Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is Qualcomm’s next flagship chipset

15 September 2025
The upcoming chip follows Qualcomm's 8-series naming scheme, which began with the SD 8 Gen 1 in 2021.

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DarlingYext, 17 Sep 2025"Now, did you expect them to wait until Qualcomm Snapd... moreIt really doesn't matter how you respond it will be another WRONG OPINION

Qualcomm's Don McGuire has confirmed I Just Read is right....
EVERYTHING I/we have posted without even mentioning tetraphobia but clearly Snapdragon 8 Elite is Qualcomm aware that customers in some Eastern countries have very strong views

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
[My edit Custom Oryon]
Snapdragon 8 ELITE (omit Gen 4 Tetraphobia)****
####Snapdragon 8 Elite (now INCLUDE) Gen 5

**** ELITE signifies Oryon SoC and that is it ELITE IS NOT A GEN
#### The day before announcing Qualcomm could have avoided this by just going to Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

Elite is a name only if pursued that then disconnects numerics S range from the Gen

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 and 8S Gen 5
https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2025/09/snapdragon-8-elite-gen-5-name-power-why

Flash forward to 2026 2nm
Snapdragon 9 ELITE (or other name) Gen 1. & Snapdragon 9S Gen 1
**** https://www.gsmarena.com/qualcomm_snapdragon_8845_snapdragon_8_gen_5_naming_convention-news-68882.php

    DarlingYext, 17 Sep 2025"Now, did you expect them to wait until Qualcomm Snapd... moreImagine Chinese people being so afraid of number 4 and forcing Qualcomm to rebrand it as Snapdragon 8s Gen 3A, same case as Malaysia most of the elevator to 4th floor replaced with number 3A. 😅

      LosEstupido, 19 Sep 2025true that I honestly prefer generational numbering if an... moreYup, that's the main issue with the naming scheme. Eventually, the numbers will run out but when they start using the 8 Gen name I thought it sounds cool. Then they finally decide to call the next SoC as Elite instead, most probably because they start to using custom cores and that's where the Elite name might standout because the performance difference is huge according to Qualcomm(Same case with Samsung skip then 11th number and start using S/Note 20 name.).

      Now Qualcomm comes up with 8 Elite Gen 5 name... Oh well...

      The 8s Gen series honestly much more confusing to me because we have 7+ Gen series which probably more suitable for the upper premium range segment, there's still number 6and 4 in their list.

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        • Anonymous
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        • 22 Sep 2025

        Clocking up again, heats up and more battery drain on heavy load.

          TechNoir91, 17 Sep 2025Qualcomm not so elite in naming scheme, but hey its been co... moretrue that

          I honestly prefer generational numbering if anything, I mean what goes after 888? 898 (rumored 8 Gen 1 name btw)? 8100 (thats just ripping off mediatek)? they had to do this since they were running out of numbers to slap on their SoCs.
          I can honestly see mediatek doing the same by naming their SoCs "Dimensity 9 Gen 1" since they'll also eventually run out of numbers, either that or they can pull an intel/amd and confuse us more by naming their SoCs "Dimensity AI 9+ 195" or sm like that

          apart from that, it's indeed confusing.
          Completely Ignoring the "s" suffix issue happening with lower end snapdragon SoCs, Calling it just "Snapdragon 8 Elite" without any generational numbering is just silly + it's probably also marketing hype and parity with X Elite.

          and Speaking of that article, I'm pretty sure Snapdragon X CPUs will either be called "Snapdragon X Elite Gen 2" or (worst case scenario) "Snapdragon X Elite Gen 5", the latter is gonna be REALLY confusing especially for someone who only follows PC/Laptop News and not Phone News.

            Qualcomm not so elite in naming scheme, but hey its been confusing since last time.

              I Just Read is right, 16 Sep 2025"Essentially, it's just an ability to count"... more"Now, did you expect them to wait until Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 April 02 2025 which by the way is a single item product, according to vocabulary NOT A SERIES."

              Not a series, really? That's very interesting, so why does the 8s Gen 4 have a predecessor then?

              https://m.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=13875&idPhone2=12888

              Just look at this link again, one device uses the 8s Gen 3, while the other is using the 8s Gen 4, so yes it is absolutely a series. Oh, and regardless of it being just a single product, or an entire series it still has the number 4 in its name and is sold in Chinese devices in China as well, so tetraphobia clearly doesn't matter here.

              Anyways, if you couldn't understand my analogy about Sharp making Sense, while you aren't, well that's completely your fault not mine.

                I Just Read is right, 16 Sep 2025"Essentially, it's just an ability to count"... moreYou should've stopped before you've even made an account, let alone multiple ones.

                Qualcomm is an AMERICAN brand, not one from East Asia, so they aren't affected by tetraphobia in any way.

                https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2025/03/qualcomm-celebrates-40-years-as-an-american-innovator

                https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia

                "Because Xiaomi, BBK, etc. didn't say e.g. want to compete with Apple or Samsung, FLAGSHIP SoC in their FLAGSHIP phone in October 2024. Qualcomm didn't forget they were aware hence the name."

