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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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Quick Root Samsung Galaxy S2 already runs Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4 Firmware installed

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If you want to root your Samsung Galaxy S2 which already updated or upgraded to Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich and wonder which root method still works.
Well this root method is already proven works on  Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100 with 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich already installed.

Each Samsung Galaxy S3 Firmware updates has its own unique firmware build according to which region it belongs. Aside from that the CSC (Country Specification Code) also identifies your device origin.


What root method is this anyway?
This root method already works on 4.0.3 and then also proven works on latest 4.0.4.
If you already familiar with Chainfire's CF-ROOT kernel, this still works for rooting your Samsung galaxy S2 with ICS 4.0.4 update As long as you have the your Galaxy Firmware that match with each CF-ROOT builds.

Like for example if you have a came from Nordic Countries and your  Galaxy S2 which has the firmware build like this.
Nordic countries NEE
PDA : I9100XWLPX
CSC: I9100NEELP5
Baseband: I9100XXLQ6
Version: ICS 4.0.4
Then you need to use Chainfire's CF-Root-SGS2_XW_NEE_LPT-v5.6-CWM5.zip for Rooting.

Here's a brief l list of ICS 4.0.4 firmware updates: 
You can also check out the full list of all countries  Samsung Galaxy S2 Firmware Updates list
Official Firmware Updates Android 4.0.4 Release by Samsung for Galaxy S2 GT-I9100
Country/Carrier | Product Code | Firmware info: PDA/CSC/Phone | Android version

Czech Republic XEZ - I9100XWLPU/I9100XEZLP3/I9100XXLQ6 ICS 4.0.4
Nordic countries NEE - I9100XWLPX/I9100NEELP5/I9100XXLQ6 ICS 4.0.4
Nordic Countries NEE - I9100XWLPT/I9100NEELP4/I9100XXLQ6 ICS 4.0.4
Poland XEO - I9100XXLQB/I9100OXALQB/I9100XXLQ6/I9100XXLQB ICS 4.0.4
UK Unbranded XEU - I9100XWLPT/I9100XEULPA/I9100XXLQ6 ICS 4.0.4


Now head over to Chainfire's CF-ROOT Kernel thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399 and grab your specific CF-ROOT kernel builds and then carefully follow the detailed step by step instructions to root your Samsung galaxy S2 GT-I9100 with ICS 4.0.4 firmware build.
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