Qualcomm Announces Next-Gen Snapdragon 8 Elite Chip, Xiaomi to Pioneer Its Use

Qualcomm announces Xiaomi will have the first phone featuring the next Snapdragon 8 Elite

As we enter the doldrums of summer, Qualcomm, like many companies, is sharing revenue and future forecasting in its quarterly earnings call (via Android Central). The company hit double-digit growth, earning $10.4 billion in Q3 2025. Qualcomm announced that the next Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset will come out at the end of September and that Xiaomi will be the first OEM to get the powerful chip. "We are already working with several OEMs for launch of new devices based on a tremendous interest in it," Amon said. "And what you are seeing is really people getting ready for launch of new devices." The company announced that Chinese phone maker Xiaomi will be the "first OEM to launch with our next Snapdragon 8 Elite chip." Not a huge surprise since the Xiaomi 15 was announced as the first device to feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite last year. It was quickly followed by options from Honor and OnePlus. Some details of the expected Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 have already leaked, hinting at a huge performance boost. The chip could have a CPU running at 4.6GHz and a GPU at 12GHz, faster than the current chip, which is set at 4.47GHz. The company revealed that chipset sales accounted for the bulk of its revenue, with CEO Cristiano Amon noting that the company's push into AI processing is contributing to growth. "Our leadership in AI processing, high-performance and low-power computing, and advanced connectivity positions us to become the industry platform of choice as AI gains scale at the edge," Amon said in a statement. We'll know more when the company holds its annual Snapdragon Summit, which is expected to take place at the end of September.

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Qualcomm's been flying high -- following the success of the Snapdragon 8 Elite, the veteran chip manufacturer is now working on its big follow-up, which it says is coming later this year. Scheduled to launch within the next couple of months, Qualcomm says that Xiaomi will be the first OEM to feature the upcoming chipset. READ: Qualcomm quietly kills Samsung's 2nm Snapdragon project The company also announced that it raked in $10.4 billion in revenue for the third quarter of its fiscal year, which equates to around a ten-percent increase from the same period in 2024. This also includes considerable growth within the company's QCT division amounting up to $6.32 billion, with 21% and 24% growth for automotive and IoT as well. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon states: Another quarter of strong growth in QCT Automotive and IoT revenues further validates our diversification strategy and confidence in achieving our long-term revenue targets... Our leadership in AI processing, high-performance and low-power computing, and advanced connectivity positions us to become the industry platform of choice as AI gains scale at the edge. In addition to its progress with its mobile chip hardware, Qualcomm's diversified efforts in XR, IoT and newer ventures such as AI have undoubtedly helped the company secure its spot within the industry.