Qualcomm introduced its Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile chipset in October last year, and the octa-core processor currently powers flagship devices from brands like Realme and OnePlus. Recently, the company quietly launched a new variant of the Snapdragon 8 Elite featuring seven cores.

Qualcomm has quietly listed an underpowered variant of its flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chip with one fewer Performance core.

Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor back in October, and now we are waiting for a more affordable variant expected to be called the Snapdragon 8s Elite. However, it seems there’s an unexpected twist in the story.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset was officially introduced last October as a powerful 8-core processor for flagship mobile devices. But now another vers

Binning, probably. 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

The lower-tier offering comes as Qualcomm is rumored to be working on midrange and overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite variants.

Clamshell foldables should benefit the most from the binned Snapdragon 8 Elite due to their limited cooling capacity. All the best Android phones that have already launched or are due for release later this year will use Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chip.