Qualcomm officially confirms Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is coming later this year

Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (SM8850-AC) flagship mobile platform at the Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Hawaii, alongside the Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme chips. And towards the end of the product keynote, the chipmaker introduced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC.

While Qualcomm didn't detail the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC, Alex Katouzian, General Manager for Mobile, Compute, and XR at Qualcomm, said, "We developed this chipset to give you more choices and flexibility, while still delivering flagship features."

That suggests the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 will sit a tier below the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 while still offering some features that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 offers.

Katouzian said Qualcomm will reveal more about the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 later this year without providing the launch timeframe for the mobile platform.

Previous rumors claimed that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 would have a model number SM8845.

While we await more details about the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 from Qualcomm, you can read our Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 announcement coverage here to learn more about it.