During the Snapdragon for India event, Qualcomm officially introduced two new mobile chipsets- Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 SoC and Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 SoC. These chipsets are said to strengthen Snapdragon’s mobile offerings with stronger performance and extended battery life.

Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 & Snapdragon 4 Gen 5: Features & Specs

Both chipsets come with Snapdragon Smooth Motion UI to enhance device interactions with seamless, lag-free navigation. Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 delivers 20% faster app launches and 18% less screen stutter for more immersive and reliable performance. It delivers up to 21% better GPU performance and supports ultra-fast 5G and WiFi 7 connectivity.

Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 enables smooth, all-day responsiveness with 43% faster app launches and 25% less screen stutter. It delivers up to 77% improved GPU performance and brings 90fps gameplay, while the chipset supports dual SIM dual active (DSDA) 5G+ 5G/4G connectivity.

Snapdragon 6 Gen 5: Specs

The SoC is built on a 4nm process and features an octa-core Qualcomm Kryo CPU with four performance cores clocked at up to 2.6GHz and four efficiency cores running at up to 2.0GHz. The platform supports up to 16GB LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage.

Qualcomm has also introduced several gaming-focused technologies, including Qualcomm Adaptive Performance Engine 3.0, Snapdragon Game Super Resolution, and Qualcomm Frames Per Second 3.0. These features are claimed to deliver smoother gameplay with sustained frame rates and improved power efficiency. The chipset supports FHD+ displays at up to 144Hz refresh rate.

For camera, the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 supports up to 200-megapixel sensors and 4K HDR video recording at 30fps. For improved low-light photography, it has AI-based Night Vision technology. Connectivity features include Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, Qualcomm XPAN technology, and Release 17 5G support with download speeds of up to 2.8Gbps.

It comes with support for Qualcomm 5G Modem-RF System and various performance enhancement technologies: Qualcomm 5G PowerSave, Qualcomm Smart Network Selection Gen 3, Qualcomm Smart Transmit 2.0 technology, Qualcomm wideband envelope tracking and Qualcomm AI-Enhanced Signal Boost.

Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 SoC: Specs

The Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 mobile platform is built on a 4nm process. Its architecture comprises an octa-core Kryo CPU with two performance cores clocked at up to 2.4GHz and six efficiency cores at up to 2.0GHz.

The Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 supports up to 90fps gameplay, which is claimed to be the first time in the Snapdragon 4-series. It also supports FHD+ displays at up to 144Hz refresh rate and includes gaming optimisations. For optics, the chipset supports up to 108-megapixel photo capture, dual 16-megapixel cameras with zero shutter lag, and features such as intelligent face detection, auto-exposure, autofocus, and electronic image stabilisation.

Connectivity features on the new Snapdragon chip include Release 17 5G, Dual SIM Dual Active (DSDA) 5G + 5G/4G support, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.1, and Qualcomm Smart Network Select 3.0

It comes with Qualcomm 5G Modem-RF System and performance enhancement technologies: Qualcomm Wideband Envelope Tracking, Qualcomm AI-Enhanced Signal Boost, Qualcomm Smart Transmit Technology, Qualcomm 5G PowerSave, and Qualcomm Smart Network Selection Gen 3.

The chipset supports NFC, Qualcomm Location Suite, Electronic Image Stabilisation, Multi-frame noise reduction, and Qualcomm Quick Charge 5 technology. Security features include: Qualcomm Trusted Execution Environment, Qualcomm Wireless Edge Services (WES) and Qualcomm WES Attestation service.

Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 & Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 SoC: Availability

Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 will be featured in upcoming devices from global OEMs, including Honor and Redmi. Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 will be first seen on devices from Oppo, Realme and Redmi.

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The Snapdragon for India event for the Indian region has now been officially confirmed by Qualcomm and it is scheduled to take place on the 7th of May 2026, and we get to see the brand sharing a new post via its official X handle revealing the same. We also get to see that the brand has teased the upcoming event with the tagline “Breakthrough announcements. Redefining everyday experiences,” and the post also mentions “We’ve saved the best for now. Catch us LIVE for the big reveal.”

Here are some of the key details that are now known.

Snapdragon for India Event – Key Details

The Snapdragon for India event that has been confirmed by Qualcomm for the Indian market will be taking place on the 7th of May 2026, and as mentioned, the brand has already teased it via its official X handle. As per what has been shared, the event is expected to bring new announcements; however, specific details regarding what all will be unveiled are still not known.

