After reports, Qualcomm and Samsung have confirmed that the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform for Galaxy powers the Galaxy S25 series globally. This revolutionizes intelligent mobile experiences on the most powerful and world’s fastest mobile system-on-a-chip, said the company.
It features the second-generation custom Qualcomm Oryon CPU, new Qualcomm Adreno GPU, and Qualcomm Hexagon NPU for on-device AI capabilities promising unparalleled performance, transforming the way users interact with their Galaxy AI device. It has up to 4.47GHz peak speeds, compared to 4.32GHz in the standard Snapdragon 8 Elite.
There is Snapdragon X80 5G Modem-RF System and Qualcom FastConnect 7800 Mobile Connectivity System for ultra-fast cellular and Wi-Fi 7 speeds. Additionally, the Galaxy S25 series are the first commercial devices to feature Snapdragon Satellite, which allows consumers to send and receive messages via satellite (narrowband NTN) natively supported in Android OS.
Qualcomm said that it has worked closely with Samsung to customize the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy to deliver premium image quality and power consumption on a Galaxy smartphone display.
Samsung also partnered with Qualcomm Technologies to integrate Spatio-Temporal Filter (STF) support into the Qualcomm Spectra ISP of this series, unlocking sharper-than-ever low light video capture capabilities, even at 8K 30fps, while maintaining world-class power consumption efficiency. Additionally, Qualcomm Technologies and Samsung collaborated closely to tailor the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy for the latest Gemini experiences.
