The introduction of Snapdragon 8 Elite was a pivotal moment in Qualcomm's history, as it saw the return of custom CPU cores after a decade. Combined with the node shift to 3nm, the 8 Elite delivered massive gains across the board, and it continues to be one of the fastest mobile platforms available today.
Qualcomm isn't sitting idly by either — the successor to the Snapdragon 8 Elite is now available, and it is dubbed the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Awkward naming aside, the new chipset delivers sizeable gains across the board, and it aims to solidify Qualcomm's position in this category.