Looking at the product launches around the same time, it is understood that OnePlus will be introducing its Nord CE 6 series on the same day, and the standard Nord CE 6 device is already confirmed to feature the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SoC.

Adding more, Vivo had also confirmed to launch two new smartphones in the Indian market – the Vivo X300 Ultra and the Vivo X300 FE, on May 6th 2026. The former is said to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, while the other device is expected to feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC.

Apart from these, Qualcomm hasn’t shared anything more regarding what will be revealed during the upcoming event, however, it is most likely that the brand could be focusing on promoting these devices which are powered by its Snapdragon chipsets at the event.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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Following the launch of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, Qualcomm today on the 26th of November 2025 has brought out its new Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 as a flagship-killer chip. Performance as well as power efficiency of this latest chip have improved significantly, and it equips a lot of added features too.

Here’s more about it.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 – Now Official

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip is made using the 3nm process technology itself, and it has a core configuration with 2x 3.80 GHz-clocked prime cores and 6x 3.32 GHz-clocked performance cores. Speaking more about its performance, it now offers 36% improved CPU performance, 11% improved GPU performance, and 46% improved AI performance. On the power efficiency side, 42% CPU power savings, 28% GPU power savings, and 13% overall SoC power savings are being promised.

The Adreno 840 GPU is also integrated onto it, and it has the Frame Motion Engine 3.0. Additionally, the brand’s own Hexagon NPU is also featured within it, delivering the above-mentioned 46% improved performance in AI-related tasks. Triple AI ISP, Snapdragon Audio Sense, Night Vision, Mesh Shading, up 165 FPS gaming scenarios, agentic AI assistants, multi-modal AI activation, Sensing Hub, 5G modem-RF system, FastConnect mobile connectivity system, and Bluetooth 6.0 technology are its further key features.

About the smartphone devices that will be hitting the market featuring the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip, the OnePlus Ace 6T smartphone was just recently teased to use this latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8-series chipset. Its debut is scheduled to take place this month (November 2025) in China, and its re-branded version – the OnePlus 15R with same chip will be unveiled for the global audience on the 17th of December 2025. [On the same day, the OnePlus 15R and OnePlus Pad Go 2 will be released in India, whereas the OnePlus Watch Lite has been teased to launch for European customers on this same day.] Also, Vivo’s S50 Pro mini is coming to China with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip onboard.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip that was teased back in September 2025 during the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 launch has now been revealed to have its launch next week. Additionally, its key specs and the upcoming smartphones that will be using this latest chip have also been tipped.

Check out more about these latest updates below.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Chip – Launching on 26th November 2025?

As per what has been revealed, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip is said to launch next week on the 26th of November 2025, and it is also teased to offer a premium flagship performance experience too. In terms of its cores, the flagship chip will likely be featuring an architecture consisting of two 3.80 GHz-clocked cores and six 3.32 GHz-clocked cores, and just like the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, it is also said to be integrated with the same Adreno 840 GPU (earlier stated by DCS). About its performance, on the Geekbench database, the chip has already managed to acquire single-core and multi-core performance scores of around 3,000 points and 10,000 points respectively, and these are in par with that of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.

Speaking more, it was previously tipped that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5-powered smartphones will be arriving in the month of November 2025 (for India in December 2025), and OnePlus, iQOO or Vivo, Honor, Motorola, and Xiaomi were all reported to bring out smartphones. The OnePlus Ace 6T which will be debuting this month in China is pointed out to use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip, as well as the Vivo S50 and the next Redmi Turbo device. Moreover, the Vivo S50 is believed to hit global markets re-branded as the Vivo X300 FE, while the upcoming Redmi Turbo device is expected to arrive re-branded as the standard POCO F8, and both of these are also probably going to feature it (via @yabhishekhd).

Stay tuned for more updates.

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We have already seen the debut of many smartphones powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip over the last two months and now, a new update has arrived claiming that we’ll be able to see the launch of Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 powered smartphones this month. In the Indian market, the launch is expected by next month.

Read more about the update below.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Powered Smartphones – Coming Soon?

This update comes from the tipster @heyitsyogesh and as per his X post, this month in November 2025, the smartphone market will be able to witness the launch of new smartphone models equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip. However, for Indian customers, the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 smartphone is said to arrive by December 2025. Furthermore, the tipster notes that in terms of performance, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip will be a bit lower when compared with the previous Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, and it is designed for gaming and upper mid-range devices.

