Overview
- Qualcomm's Chinese branch announced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 will debut on November 26.
- The chip was first introduced in September as a non‑Elite flagship positioned below the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.
- Qualcomm confirms a 3nm process with maximum CPU clocks of 3.8GHz for prime cores and 3.32GHz for performance cores.
- For comparison, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 reaches up to 4.6GHz on prime cores and 3.62GHz on performance cores.
- Unconfirmed reports suggest a 2+6 CPU layout and an Adreno 840 GPU, which remain unofficial until the full reveal.