There’s a Snapdragon 8 Elite version with just seven CPU cores now

OSTN Staff

The Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset went official in October, and as you may already know it has an octa-core CPU. Right? Well, yes, but also no. The Snapdragon 8 Elite we’ve known so far definitely does, but it turns out there’s another version. This just got listed by Qualcomm on its website (see the Source linked below).

And it has just seven CPU cores. Two Prime cores clocked at up to 4.32 GHz, and five Performance cores clocked at up to 3.53 GHz. Basically, one Performance core is missing compared to the regular Snapdragon 8 Elite.

This hepta-core CPU is packed inside the Snapdragon…