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CPUSmartphoneReleased Feb 25, 2026

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy

8C/8T · 4.7 GHz

The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy (SM8850-1-AD) is the fastest version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, announced with the Samsung Galaxy S26 series on February 25, 2026. Its two prime Oryon cores run at up to 4.74 GHz instead of 4.6 GHz, and its Adreno 840 GPU is clocked about 100 MHz higher than the standard chip. It powers the Galaxy S26 Ultra worldwide and the Galaxy S26 and S26+ in North America, China and Japan, while other markets use Samsung's Exynos 2600.

General

Manufacturer
Qualcomm
Model
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
Segment
Smartphone
Generation
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Codename
Kaanapali
Architecture
ARM64
Microarchitecture
Oryon 3rd gen (2× Prime + 6× Performance)
Release date
Feb 25, 2026
Price
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads
8 cores / 8 threadsS2+P6
Base clock
—
Boost clock
4.74 GHz
TDP (design W)
—
Unlocked
✕ No
L2 cache
24 MB
L3 cache
—
Technology (nm)
3 nm
TSMC N3P

Platform

Socket
—
2-CPU (multi-socket)
✕ No
Integrated GPU
Adreno 840
Clock: 1,300 MHz
Memory type
LPDDR5X-10600
4-channel
Memory size
Up to 24 GB
ECC memory
—
PCIe
—

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions
Armv9.3-A
NPU
Qualcomm Hexagon NPU

OS support

Notes
Android smartphone platform. Qualcomm ships it with Android and provides no Windows, ChromeOS or desktop Linux support; mainstream Linux distributions publish no official image for this SoC.

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