The Galaxy S26 and other phones from Samsung are expected to use the newly-announced Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset when they arrive next year. But the story could be more complicated than initially thought, with Samsung's next-gen foldables possibly getting an advanced version of the chip.
Reporting by NewDaily out of Korea claims that Samsung has passed Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 samples to Qualcomm, made in its own silicon foundry. This is noteworthy since Qualcomm usually relies on another company, TSMC, to build its chips.
