Quick summary
Qualcomm has announced its sub-flagship hardware, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. The new hardware will power more affordable flagship devices.
There's a slight reduction on the clock speed and it uses a different modem, but otherwise it's much the same as the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.
Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in September and has now followed-up with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. The aim of this hardware is to provide a more affordable route to flagship power and will result in more affordable high-end Android phones.
