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Last October, Qualcomm unveiled its latest flagship processor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Now the specs of another version of this processor, the Snapdragon 8s Elite, which has the model number SM8735, have been revealed.
Qualcomm has indirectly confirmed that Samsung's new Galaxy S25 line of flagship smartphones will feature Snapdragon 8 Elite chipsets.
According to rumours, NVIDIA is considering switching to Samsung Foundry's 2nm process, abandoning TSMC's services due to high costs and the Taiwanese giant's growing influence on pricing.
According to the latest rumours from whistleblower DCS, Qualcomm's next-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 and MediaTek's Dimensity 9500 processors could equal Apple's M4 chip in terms of single-core performance. This will be made possible by ARM's Scalable Matrix Extension (SME) technology and TSMC's improved 3nm N3P process.
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.
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.
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.
ARM has cancelled Qualcomm's chip development licence, which could lead to a halt in the manufacture and sales of Snapdragon chips with custom Oryon cores.