OnePlus had officially teased the arrival of its Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 powered smartphone back in September 2025, and the tipster adds that iQOO or Vivo, Honor, Motorola, as well as Xiaomi have smartphone models with the same chip onboard in works and we might soon be able to witness the launch of these devices over the next two months. About the pricing, the tipster mentions that per unit, the cost will range from USD 160 ~ USD 180.

Regarding the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 smartphones, a few of them include the Xiaomi 17 series, Redmi K90 Pro Max, iQOO 15, RedMagic 11 Pro series, Nubia Z80 Ultra, Realme GT 8 Pro, Honor Magic 8 series, OnePlus 15, and more. All these have been made available in China, while a few of them have been introduced/scheduled to be introduced globally.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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The American semi-conductor brand – Qualcomm has now officially announced its Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 mid-range budget chipset. As per what has been revealed, this is the very first chipset model under the 6-series to be built on the 4nm process node.

Check out more about its specs and other features below.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 Chip

The newly-announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 chip is made using the 4nm process technology, and it is equipped with four performance cores (clocked at up to 2.4GHz) + four efficiency cores (clocked at up to 1.8GHz) combination. These are said to be Kryo CPU cores, and are revealed to offer 36% faster CPU performance. An Adreno GPU with Vulkan 1.1 supporting HDR gaming is also there within the chipset, and it thus offers 59% faster GPU performance. About its storage specs, LPDDR5x RAM and UFS 3.1 internal storage will be supported.

Speaking more, in terms of its display and gaming aspects, a FHD+ display resolution is supported along with up to 144Hz refresh rate, and additionally the chip will also offer variable rate shading and game quick touch. For the camera specs, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 chip will support up to 200MP photo capture, 2K HDR video @30fps + 720p slow-mo @240fps, dual 12-bit Spectra ISP, and multi-frame noise reduction.

Snapdragon Sound, Aqstic Audio Codec & Amplifier, GPS, NavlC, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS (L1/L2/L5), Trusted Execution Environment, Type-1 Hypervisor, USB 3.1 type-C port, and Quick Charge 4+ are further notable specs of the latest chip. On the connectivity side, 5G (mmWave + Sub-6GHz) up to 2.9Gbps DL, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.4, LE Audio, Dual SIM, and DSS support are given.

While Qualcomm nor other smartphone brands haven’t yet announced the details concerning the devices that will be hitting the market with this latest chip, reports claim that we can expect Snapdragon 6s Gen 4-powered smartphones from Xiaomi, OPPO, and Motorola soon.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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New Snapdragon X2 Elite and Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme processors have now been introduced by Qualcomm as its next generation Snapdragon X series premium-tier platforms. Equipped with superior performance, multi-day battery life, and AI capabilities, these latest processors that have been unveiled for Windows PCs are teased to be the fastest and the most efficient.

Check out more their specs and features below.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite and Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme – Officially Introduced

About the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, it has been designed for ultra-premium PCs and will enable users to easily tackle works related to agentic AI experience, intense computational data, professional media editing, as well as scientific research. Speaking more, it features the best-in-class 3rd generation Qualcomm Oryon CPUs to offer an upgraded performance of up to 75% at ISO power, and it integrates a new Adreno GPU architecture that ensures 2.3x performance increase (per watt) and better power efficiency with respect to its predecessor. Moreover, the 80 TOPS Qualcomm Hexagon NPU that has been equipped within it is the world’s fastest NPU for laptops.

Coming to the Snapdragon X2 Elite, it will be capable of driving the best multi-tasking experience for resource-intensive workloads thanks to the 31% boosted performance at ISO power. Notably, in comparison to its predecessor, the power consumption of the chip has also been reduced by 43%. Thanks to better power efficiency, the PC devices using this chip will be able to go on for days. Also, for handling Copilot+ and the overall concurrent AI experience, 80 TOPS NPU is given too.

Regarding the availability, the Snapdragon X2 Elite-powered Windows 11 PCs are expected to hit the market in the first half of next year in 2026 (1H26).

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At its recently-held Snapdragon Summit 2025 event, Qualcomm has officially introduced its next flagship chipset – the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. With improved CPU, GPU, and NPU performances, it will soon be arriving on upcoming flagship smartphone devices that are set to launch in the coming days/weeks.

Check out more about the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon flagship chip below.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 – Now Official

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip (3nm) that has now been introduced equips the brand’s own 3rd generation custom Oryon CPUs with a peak clock speed of 4.6GHz. In comparison to its predecessor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 offers 20% single-core and 17% multi-core CPU performance, along with up to 35% CPU power efficiency (16% overall power savings). About its architecture, it consists of 2x 4.60GHz-clocked prime cores and 6x 3.63GHz-clocked performance cores. The support for LPDDR5X RAM that runs at 5300MHz is also given on the device.

