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After launching the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship chip a couple of months ago, Qualcomm has now launched another high-end chip for Android phones. It is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, and it plays second fiddle to the company's current flagship chip but still brings a lot of power to the table.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (SM8845) is a 3nm chip manufactured by TSMC, similar to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. It even has the same 2 + 6 CPU core configuration, featuring two prime CPU cores and six performance CPU cores, and the Adreno 840 GPU. However, those third-generation Oryon CPU cores and the GPU are running at lower clock speeds compared to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.
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The prime CPU cores are clocked at 3.8GHz, while the performance CPU cores are running at a clock speed of 3.32GHz. Qualcomm claims that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 offers 36% faster CPU performance, 11% better GPU performance, 46% better AI performance, and 13% higher power efficiency compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 that was launched two years ago.
The Adreno 840 GPU inside this chip lacks the Adreno High-Performance Memory (HPM), which is reason for its slightly lower performance. It has dedicated hardware acceleration for ray-tracing in games. It supports Adreno Frame Motion Engine 2.1, HDR gaming, and Snapdragon Game Super Resolution for a better overall gaming experience.
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The chip has the newest Hexagon NPU for on-device multimodal AI processing.
The Spectra ISP has a triple 20-bit pipeline with AI-powered processing. It supports up to 320MP camera sensors and can capture images from three 48MP camera sensors simultaneously at 30fps for zero shutter lag and one 108MP camera sensor at 30fps with zero shutter lag. It can record up to 4K 120fps videos. It lacks 8K video recording support that is present on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip.
It supports 10-bit colour depth and Rec. 2020 colour gamut coverage for HDR. It supports Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG video capture. It also supports Google's Ultra HDR (Samsung calls it Super HDR) format for HDR images and videos and Samsung's APV codec for professional-grade video capture and editing.
The ISP can capture 4K 60fps videos with AI-powered video segmentation, real-time skin and sky tone adjustments, noise reduction, and image quality enhancements in low-light conditions.
The chip supports up to 24GB LPDDR5X DRAM at up to 4,800MHz and UFS 4.1 storage. It can drive up to 4K+ resolution displays at 120Hz refresh rate and up to QHD+ resolution displays at up to 240Hz refresh rate.
The X80 5G Modem-RF System inside the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 supports both mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G networks in Standalone (SA) and Non-Standalone (NSA) modes. It supports up to 10Gbps peak download speeds and up to 3.5Gbps peak upload speeds for data over supported cellular networks. The modem supports dual-SIM dual-active 5G connectivity.
Other connectivity features of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 include multi-frequency GNSS (BeiDou, Galileo, GPS, NavIC, and QZSS), Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, UWB, and USB 3.1 Gen 2 (with USB Type-C connector). It supports Bluetooth LE, LE Audio, Auracast, aptX Adaptive, and aptX Lossless for audio streaming.
The chip supports Qualcomm 3D Sonic Sensor and Qualcomm 3D Sonic Max fingerprint readers.
Qualcomm has revealed that iQOO, Motorola, OnePlus, and Vivo will use its new chip in their affordable high-end phones in the coming months. It isn't clear if Samsung will use the chip. If it does, it could be a good fit for the Galaxy S26 FE and the Galaxy Z Flip 8 FE.
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Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is a 3nm chip for ‘flagship killer' phones
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (SM8845) is a 3nm chip manufactured by TSMC, similar to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. It even has the same 2 + 6 CPU core configuration, featuring two prime CPU cores and six performance CPU cores, and the Adreno 840 GPU. However, those third-generation Oryon CPU cores and the GPU are running at lower clock speeds compared to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.
https://www.imeisource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Qualcomm-Snapdragon-8-Gen-5-Chip.jpg
The prime CPU cores are clocked at 3.8GHz, while the performance CPU cores are running at a clock speed of 3.32GHz. Qualcomm claims that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 offers 36% faster CPU performance, 11% better GPU performance, 46% better AI performance, and 13% higher power efficiency compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 that was launched two years ago.
The Adreno 840 GPU inside this chip lacks the Adreno High-Performance Memory (HPM), which is reason for its slightly lower performance. It has dedicated hardware acceleration for ray-tracing in games. It supports Adreno Frame Motion Engine 2.1, HDR gaming, and Snapdragon Game Super Resolution for a better overall gaming experience.
https://www.imeisource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Qualcomm-Snapdragon-8-Gen-5-Chip-Features.jpg
The chip has the newest Hexagon NPU for on-device multimodal AI processing.
The Spectra ISP has a triple 20-bit pipeline with AI-powered processing. It supports up to 320MP camera sensors and can capture images from three 48MP camera sensors simultaneously at 30fps for zero shutter lag and one 108MP camera sensor at 30fps with zero shutter lag. It can record up to 4K 120fps videos. It lacks 8K video recording support that is present on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip.
It supports 10-bit colour depth and Rec. 2020 colour gamut coverage for HDR. It supports Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG video capture. It also supports Google's Ultra HDR (Samsung calls it Super HDR) format for HDR images and videos and Samsung's APV codec for professional-grade video capture and editing.
The ISP can capture 4K 60fps videos with AI-powered video segmentation, real-time skin and sky tone adjustments, noise reduction, and image quality enhancements in low-light conditions.
The chip supports up to 24GB LPDDR5X DRAM at up to 4,800MHz and UFS 4.1 storage. It can drive up to 4K+ resolution displays at 120Hz refresh rate and up to QHD+ resolution displays at up to 240Hz refresh rate.
The X80 5G Modem-RF System inside the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 supports both mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G networks in Standalone (SA) and Non-Standalone (NSA) modes. It supports up to 10Gbps peak download speeds and up to 3.5Gbps peak upload speeds for data over supported cellular networks. The modem supports dual-SIM dual-active 5G connectivity.
Other connectivity features of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 include multi-frequency GNSS (BeiDou, Galileo, GPS, NavIC, and QZSS), Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, UWB, and USB 3.1 Gen 2 (with USB Type-C connector). It supports Bluetooth LE, LE Audio, Auracast, aptX Adaptive, and aptX Lossless for audio streaming.
The chip supports Qualcomm 3D Sonic Sensor and Qualcomm 3D Sonic Max fingerprint readers.
Qualcomm has revealed that iQOO, Motorola, OnePlus, and Vivo will use its new chip in their affordable high-end phones in the coming months. It isn't clear if Samsung will use the chip. If it does, it could be a good fit for the Galaxy S26 FE and the Galaxy Z Flip 8 FE.
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