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- New leaks have shed light on the next Snapdragon 8s chip, which could be the Snapdragon 8s Elite.
- The upper mid-range chip could be more powerful than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 but less powerful than the 8 Gen 3.
- It’s believed that the first phones with this processor could arrive in March or April.
Qualcomm just released the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, bringing major performance and efficiency upgrades over previous flagship Android chips. Now, it looks like this Elite name might extend to an upcoming mid-range Snapdragon chip.
Weibo leaker Digital Chat Station revealed details about an upcoming chipset with the model number SM8735. This chipset is expected to follow the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and could be called the Snapdragon 8s Elite.