Snapdragon Summit: Samsung to Use Snapdragon 8 Elite Chip on Upcoming Phones; Could Arrive on Galaxy S25 Series

Samsung is yet to official reveal which smartphones will be equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset.

Written by David Delima | Updated: 22 October 2024 16:09 IST

Snapdragon Summit: Samsung to Use Snapdragon 8 Elite Chip on Upcoming Phones; Could Arrive on Galaxy S25 Series

Photo Credit: Qualcomm

Samsung Mobile President TM Roh on stage at Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit 2024

Highlights

Samsung has hinted that future phones will run on the Snapdragon 8 Elite
The company is expected to launch the Samsung Galaxy S25 series next year
It is unclear whether all Galaxy S25 series models will feature the chip

Snapdragon Summit 2024 — the chipmaker's annual event to unveil its flagship smartphone processor — began on Monday with the launch of the Snapdragon 8 Elite. This high-end smartphone chipset is confirmed to arrive on smartphones from several brands, including Asus, iQOO, Honor, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Vivo, and Xiaomi. South Korean tech conglomerate Samsung has also revealed that its upcoming handsets will be equipped with the successor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which was unveiled by Qualcomm last year.

Samsung Confirms Upcoming Galaxy Smartphones Will Feature Snapdragon 8 Elite Chip

At the ongoing Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, Samsung Mobile President TM Roh stated that upcoming Galaxy handsets would be equipped with Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. Given that Samsung's Galaxy S series and Z series models are the company's most high-end smartphones, we can assume that the Galaxy S25 series will be the first phones from Samsung to arrive with the new processor.

"Qualcomm will help us move further with Qualcomm's experience in intelligent computing, and commitment to advancing mobile AI, will be a big part of future Galaxy AI experiences," Roh said at the event.

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He did not reveal which smartphones will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, so it is unclear whether all the successors to the Galaxy S24 series will feature the newly unveiled processor.

While Samsung equipped all three models in the Galaxy S23 series with a custom Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy chip, only the Ultra model in the Galaxy S24 series features a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset while the standard and Plus models had an Exynos 2400 processor in most markets.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite chip could also power the successors to the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6 smartphones, but these models aren't expected to arrive until the second half of 2025. On the other hand, the Galaxy S25 series of smartphones is expected to arrive in early 2025, along with Samsung's Android 15-based One UI 7 software update.

Samsung Galaxy S24

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Compact design
Vibrant 120Hz display
Capable processor
Good overall camera performance

Bad
Average battery life
Recycled design
AI features free till 2025

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy S24 review

Display 6.20-inch

Processor octa-core

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 10-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

Battery Capacity 4000mAh

OS Android 14

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Samsung Galaxy S23

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Compact design that?s hard to beat
Long-term software update commitment
Good performance, effective heat management
All-day battery life
IP68 rated

Bad
Only minor design changes
Relatively slow charging

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy S23 review

Display 6.10-inch

Processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 10-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB

Battery Capacity 3,900mAh

OS Android 13

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Further reading: Samsung Galaxy S25 series, Snapdragon 8 Elite, Snapdragon Summit 2024, Qualcomm, Samsung

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