TL;DR
- Qualcomm has announced the date for the Snapdragon Summit 2025.
- The summit will see the launch of two major SoCs.
- Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 & Snapdragon X Elite 2 are expected to go official.
The largest technology exhibition, COMPUTEX 2025, commenced today. In the inaugural keynote presented by Qualcomm, the company revealed the schedule for the upcoming Snapdragon Summit 2025. Qualcomm’s President and CEO, Cristiano Amon, stated that the 8th annual Summit is set to take place from September 23rd to 25th, which is a month earlier than in 2024. Additionally, the CEO confirmed that Qualcomm will unveil the next-generation Snapdragon X Series, which will include a successor to the Snapdragon X Elite flagship PC SoC introduced in 2023, along with the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 SoC.
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Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 Chipset: What to Expect
The successor to the Snapdragon 8 Elite is expected to bring significant performance gains. Rumors suggest that it will still retain a 6+2 CPU core layout but a more powerful Adreno 840 GPU, which will offer up to 30% faster graphics performance and a 26% uplift in AnTuTu scores. Reports also suggest LPDDR6 RAM and enhanced Pegasus CPU cores, with clock speeds reaching up to 5GHz. The improvements will take place due to Arm v9 architecture, new Nuvia-designed CPU cores, and TSMC’s advanced N3P node.
Smartphones with Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 will start launching in September or October 2025, with early adopters likely to be brands like Xiaomi, OnePlus, realme, and Motorola. The Xiaomi 16 series is expected to be the first to draw power from the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 SoC. Other expected devices are iQOO 14, OnePlus 15, and HONOR Magic 8 series.
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Snapdragon X Elite 2: Expectations
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Qualcomm will also showcase Snapdragon X Elite 2, the next-gen chipset for Windows laptops. Speculations are rife that the chip might not appear in devices until 2026, and will target devices like Microsoft’s Surface Range.
More details about the upcoming Snapdragon launches will be known in the next few weeks.
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