Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 3 can come to the top mobile with bad news
It is far from presenting the top -of -the -line phones next year, but most of the parts are ready for production. Accordingly, the news is leaking about what we can expect. Well, there is something about Qualcomm’s house that has been probably not applauded by potential customers.
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Preparation for the production of components for next year’s high -end phones has begun.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 3 processors can arrive in two versions.
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The new chipset uses more advanced technology, but the production costs are also higher.
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Price increases can affect what chip is added to different models.
Qualcomm’s current top mobile chip, Snapdragon 8 Elite, provides a lot of excellent Android phones, such as Samsung S25-series. The next -generation Snapdragon 8 elitegon 2 chips are expected by the end of September. However, the hearts of the devices at the end of next year will be added to an even improved chip as usual. This was first revealed – not too heartbreaking – information on the According to Android Authoritywhich indicate that not all flagship phones will receive the most powerful version of the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 3.
The double version can come
Digital Chat Station is a well-known and reliable leak on Weibo reportedthat the Qualcomm SM8950 chipset that is expected to be equal to Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 3 can be available in a « double version ». The leak pre-calls the less effective chip in advance SM8945 and compares the resulting situation to the A and Pro chips used in Apple iPhones.
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High -end phones
Qualcomm is supposedly TSMC 2 Nm manufacturing procedure It will use it for new chips, which sounds good, but there is a bad news. According to the Tippist, the price of the chip has « soared » and the price of new high -end phones, which will appear from the end of 2026, will rise.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 3 chips are sure to come but do not know that with uniform abilities or categorized / photo: Getty Images
This price increase obviously means that Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 3 will not be used in standard top devices. Instead, the « SM8945 » chip is incorporated into these models, while the devices positioned up within the product family get the full-value Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 3. In other words, phones such as the Galaxy S27 and Xiaomi 17 will be expected to expect less overwhelming performance than PLUS, PRO, and ultra counterparts. And so far, there was no example. At most, the Snapdragon chip was optimized for the Galaxy S series.
Qualcomm has not even introduced Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2, not to mention the Gen 3 chipset. So it is possible that the job of things may change until the end of 2026 release period – Write to Androidauthority. Or you need to swallow the bitter pill as a result of a decision between lower power or a higher price.
