first render below, the Galaxy S26 Ultra is seen with a flat display and slim, uniform bezels. The corners of the display appear to be more rounded than last year's model.

The Honor MagicPad 3 Pro is expected to launch next month in China alongside the Magic8 series. Ahead of the official unveiling, specifications and design of the upcoming tablet have been leaked. Honor MagicPad 3 Pro is confirmed to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC. A new leak suggests that the tablet will offer similar specifications as the base MagicPad 3. According to tipster Digital Chat Station, the MagicPad 3 Pro will come with a 13.3-inch LCD display that will offer a refresh rate of 165Hz and a 3200 x 2136 pixels resolution.

Honor will launch the Magic8 series soon, and the devices will be powered by Qualcomm's recently unveiled Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC. If you were wondering how well it would perform, no need to wonder anymore, as Honor's Li Kun has shared the Magic8's AnTuTu results on Weibo earlier today. As you can see from the screenshot below, the phone managed a total score of 4,166,339 in AnTuTu v11.

The 8-core CPU features third-generation Oryon cores - two big ones and six medium. The big cores can reach new heights in terms of smartphone clock speed, going up to 4.61GHz. Overall, the CPU is expected to deliver a 20% performance improvement compared to the previous generation. The new CPU is 35% more power efficient, which in turn makes the whole chipset 16% more efficient.

The iQOO 15 is expected to be unveiled in China next month, with an international debut anticipated before the end of the year. The brand has already revealed the iQOO 15's design and a few other features, but today it confirmed the most important part of the phone's specs sheet - the processor. iQOO has confirmed that the iQOO 15 will be powered by the freshly announced Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship chip.

Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (SM8850-AC) flagship mobile platform at the Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Hawaii, alongside the Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme chips. And towards the end of the product keynote, the chipmaker introduced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC. While Qualcomm didn't detail the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC, Alex Katouzian, General Manager for Mobile, Compute, and XR at Qualcomm, said, "We developed this chipset to give you more choices and flexibility, while still delivering flagship features."