Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 To Turbocharge More Affordable Flagships

Following up on the launch of its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 system-on-chip (SoC) in September, Qualcomm has now unveiled a non-Elite variant that aims to deliver nearly the same level of performance and features in a more affordable package. While the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 doesn't bear an 'Elite' designation, in a vacuum, this could be considered a top tier chip for Android devices.

Of course, it doesn't exist in a vacuum and we can expect that performance won't quite match its burlier sibling. We won't know for sure how things shake out until we get our hands on a device with the new chip, but we suspect the performance gap will closer to modest than monumental.

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