Qualcomm has dropped the SM8850-S identifier from its documentation, effectively killing off the Samsung version of the chip.

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Smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 are expected to start launching in October 2025, with early adopters likely to include brands such as Xiaomi, OnePlus, Realme, and Motorola. With ...

Smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 are likely to begin rolling out in October 2025, with early adoption expected from brands such as Xiaomi, OnePlus, Realme and Motorola.

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In fact, Qualcomm just rebranded the Snapdragon chip name back in 2021, going from various digits (i.e. Snapdragon 888, 870, 480, etc.) to generation numbers.

To recall, the company partnered with Samsung in the past for the production of its Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chips. Both the chips suffered from major heating issues.

And since the Snapdragon 800-series has been its highest-end chipset for more than a decade now, Qualcomm decided to go all in. Calling it the Snapdragon 888.

According to the results (via DealNTech), the latest Snapdragon 8 chip scored 1483 in single-core and 4709 in multi-core. The A16 Bionic scored 1874 in single-core and 5372 in multi-core.