
Samsung officially announces Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25+ smartphones
Thinner, lighter, and with Snapdragon 8 Elite and 12GB of RAM
At its Galaxy Unpacked January 2025 event, Samsung unveiled its full Galaxy S25 series lineup, including the Galaxy S25 and the Galaxy S25+ smartphones, which are now thinner, lighter, and will be getting the custom Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC in all markets.

Qualcomm hints at Next-Generation Oryon CPU cores
Oryon 2 will skip PCs
Qualcomm has provided insights into the third generation of its Oryon CPU cores. It appears that Oryon 2 will skip PCs and be exclusively used in the Snapdragon 8 Elite chips.

Early Realme GT 7 Pro benchmark tests hint at overheating issues
Getting a little too hot
The Realme GT 7 Pro reportedly ran too warm during benchmark tests, and the word on the street is that it might be the first Snapdragon 8 Elite chips to blame.

OnePlus 13 now official with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
New screen, larger battery, and triple Hasselblad camera system
OnePlus has now officially announced its latest flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 13, equipping it with the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC, flagship BOE OLED screen, large 6,000mAh battery, and triple-sensor Hasselblad-branded rear camera system.

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8 Elite
Claims it will clean rivals' clocks
Qualcomm has introduced its latest mobile platform, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which it claims will set a new standard in smartphone performance.