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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 S6 and S6 Edge Gets (G920PVPU3BOI1 & G925PVPU3BOI1) Samsung Pay Updates

Sprint is pushing an update to the Samsung galaxy S6 (SM-G920P) and S6 Edge (SM-G925P) to which add some few tweaks to the Samsung Pay. The update will bump the Galaxy S6 baseband version to G920PVPU3BOI1. While the Galaxy S6 Edge will move to G925PVPU3BOI1.

The Samsung Pay has already been enabled and was added to the previous OTA update version (G920PVPU2BOH1 & G925PVPU2BOH1) but this one only says a Samsung Pay updates, according to Sprint.  So this one is just a minor update that brings nothing more any major changes but mainly about the Samsung Pay that will launch it service in the United States.

So if you're rocking a Sprint Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, and haven't received the OTA update you might better check the update right now so you'll get the best of the Samsung Pay feature.

Technical Details of the G920PVPU3BOI1 5.1.1 Update


Device: Samsung Galaxy S6 (Sprint)
Model number: SM-G920P
Android version: 5.1.1
Baseband version: G920PVPU3BOI1
Kernel version: 3.10.61
Build number: LMY47X.G920PVPU3BOI1


Technical Details of the G925PVPU3BOI1 5.1.1 Update


Device: Samsung Galaxy S6 edge (Sprint)
Model number: SM-G925P
Android version: 5.1.1
Baseband version: G925PVPU3BOI1
Kernel version: 3.10.61
Build number: LMY47X.G925PVPU3BOI1

Features/Enhancements:


  • Samsung Pay updates
  • Bug fixes

The VPU3BOI1 update weighs at just around 372 MB file size.  It is not just a minor OTA update compared to the previous ones. Sprint is sending out the update out in waves from September 26th and may only that usually run at the span of two weeks or will  end until all devices receive the update.

So if you don’t get the notification yet, you may just keep on checking by going into the phone’s Settings > About device >C heck for an update. The firmware server refreshes once in every hour, so just continue doing it until it says that the update is available for download.
Also, keep in mind that you cannot get the update if you have rooted or have a modified system running on your Samsung Galaxy S6 (SM-G920P) and the Galaxy S6 Edge (SM-G925P).   Your device must have to be still run with the official firmware within the system.

Source: Sprint S6 support, S6 edge support



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  1. This fix finally addresses the CVE-2015-3864 Stagefright vulnerability!

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