Qualcomm

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy

Announced

Qualcomm Technologies introduced this platform on February 25, 2026 and called it the most advanced Snapdragon mobile platform to date. It was set to power the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra globally and the Galaxy S26+ and S26 in select regions. The release names a 3rd Gen Qualcomm Oryon CPU, an Adreno GPU, and a Hexagon NPU, and calls the platform the world's fastest mobile system-on-a-chip.

Latest update Oct 6, 2026