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

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...

Official Android 4.3 Upgrade on Samsung Galaxy S4 Now Rolling

If you owned a Samsung Galaxy S4 and might have long-awaited the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update, you must take a deep-breath by now. Samsung has begun rolling-out the official Android 4.3 for your Galaxy S4 devices. The 4.3 update has just started arriving in select countries in Europe, which specifically took place in Germany and hitting only the unbranded Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505/Snapdragon) variants. While the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500/Exynos) Android 4.3 update has now arrives in Russia. Unfortunately, other countries has no significant reports of when it could arrive soon, but as far as we know the releasing of an update is in stages and not all devices receives an update simultaneously.

Those who lived in Germany and Russia were lucky enough to enjoy the latest Android 4.3 twists, while the rest of other countries may still need to wait for a while, but not too long enough until it reaches in your areas. The most important thing for now is that the official Android 4.3 has finally arrived. The Android 4.3 update brings several new added features and enhancements that never been found on previous Android 4.2.2. Some features are the Samsung wallet, reading mode, Samsung KNOX security suite, new keyboard design, browser. There are also improvements found on in camera, color display and the Touchwiz launcher.
Some folks outside Germany and Russia has already managed upgrading their Galaxy S4 to Android 4.3 by using the official Android 4.3 stock firmware, but this is not basically recommended for typical owners since this method are for advanced users only. Only for those folks that have enough knowledge into tinkering their Android devices by means of installing ROMs and root kernels. If you are one of those tech-savvy's and alike, you can head-over at Sammobile to grab the said firmware, or you can also read the detailed upgrading guide at Androidromupdate.

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