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- The first major Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 3 leak suggests Qualcomm could offer two versions of the chip, akin to Apple.
- The leaker also asserts that 2027’s flagship phones could be more expensive due to the cost of the chipset.
- It also sounds like standard flagship phones could use a less capable flagship Snapdragon processor.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite powers plenty of great Android phones today, but we’ve already seen some Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 leaks. Now, it looks like we’ve got our first Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 3 processor leak.
Digital Chat Station on Weibo reports that the Qualcomm SM8950 chipset, expected to be the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 3, might be available in “dual versions.” The leaker tentatively calls the less capable chip the SM8945 and likens this arrangement to Apple’s A and A Pro chips used in its iPhones.