What do the Samsung Galaxy S25 , the Xiaomi 15 Ultra and the OnePlus 13 have in common, beyond simply being Android phones? The answer is that they're all powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, which is the processor of choice for 2025's top Android flagship phones (other than those made by Google).

The 8 Elite has performed well in our testing, but a successor is incoming. Next week at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, Qualcomm is set to unveil its latest, greatest chip, which it announced on Monday will be named the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. This is the chip that will likely power next year's best Android phones , and I'm excited to see what the company has in store at the launch event in Maui next week.

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