A fresh leak from a reliable tipster, Digital Chat Station, has shed light on Qualcomm’s upcoming SM8845 chip. And no, it’s not the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 (that’s the SM8850) or even the Snapdragon 8s Gen 5, which DCS previously claimed would not arrive this year. The SM8845 will introduce a new tier to Qualcomm’s SoC line instead.
According to a previous report, the chip may be called Snapdraogn 8 Plus and serve as a more affordable alternative to Qualcomm’s next-gen flagship, Snapdragon 8 Elite 2.
Snapdragon 8 Plus with custom Oryon cores
The tipster says the SM8845 will feature a fully custom, self-developed core design built entirely around large cores. It means the company is bringing its in-house Oryon cores from last year’s Snapdragon 8 Elite to a new sub-premium lineup just one generation later. And all those large cores could clock at no less than 3GHz.
The chip could also take advantage of TSMC’s N3P process, the same manufacturing node expected for the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. On top of that, Qualcomm is rumored to be borrowing some flagship-tier components from the 8 Elite 2.
Digital Chat Station previously mentioned that the alleged Snapdragon 8 Plus will share the same GPU architecture as the 8 Elite 2. The idea seems to be offering near-flagship performance without the ultra-flagship price tag.
The leak further reveals that brands like Oppo, Vivo, and OnePlus are already working on devices powered by the SM8845. And they appear to be going big on batteries as well, as some models are rumored to ship with packs as large as 8,000mAh.
The Snapdragon 8 Plus is expected to arrive sometime in Q4 2025. Qualcomm hasn’t confirmed anything yet, but we’ll keep you in the loop as more details emerge.
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