At the Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Hawaii, Qualcomm Technologies introduced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform, the company’s most powerful and fastest mobile chip to date. This platform is the first to feature Qualcomm’s second-generation, custom-built Oryon™ CPU, alongside the Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU and enhanced Hexagon™ NPU, enabling cutting-edge performance improvements together.
Designed to revolutionize user experiences, the Snapdragon 8 Elite enables seamless multi-modal generative AI directly on smartphones, supporting applications across productivity, creativity, gaming, and camera capabilities—all while prioritizing privacy. Chris Patrick, Qualcomm’s senior VP, expressed excitement over the integration of the Oryon CPU, emphasizing the platform’s breakthrough in delivering personalized AI experiences and unparalleled power efficiency.
Major smartphone brands, including Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, OPPO, and others, are expected to launch devices powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite in the coming weeks.