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High-End Android Phones Powered with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

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Some smartphones featuring the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 have already been launched in China, with many expecting a global release shortly after. A growing list of flagship smartphones are expected to feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, which was officially announced in late September 2025. The chipset is anticipated to power top-tier Android devices throughout late 2025 and 2026, with several phones already confirmed or heavily rumored. Xiaomi 17 series: The Xiaomi 17, Xiaomi 17 Pro, and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max were confirmed as the first phones to use this chip. The Pro and Pro Max models will include a secondary rear display. nubia REDMAGIC 11 Pro series: The gaming-focused nubia REDMAGIC 11 Pro series is set to feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. realme GT8 Pro: The realme GT8 Pro launched in China in October 2025 with the new Snapdragon chip and is expected to be released in international markets later. Honor Magic 8 series: The Honor Magic 8 series, which includes t...
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Easiest Way to Root Galaxy S3 i747 (AT&T) runs in ICS I747UCALG1

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 If you already upgraded your Galaxy S3 to the latest I747UCALG1 ICS 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and wanted to root it so that you can make use a lot of your device by installing any apps you desired.

 Well here's the easiest method, the best part of this rooting process is that - it will not trip the binary counter from the phone's security system. You would still be able to check for ota updates (although should just return the status of your software is up to date since it is a totally stock ROM just with root injected).  Minimizing the hassles from resetting it once if you want to unroot it or completely return it back to its original factory firmware - for future use in-case in need of warranty.

I already mentioned this rooting guide from the previous ICS build I747UCALEM, which is a safest method to avoid the risk of losing the phone's IMEI number.

So, again this root method which already proven works on AT&T US version. The idea of this rooting technique is simply injecting a rooted kernel image from the official released ICS I747MVLALH1 firmware.

Thanks and all credits must go to creepyncrawly (XDA-developer recognized contributor) for creating this rooted stock ICS I747UCALG1 firmware.

Grab the rooted I747UCALG1 stock firmwar
ATT Image
New Image Based off ATT I747UCALG1 latest ICS Update
This one is completely stock, just root-injected.
Perm Mirror 1: ATT Stock Download I747UCALG1 - 570.58 MB
md5sum: 2d3c950883f82d7aae4b0c2a073140ca root69.stock_ATT_I747UCALG1.7z

Grab Odin and USB Driver
Odin flasher - Odin3_v3.07
USB Driver -  Samsung I747 USB Driver
Download and Extract the stock_root69.tar from the .7z file from the link below
Use PC with Windows OS (Odin will not work on Mac OSX)
Make sure to fully recharge your battery
Use the original supplied USB cable for your Galaxy S3

Rooting Guide
1. Run Odin on your PC desktop
2. Boot the Galaxy S3 into download mode screen for Odin.
Turn it off, once completely shut down  hold down the 'HOME' + 'VOLUME DOWN' buttons and press the 'POWER' button for about 2 seconds until a WARNING! Screen appears. Press the 'VOLUME UP' button to continue or enter Download Mode.
3. Connect the phone to PC via USB. Then make sure you can see as phone "Added" in Odin log box or highlight the COM:ID once the device is detected,
4. In Odin window, DO Not tick 'RE-Partition'  only Tick 'Auto Reboot' and 'F. Reset Time' and nothing else.
5. Now load the root system image root69.stock_ATT_I747UCALG1.tar on the PDA button.
6. Click on "Start" to flash the stock ROM with root system image.
7. Wait until the flashing finishes and the phone completely reboots.

How to Unroot I747UCALG1?
If you need to Unroot in the future, you can simply revert it back to
original stock ROM and completely removed any trace of rooting.

All you need to do is grab the Original, Unrooted stock I747UCALG1 from here:
/SGH-I747_ATT_I747UCALG1_I747ATTALG1_Original
Use the same process above, this will not trip the binary counter of your phone since this is an official firmware from Samsung itself released from Kies and OTA.

See more details posted by mrRobinson here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426

You can read more about missing IMEI number incidents posted by  zeesubalpha here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1753833
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