Overview

• Qualcomm claims a 20% CPU uplift with 35% better CPU efficiency, a 23% faster Adreno GPU at 20% lower power, and a 37% faster Hexagon NPU versus last generation.
• The 2+6 third‑generation Oryon CPU configuration peaks at 4.6GHz for Prime cores and 3.62GHz for Performance cores on TSMC’s 3nm process.
• Creator tools include first‑in‑mobile Advanced Professional Video (APV) codec support, a 20‑bit Spectra ISP, Dragon Fusion computational video, and Snapdragon Audio Sense for improved capture.
• Qualcomm says first phones arrive in the coming days, with broad OEM adoption pledged by Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, OPPO, vivo, Sony, Honor, realme, REDMI/POCO, RedMagic, ROG, iQOO, Nubia, ZTE, and more; reports also note the Xiaomi 17 series as an early adopter.
• realme’s GT 8 Pro is announced as the first global device using the chip and vendor‑reported AnTuTu scores top 4 million, figures that await independent testing and wider device availability.