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...
AT&T is now pushing updates to the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 active, Galaxy S6 edge and Galaxy S6 Edge+. According to AT&T's support pages, these updates includes the October security patches. So there is nothing more any new features nor any noticeable adverse effect to expect. Even though the security updates is not that much anticipated in these days, but it helps keep your personal data safe. It always much better to keep an eye for your device updates each month. Below are the technical details of each specific device. Just make sure to check the update if your device haven't yet receive one of these recently released software updates. Galaxy S6 (SM-G920A): Android version: 6.0.1 Security patch level (SPL): October 1, 2016 Baseband version: G920AUCS5DPJ1 Kernel version: 3.10.61-8851614 Build number: MMB29K.G920AUCS5DPJ1 Galaxy S6 Active (SM-G890A): Android version: 6.0.1 Security patch level: October 1, 2016 Baseband version: G890A...