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...
The Samsung Galaxy S6,S6 Edge, and the Galaxy S6 Edge+ (plus) has been receiving simultaneous Android Marshmallow software updates. As the update's has been continually rolling out, some folks might have asked why are these updates keeps on coming in. Well, those updates were just basically the monthly security patch for the Android OS. Google has been releasing these Security Patch updates ever since they've found out these said Android vulnerabilities. Most of these updates are newer builds but it will not bring any new features to the latest Android Marshmallow OS. However, It will of course brings more additional security enhancements, some bug fixes, and further stability to the device Android Marshmallow OS. As you might have already noticed the " Android Security Patch level" that has been added and indicated in the device OS since February 2016. This security patch level changes in a mo...