The Snapdragon 8 Elite was only announced last month, but there is evidence that Qualcomm is wasting no time to prepare for the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 launch next year.
Proof of the company’s efforts was found in Xiaomi’s HyperOS software, where the SoC’s unique designation number was spotted.
A few bits and pieces of information surrounding the 2025 flagship silicon have also been detailed in previous findings, so we will discuss those at length and more below.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 to feature ‘SM8850’ designation, according to the latest leak, but no word on its specifications The leak was shared by Erencan Yılmaz on X, revealing that Xiaomi’s HyperOS 2 was testing the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2.
While it is not out of the ordinary for companies like Qualcomm to begin the development of their flagship silicon earlier, keep in mind that the first wave of the Snapdragon 8 Elite smartphones has yet to begin arriving to the market.