Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. has announced that its latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform for Galaxy will power the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 worldwide. This advanced chipset features the next-generation custom Qualcomm Oryon CPU, the world’s fastest mobile CPU, and the Qualcomm®Hexagon NPU, delivering the most powerful AI experience yet in a Galaxy foldable.
Building on a two-decade partnership, Qualcomm and Samsung continue to redefine mobile performance. Chris Patrick, SVP and GM of Qualcomm’s mobile handset division, highlighted the platform’s ability to run multimodal generative AI on-device, interpreting speech, images, and context seamlessly.
O.H. Kwon, President of Qualcomm APAC, emphasized that bringing the Snapdragon 8 Elite, first introduced in the Galaxy S25 series, to the ultra-slim Z Fold7 represents a significant step in the companies’ collaboration.
Samsung’s Inkang Song noted that this launch reinforces both companies’ commitment to innovation, offering users superior AI, camera, and connectivity performance on the Galaxy Z Fold7.