Overview

• Digital Chat Station’s Weibo tip, relayed by Wccftech, claims Qualcomm’s SM8850 flagship could debut as Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 rather than Elite Gen 2.
• Such a label would depart from the anticipated numbering and could add to confusion across the Snapdragon roster.
• Wccftech also reports that a REDMAGIC 11 Pro Geekbench 6 listing was attributed to a separate Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 part positioned below the Elite variant for lower cost and performance.
• Dataconomy cites different internal identifiers for the chips, underscoring uncertainty over the exact mapping between codenames and commercial branding.
• Qualcomm has not confirmed any names or SKUs, and official details are expected at the Snapdragon Summit on September 23.