Qualcomm could be preparing a new “Snapdragon 8 Plus” chip to shake up the premium mid-range segment in late 2025. According to recent reports, the chip—known internally as the SM8845—may serve as a more affordable alternative to the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2, which is expected to power next year’s top-tier Android flagships.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 is set to be Qualcomm’s showcase processor for 2025, likely launching in Q3. Built on TSMC’s 3nm process and featuring custom Oryon CPU cores, the chip is expected to deliver a major leap in performance and efficiency. Devices like the Galaxy S26 Ultra and other ultra-premium models will likely adopt it—though early signs suggest prices could climb even higher than the already expensive 8 Elite.

That’s where the new Snapdragon 8 Plus could come in. Expected to arrive sometime in Q4 2025, this chip is not a direct successor to the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, but rather a new tier altogether. It’s rumored to share key features—such as the same GPU architecture—with the Elite 2, while being priced more competitively. The idea seems to be offering near-flagship performance (finally) without the ultra-flagship price tag, a move that could benefit so-called “flagship killer” smartphones. The tipster also suggests that phones powered by this chip could pack significantly larger batteries—possibly around 7,000mAh—compared to flagship models running on the Elite 2.

Qualcomm had earlier positioned the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 as a toned-down version of the top-tier Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. However, with the arrival of the 8s Gen 4, that strategy shifted. Instead of offering a true alternative to the flagship chip, the 8s Gen 4 merely matched the performance of last year’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Now, Qualcomm seems to be repositioning things again, aiming to bridge the gap between the cost-effective “S” series and its full-fledged flagship lineup.

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A few weeks ago, Asus had teased that the brand’s upcoming ROG Phone 6 gaming smartphone series will be the world’s first gaming smartphones to feature Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 flagship SoC.

And today in June 2022, the company has confirmed that the ROG Phone 6 series global launch event will be held in Taiwan virtually on July 5th. The virtual launch event will be live-streamed online, and users can tune in to the launch at 8 pm Taipei Time (UTC +8) / 2 pm Berlin Time (UTC +2) / 8 am New York Time (UTC -8).

In the announcement posted on Twitter, the ROG Global account had also mentioned that besides launching the ROG Phone 6 series, the brand will also be announcing several new gaming accessories and a set of new gaming headphones from the company on June 7th, which is great news for those immersed in Asus’ Republic of Gamers ecosystem.

The Asus ROG Phone 6 series is the successor to last year’s ROG Phone 5 series, which consisted of 3 models in the lineup – the standard ROG Phone 5, the ROG Phone 5 Pro and the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate. All the 3 devices were powered by last year’s Snapdragon 888 SoC.

This year, Asus is also expected to launch the ROG Phone 6 series in 3 models as well which will be the standard ROG Phone 6, ROG Phone 6 Pro and ROG Phone 6 Ultimate, where all 3 devices will be powered by the same flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC.

The reason why the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC is so highly anticipated is that compared to the original Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, the new Snapdragon 8+ has both better performance and better power efficiency than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 

By switching over from Samsung to TSMC, Qualcomm has improved CPU performance by 10% and GPU performance by 10% for the Snapdragon 8+. Qualcomm has even managed to improve power efficiency by up to 30% for the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, meaning that the chipset consumes less power overall, leading to improved thermals and improved battery life, in addition to the performance gains that the new chipset brings.

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