                You are trying so hard, and keep failing so much it's not even funny. Do you honestly think Xiaomi cares about tetraphobia? They don't btw.

                https://m.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=13875&idPhone2=12888

                Just look at these two phones, one called Civi 4 Pro, which clearly has 4 in its name, while the Civi 5 Pro uses the 8s Gen 4, which also has 4 in its name.

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 16 Sep 2025

                  I Just Read is right, 16 Sep 2025"Essentially, it's just an ability to count"... more8s gen 4 honestly is probably a bigger deal to Xiaomi and Oppo since they'll move more units of those than the 8 elite models. And 8s gen 4 is broadly advertised during phone announcements due to most buyers being quite performance driven.

                  Anyway tetra phobia isn't a thing for Qualcomm it isn't even a thing for Xiaomi with their MI 4s and note 14s.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 16 Sep 2025

                    I guess there is some bad luck association with number 4

                      New GPU ?

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                        DarlingYext, 16 Sep 2025You yapped a lot, but despite the fact that Sharp doesn... more"Essentially, it's just an ability to count"

                        You should have stopped there my bad. You never really started, but this WHY?

                        "Tetraphobia, really? Qualcomm has a series called Snapdragon 4 as well btw. You seemed to have also completely forgotten about the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4.''(😱+ 😂) ^ ♾️ -1

                        Because Xiaomi, BBK, etc. didn't say e.g. want to compete with Apple or Samsung, FLAGSHIP SoC in their FLAGSHIP phone in October 2024. Qualcomm didn't forget they were aware hence the name.

                        Now, did you expect them to wait until Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 April 02 2025 which by the way is a single item product, according to vocabulary NOT A SERIES.

                        Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is Qualcomm’s next flagship chipset (article) digressing to 8S Gen 4 is desperation to score something not relevant, NOT FLAGSHIP and not October 2024. Only you mentioned Sharp

                        It's not conducive for me to carry on this monologue as I've already made my point correctly multiple times

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 16 Sep 2025

                          Foxtrot2Novmbr, 16 Sep 2025Nope. It's not Marketing. It's been decades that ... moreIt is marketing. To quote Intel "bigger number better".
                          So that's why they skip numbers. If you don't keep track, you'll get fooled that this new device is a few generations newer than the last, while there's only a year between them.
                          It is purposefully misleading.

                            AltFantasy, 15 Sep 2025just relax, it's just marketing, come on :)) it'... moreNope. It's not Marketing. It's been decades that keeps consumers like me Suspicious.
                            Like how Apple Skipped the Number 9.
                            Or the Samsung Skipping 11 to 19.
                            Or the iOS skipping the Number 19 to 25.
                            Or the Android Skipped the Letter Q to Z. And start using Numbers as the Android Version.
                            Companies don't suddenly do this Skipping Nonsense unless something bad did happen.

                              Isn't that there are rumours about non-Elite 8 Gen 5 as well, which will slot in between 8 Elite Gen 5 and 8s Gen 5?

                                I Just Read, 16 Sep 2025This article is probably the most informative least technic... moreYou yapped a lot, but despite the fact that Sharp doesn't make a ton of phones, even they make a lot more Sense than you just did with this comment.

                                "Snapdragon 8 ELITE (omit Gen 4 Tetraphobia)"

                                Tetraphobia, really? Qualcomm has a series called Snapdragon 4 as well btw. You seemed to have also completely forgotten about the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4.

                                https://www.qualcomm.com/products/mobile/snapdragon/smartphones/snapdragon-8-series-mobile-platforms/snapdragon-8s-gen-4-mobile-platform

                                There was only one Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC so far, so that's either Gen 1, or a special chipset, not Gen 4 somehow, as there were no 8 Elite chipsets before it.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  Anonymous, 16 Sep 2025Someone buys flagship phone (bonus points if every year or ... moreWhy not? You get smoother and better phone and enjoy it longer. You can keep it five years.

                                    DarlingYext, 15 Sep 2025Qualcomm has absolutely no idea how to name their products.This article is probably the most informative least technical and oh so easily understood (for most) on Qualcomm's FLAGSHIP SoC.

                                    Essentially just an ability to count

                                    The earlier NON "complexities" was due to rumours NOT following Qualcomm's established nomenclature, then realising that they messed up so adjusted their comments to fit (It was never going to be Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 Detailed in this earlier post)****

                                    I have already posted on this matter several times yet you remain confused...HOW?

                                    "Qualcomm has absolutely no idea how to name their products 😱" You are wrong, and that's without the technical data.

                                    It's WRITTEN in the 2nd paragraph
                                    Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
                                    Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
                                    Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
                                    [My edit Custom Oryon]
                                    Snapdragon 8 ELITE (omit Gen 4 Tetraphobia)
                                    Snapdragon 8 Elite (now INCLUDE) Gen 5


                                    Flash forward to 2026 2nm
                                    Snapdragon 9 ELITE (or other name) Gen 1.

                                    **** https://www.gsmarena.com/qualcomm_snapdragon_8845_snapdragon_8_gen_5_naming_convention-news-68882.php

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 16 Sep 2025

                                      Anonymous, 15 Sep 2025Xiaomi 16 series not 17.16 skipped

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                                        • 16 Sep 2025

                                        Bro I thought you know something about phones but wtf is this Xiaomi pro max?
                                        Yeah I'm searching up phones on other web from now

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