US EditionQualcomm's New Chip Means You Don't Need a Flagship Phone for Cutting-Edge AI Tools
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC offers a 36% performance boost and 76% faster web responsiveness with AI-powered sensing for context-aware assistants on modern smartphones.
- Qualcomm just revealed the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 as the second member of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 line, following the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Elite first shown last September.
- The chip is built for AI on phones, featuring a custom Oryon CPU with matrix-acceleration on a 3nm process, including two Prime cores and six Performance cores at 3.8GHz and 3.32GHz.
- Qualcomm highlights measurable gains, with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 delivering a 36% boost over 2023's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the Adreno GPU increasing graphics performance by 11 percent.
- The company's Sensing Hub combines sensors and microphones to detect intent, and Qualcomm says agentic AI assistants will deliver context-aware interactions, requiring partner OEMs to build functionality.
- Qualcomm says the chips will appear in devices in the coming weeks and will be found in models from iQOO, Vivo, Motorola, and OnePlus ahead of CES and MWC early next year.
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[Digital Daily Reporter Kim Moon-ki] Qualcomm announced its premium mobile platform, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, on the 27th. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 expands the premium product line, broadening consumer choices and addressing the growing demand for advanced features such as AI, cameras, and gaming. The Qualcomm Sensing Hub allows users to activate the AI assistant simply by lifting the device, and combines sensor and microphone inputs to detect the …
Qualcomm Makes High-End AI More Affordable With New Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Copyright protected content copied from PhoneWorld website. Qualcomm has introduced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, a new chip that brings strong performance and advanced AI features to affordable Android phones. This chip sits below the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, which powers the most premium phones of 2026. With this new option, phone makers can now offer powerful devices at a lower cost. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 was revealed in September. It is de…
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