Remember the following shorthand when looking through Qualcomm’s lineup of SoCs: “s” is lower, “+” is higher than the zero-suffix chips. So the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 was lower-performing than the 8 Gen 3, but we did see it in a lot of phones thanks to its branding implying it’s part of the same family as the flagship SoC.
Since that’s worked so well, Qualcomm will be at it again in 2025 with the Snapdragon 8s Elite. This is currently in testing, and according to prolific Chinese leakster Digital Chat Station is managing performance that slots it in between the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the…
