Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile SoC processor in October 2024 this year. Many flagship smartphones based on this chipset have been launched in the market. According to reports from China, Qualcomm is going to launch its successor Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 new chip in 2025. Which will be more powerful with 3-nanometer nodes. It will make up for the shortcomings of 8 Elite and give it double power.
What to expect from Qualcomm new chip
In a leaked news on the Chinese social media Weibo, we saw that Qualcomm is preparing an upgraded version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Which will be introduced under the name Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. The sequel will have twice the power of its previous model. It will have more powerful Adreno graphics and will make up for the shortcomings of the previous 8 Elite. Also, it is rumored to have an Orion CPU with overclocking up to 5 GHz.
According to the news received from Digital Chat Station, it will be announced in mid-2025. However, a report suggests that it will first introduce Snapdragon 8s Elite. Which will have less power than 8 Elite. It can be placed in the budget-friendly segment. While Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 will be in the premium segment.
Currently, the name of the chipset is not known from the leaked news, it is rumored that it can be named Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. It will make up for all the shortcomings of 8E Lite. On the other hand, it will give tough competition to Dimensity 9500. As Dimensity 9400 was beaten by 8 Elite in the benchmark.
Currently, no other information related to Qualcomm’s new chip is available. But soon news related to it may leak. Till then stay tuned for other information related to Qualcomm. We will keep updating you from time to time.
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