Qualcomm China has confirmed that the upcoming flagship computing platform will be called the fifth-generation Snapdragon 8 Extreme Edition.Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5As the official name. After Qualcomm’s announcement, Xiaomi also confirmed that it will be the first brand to adopt this flagship computing platform, which is expected to be used in the Xiaomi 9 series of mobile phones to be unveiled in September.Xiaomi Mi 17, Xiaomi Mi 17 Pro, Xiaomi Mi 17 Pro Max.
而除了維持在夏威夷舉辦2025年度的Snapdragon Summit技術大會，Qualcomm中國也計畫在9月24日至25日期間舉辦2025年度的驍龍峰會中國場，預計同步揭曉Qualcomm新款旗艦運算平台。
Compared to the Snapdragon 8 Elite name launched last year, this new flagship computing platform returns to the previous naming principle of "Snapdragon 8 + iterative version", and additionally adds "Elite" to distinguish the specification level, thereby providing a clearer product identification and differentiation.
After all, judging from Qualcomm's current product positioning, in addition to the current flagship computing platform "Elite", it also includes the Snapdragon 8 and Snapdragon 8s series, which are currently positioned as sub-flagships. If "Elite" is used only as the identification name for the products using Qualcomm's current self-made Oryon CPU, it may conflict with the plan to expand the use of Oryon CPU in more computing platforms. Therefore, the name is different.Adjusted again.
Not only did Qualcomm adopt the "Fifth Generation" (Gen 5) name for its flagship computing platform, but it also revealed that its upcoming computing platform updates will also adopt the "Fifth Generation" designation, with names like "Elite" used to clearly define performance levels.
On the other hand, the fact that the Chinese market will be hosting the Snapdragon Summit simultaneously, coupled with Xiaomi's announcement that it will be the first brand to launch the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 computing platform, further highlights Qualcomm's continued focus on developing the Chinese market.
Especially when Apple began to switch to its own C series networking data chips, and even began to import them into the iPhone 17 series.Homemade Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chipsetsThis means that the cooperative relationship with Qualcomm will be further weakened, which may also allow Qualcomm to expand its cooperation with the Chinese market and strengthen its layout in the PC and car networking system markets.
However, not only has Qualcomm expanded its cooperation with the Chinese market, MediaTek is also currently deepening its cooperation with Chinese brands. At the same time, it is also continuing to cooperate with Arm to introduce its new computing solution designs. For example, the new Dimensity 9500, which is about to debut, will be the first to introduce Arm's newLumex computing subsystemIt is expected to be used in vivo's upcoming X300 series flagship phone.
