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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...

Sprint Galaxy S5 4.4.2 OTA update G900PVPU1AND2 enable camera capture and bug-fixes

Sprint is pushing another software update on Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G900P, the update will bump the software build version to G900PVPU1AND2 Android 4.4.2 KitKat. The G900PVPU1AND2 is 41MB in size and is hitting over-the-air or OTA update will resolved some issues like the camera app not loading when a voice call was active, alarm failure when deleting alarms, duplication of emails when moving them one from folder to another, and two bugs associated with the Google Search app and the S View Cover. Note that this update will probably not be rolling out to the international variant, as it seems to focus on issues found on the Sprint variant.

The changelog G900PVPU1AND2 4.4.2 KitKat Update:


- Enable camera capture during voice call
- Fixed alarm failure when deleting alarm
- Fixed email duplication, when moving an email from original folder -to another folder the email should only be viewable in the moved to folder
- Fixed Daydream when using S View Cover, when view cover is closed Daydream should not start
- Fixed device responsiveness when using S View Cover
- When customer does a search using S Finder, Google search results are removed from the list

Technical details of G900PVPU1AND2 4.4.2 KitKat Update:


Device: Samsung Galaxy S5
Model number: SM-G900P
Carrier: Sprint
Android version: 4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Baseband version: G900PVPU1AND2
Kernel version: 3.4.0-96433
dpi@SWDD5801 #1
Build number:  KOT49H.G900PVPU1AND2
PDA: G900PVPU1AND2
CSC: G900PSPT1AND2
PHONE: G900PVPU1AND2

Previous software version: G900PVPU1ANCB
About device screenshot:

So if you are rocking Sprint Samsung Galaxy S5 and haven't received the notification message yet you can manually check it from your Galaxy S5 phone, just simply tap on Settings » About phone » Software updates menu. A usual, the roll out is in stages so you may get it on time or you might also wait for your turn and update your device on a later time. Just let everyone know how;s your first impression about the update.

Source: Samsung

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