Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

Qualcomm showed off its latest Snapdragon chipset overnight, unveiling what is effectively the true successor to 2023’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Now, we know what smartphone it’s coming to first — and, in a surprise, it’s from an OEM that says it played a big role in co-development.

Qualcomm has never been scared to shake up its product lineup, much to the frustration of those of us who need to remember all of its product names. Just a couple of short months after the arrival of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, the company has returned with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 — similarly named, but without its Elite tag.