Qualcomm just unveiled the Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5, and it’s officially the world’s fastest mobile chip. This next-gen platform is built to supercharge everything you do on your phone, from gaming marathons to AI-powered creativity.
Power Meets Efficiency
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is designed for smooth, lightning-fast multitasking and seamless app switching. Gamers get long, uninterrupted sessions with boosted performance and smarter power management.
AI That Knows You
This is where things get futuristic. The chip enables personalised AI agents that don’t just follow commands—they actually learn from you. With real-time sensing and multimodal AI models, your phone can proactively suggest, adapt, and enhance prompts while keeping your data private and on-device.
Pro-Level Video on Mobile
For creators, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is a game-changer. It’s the first mobile platform to support Advanced Professional Video (APV) codec, giving you studio-grade recording right in your pocket. Add in AI-driven camera smarts and you’ve got professional-level shooting and post-production controls without lugging around a DSLR.
Numbers That Matter
- 20% faster performance with the new 3rd Gen Oryon™ CPU
- 23% better graphics thanks to the new Adreno™ GPU
- 37% faster AI processing with the upgraded Hexagon™ NPU
In short: more power, more efficiency, more possibilities.
Coming Soon to Your Favorite Brands
The latest premium offering in the Snapdragon 8 Elite series will be featured in flagship devices from global OEMs and smartphone brands, including Honor, iQOO, Nubia, OnePlus, OPPO, POCO, realme, REDMI, RedMagic, ROG, Samsung, Sony, vivo, Xiaomi and ZTE. New devices will be launched in the coming days
Benchmark numbers
Early benchmark results reported by AndroidHeadlines reveal that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 has caught up to Apple’s A19 Pro in single-core performance, while pulling far ahead in multi-core scores. However, Apple still holds the GPU crown, with the iPhone 17 Pro nearly doubling the graphics performance of Qualcomm’s latest chip.
On AnTuTu, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 absolutely dominated, posting a massive score of 4,084,711—nearly double that of the iPhone 17 Pro Max.
