It’s worth noting that the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 doesn’t have any little CPU cores; Qualcomm opted for one Cortex-X4 clocked at 3.2GHz and seven Cortex-A720 cores clocked at various frequencies.

Qualcomm's new flagship for smartphones is the Snapdragon 8 Elite. So far, it seems to be a massive leap over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in every aspect.

Qualcomm has hyped the Snapdragon 8 Elite up as a considerable improvement over its previous chips, so I got to work testing it out. I can confirm, it’s hot stuff in every sense of the phrase.

Here’s everything we’ve heard so far. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4: Release date Since the Snapdragon 8 first burst onto the scene in 2021, Qualcomm seems to have adopted an 11-month release cycle.

Qualcomm's Chris Patrick explains why the Snapdragon 8 Elite could be a game-changer for mobile When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Since Qualcomm first announced its Snapdragon X Elite chip, I have noted that this platform is not a single processor, meaning the company can scale up or down via core count and clock speed ...