On the GPU side, the next-generation Adreno GPU has been equipped within the device, and it is clocked at 1.2GHz. 23% increased overall performance, 20% reduced power consumption, and 25% improved Ray Tracing are its notable upgrades when compared to the previous Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. Adreno High Performance Memory (HPM), Tile Memory Heap, Mesh Shading, Unreal Engine 5, and more are also its other added features. Furthermore, a new Hexagon NPU that is 37% faster, and added AI accelerators for running the latest LLMs, are also part of the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip. A 16% better performance per watt will also be delivered via the Hexagon NPU.

Regarding the camera aspects, the Qualcomm Spectra AI ISP offers Advanced Professional Video (APV) Codec, which brings features like near-loss video quality, greater control in post production, highlight and shadow adjustments, precise color grading, and many more. Also, with the triple 20-bit ISPs, 4x dynamic range is offered for the first time. Many other camera features are also supported by the chip.

Finally, speaking of its connectivity specs, a new 5G standard has been set thanks to the Snapdragon X85 5G Modem RF System that is equipped within the chipset. Additionally, Release 17 and 18 capabilities have also been given with the added 5G AI processor. FastConnect 7900 mobile connectivity system, AI-enhanced WiFi, UWB, WiFi ranging, Bluetooth Channel Sounding with Proximity AI, and support for more other specs are also given on the flagship chip.

In the coming days/weeks, smartphone brands such as Xiaomi, Redmi, POCO, OnePlus, OPPO, Realme, Honor, ZTE, Nubia, RedMagic, Vivo, iQOO, Samsung, ASUS ROG, and Sony are said to soon announce the arrival of their latest flagship smartphones and these upcoming devices will be making use of Qualcomm’s newly-introduced Snapdragon 8 Elite 5 Gen 5 chip. Stay tuned for it.

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In the past few years, we have all seen Android evolving with various enhancements and new upgrades. Till now, Android has powered various smartphones and tablets in the industry, but what if you get to know that we may soon get to see an Android-powered PC?

Amusing right? Well, today at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit, Google’s SVP of Devices and Services, Rick Osterloh, has officially confirmed that the company is working on an Android-based PC.

While talking to Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amo, Osterloh said, “In the past, we’ve always had the different systems between what we are building on PCs and what we are building on smartphones. We’ve embarked on a project to combine that. We are building together a common technical foundation for our products on PCs and desktop computing systems.”

He further mentioned, “This is another way we can leverage all of the great work we’re doing together on our AI stack, our full stack, bringing Gemini models, bringing the assistant, bringing all of our applications and developer community into the PC domain. And I think this is another way in which Android is gonna be able to serve everyone in every computing category.”

Other than this, not much has been revealed about the upcoming PC. Though, since Google has hinted towards the Android-based PC, we may come across some more details in the future. Stay tuned.

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Following the 2020-released Quick Charge 5 tech, Qualcomm has now officially introduced an enhanced Quick Charge 5+ standard. Notably, it promises a cooler and consistent charging experience, and is capable of delivering up to 140W charging speeds.

Here’s more about it.

Qualcomm’s Latest Quick Charge 5+ Introduced

As mentioned, the Quick Charge 5+ standard has been introduced as an enhanced version of the brand’s previous Quick Charge 5 and in order to deliver a cooler and consistent charging experience, it makes use of lower voltage at higher currents. Up to 140W charging (20V, 7A), 0% to 50% in five minutes, and dynamic power flow control are the biggest changes in Qualcomm’s latest Quick Charge 5+. Also to note, the Quick Charge 5+ relies on a smarter and a more efficient path in comparison to other charging solutions that are limited to 5A and require higher voltage to deliver faster charging speeds. Thus, with its new charging standard, Qualcomm has easily addressed issues of heating and its impact on battery health as well as battery longevity.

Speaking more, the Quick Charge 5+ has the USB PD-PPS as the underlying charging protocol and it is backward compatible to previous versions till the Quick Charge 2, thus a Quick Charge 5+ certified charging adapter will be able to power a wide range of devices. About its availability details, at the upcoming Snapdragon Summit that has been scheduled to take place from the 23rd of September 2025 to the 25th of the same month, the first devices supporting the Quick Charge 5+ tech of Qualcomm will be announced. Later this year in 2025, Quick Charge 5+ certified chargers and accessories will also be hitting the market.

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