Moving to TSMC and its 3nm ‘N3P’ node for its premium products like the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 has given Qualcomm the opportunity to compete with titans like Apple, but at a literal cost. Last year, the Snapdragon 8 Elite was the industry’s first 3nm chipset designed for Android flagships, and it was an expensive piece of silicon for phone partners to use in their devices.

Now, the same Qualcomm customers will have to either raise the prices of their smartphones or be forced to make compromises because the latest estimates reveal that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is 27 percent more expensive than the Snapdragon 8 Elite. To make matters worse, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 is not expected to provide any financial relief, thanks to a direct consequence of Qualcomm moving to TSMC’s 2n

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