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Qualcomm launched its new flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset in October this year, and now it is reported that the company is already actively working on its successor.
Qualcomm has successfully defended itself in a lawsuit against Arm Holdings for breach of licence agreement. The dispute arose after Qualcomm acquired startup Nuvia for $1.4bn in 2021.
Arm has sued Qualcomm, claiming that its acquisition of startup Nuvia in 2021 violates licence agreements.
OnePlus is working on a compact flagship smartphone with a 6.3-inch 1.5K display and a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip.
Apple has been working on developing its own modem for use in its mobile devices for several years now. Apple's first 5G modem will reportedly debut in the iPhone SE 4, which will be released in 2025. Now it has been revealed that the company has set its sights on surpassing Qualcomm's modems in the coming years.
Qualcomm is planning to significantly increase the price of its next flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite (second generation) chip. The cost of the new chip is expected to exceed $200, which is a 20% increase over previous models.
The Honor 300 Pro, which is due for release on 2 December, has been spotted in Geekbench with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip. But this version of the chip is different from the standard one.
Xiaomi is gearing up to launch the Redmi K80 Pro, powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. The device, which is likely to be renamed as Poco F7 Ultra in the global market, has already shown impressive results in benchmarks.
The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor showed a significant jump in gaming performance. In tests, it was able to run Cyberpunk 2077 on the emulator at 60 frames per second at low graphics settings and 720p resolution.
Qualcomm is preparing to break into the notebook market with its new Snapdragon X series chips aimed at devices priced under $600. The series includes the X1P-24-100, X1P-39-100 and X1P-40-100, which promise high quality even for budget devices.
According to a new report, AMD is considering entering the smartphone market. Insiders claim that AMD is in talks with several smartphone manufacturers to introduce its Ryzen AI processors into mobile devices. If the rumours are confirmed, AMD will become a competitor to companies such as Qualcomm and MediaTek, which already dominate in this area.
Qualcomm has introduced two new chips for Internet of Things (IoT) devices used in smart home gadgets.
Samsung is preparing to launch the Galaxy S25 Ultra, which will be equipped with a personalised version of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, designed specifically for the Galaxy.
The recently announced Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, which will be used in one or all of the Galaxy S25 smartphones, could be facing overheating issues.
Recently introduced flagship processors Snapdragon 8 Elite from Qualcomm and Dimensity 9400 from MediaTek have already appeared in the first smartphones and managed to pass the first comparative tests.
