The 8-Series Reimagined: Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Delivers Premium Performance and Experiences

Highlights:

• The Snapdragon 8-series continues to expand premium smartphone technologies, fueling many of the world’s leading flagship devices, delivering exceptional performance tailored to the evolving needs of OEMs and consumers.
• Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 brings flagship-level performance, intelligence, and experiences to a wider range of premium smartphones.
• The premium Platform will power flagship OEMs including OnePlus, with new devices launching in the coming weeks.

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. today announced the Snapdragon® 8 Gen 5 Mobile Platform, a premium offering that combines outstanding performance with cutting-edge technologies, raising the bar for flagship mobile experiences.

Two Premium Tier Offerings

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 joins our premium tier family, offering consumers greater choice and flexibility. It is premium at its core and meets the rising demand for cutting-edge capabilities - from AI and camera innovations to immersive gaming experiences.

Transform Smartphones into Intuitive Companions

With the new 8-series Mobile Platform, users can instantly wake their AI assistant up simply by picking up their device, thanks to the Qualcomm® Sensing Hub, which intelligently combines microphone and sensor inputs to detect users’ intent to speak. Powered by the Qualcomm® AI Engine, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 also enables agentic AI assistants to deliver context-aware interactions and personalized suggestions – elevating mobile experiences with seamless, on-device intelligent experiences. At the core of these capabilities is the Qualcomm® Hexagon™ NPU, which achieves up to 46% improved performance¹.

Unlock Flagship Speeds

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is an incredibly fast mobile systems-on-a-chip – it features the custom-built Qualcomm Oryon^™ CPU, fueling peak speeds up to 3.8 GHz. Along with faster speeds, this Mobile Platform delivers a remarkable 36% performance improvement and 76% better web browsing responsiveness¹.  This leap in processing power enables smoother multitasking, faster responsiveness, and enhanced efficiency across demanding applications. Complementing the CPU, the Qualcomm^® Adreno^™ GPU features our innovative sliced architecture which unlocks higher clock speeds and boosts gaming and graphics performance by 11%¹. 

“As the demand for premium smartphones continues to surge, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is perfectly positioned to meet and exceed consumers’ evolving expectations. We’ve reimagined our 8-series family, putting premium performance into the hands of more consumers worldwide,” said Chris Patrick, senior vice president and general manager, mobile handset, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 places users at the center of their mobile experiences, empowering them with the speed, intelligence, and efficiency they need to perform at their peak and unlock their full creative potential.”

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 will be featured in flagship devices from global OEMs and smartphone brands, including iQOO, Honor, Meizu, Motorola, OnePlus and vivo. For more information, visit the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 webpage and product brief. 

About Qualcomm
Qualcomm relentlessly innovates to deliver intelligent computing everywhere, helping the world tackle some of its most important challenges. Building on our 40 years of technology leadership in creating era-defining breakthroughs, we deliver a broad portfolio of solutions built with our leading-edge AI, high-performance, low-power computing, and unrivaled connectivity. Our Snapdragon^® platforms power extraordinary consumer experiences, and our Qualcomm Dragonwing™ products empower businesses and industries to scale to new heights. Together with our ecosystem partners, we enable next-generation digital transformation to enrich lives, improve businesses, and advance societies. At Qualcomm, we are engineering human progress. 

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