- Leaks suggest Qualcomm is preparing two new top-tier SoCs: the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 (SM8850) and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (SM8845).
- The Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is said to feature Qualcomm’s custom Oryon CPU cores and share the same TSMC process as the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
- Curiously, a Snapdragon 8s Gen 5 isn’t expected anytime soon.
Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset late last year for Android flagships. With it, the company also took the opportunity to rebrand the flagship SoC, as it would have otherwise been called the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 had Qualcomm followed its previous naming conventions. For this year, we’re hoping to see Qualcomm release the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2, but rumors also abound that a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 will be coming alongside. We now have more details on what Qualcomm’s flagship lineup could look like this year.
On Weibo, Leaker Digital Chat Station mentions that the SM8845 (purportedly called the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) is not an iteration of the SM8735 (Snapdragon 8s Gen 4), nor is it a rebrand of any other existing 8s series chip. Qualcomm is said to be positioning the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 as a flagship chip within the Snapdragon 8 series, as it is said to be sharing the same TSMC N3P process as the SM8850 (purportedly called the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2/Elite Gen 2).