Qualcomm unveiled the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite with notable improvements in performance and efficiency over its predecessor. But all of these upgrades came at a cost since the 8 Elite got a sizeable price hike. Now, a fresh leak has hinted at its successor getting another significant price hike as well. So here’s what we know.
Snapdragon 8 Elite 2: Flagship Chips Getting More Expensive
The news arrives from the South Korean publication KiPost (Via Jukanlosreve). This report claims that Qualcomm might be bringing another significant hike in price for the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 (or Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2) in 2025. The rise in price arrives despite the Snapdragon 8 Elite’s already hefty price rise. To recall, the Snapdragon 8 Elite was released with a price bump of around 20 to 30 percent.
But the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 isn’t just becoming more expensive for no reason, Qualcomm is expected to bring around a 20 percent improvement in performance with its 2025 flagship chipset. This is in line with one of our previous reports. As of right now, not a lot of information is available regarding the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2. However, the chipmaker might turn to TSMC for its N3P process, which is its latest 3nm process, bringing a performance boost of 20 percent or higher.
So we are not getting another massive performance upgrade with the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. This begs the question: are flagship processors for Android smartphones getting too expensive? As key components like cameras, batteries, displays, or chipsets get more expensive, the cost of buying a high-end smartphone is also steadily rising. Unlike the performance jump we got from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 to Snapdragon 8 Elite (over 40 percent), a 20 percent upgrade is more in line with a typical annual release. This is still just an unconfirmed report at the moment, so take this news with a pinch of salt for now.
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