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 sending out an OTA update for the Galaxy S5 (SM-G900A). The update has bumped the device Android Marshmallow OS to build version G900AUCS4DQC1 from G900AUCU4DQB1 . It's just a small OTA update bringing the monthly security patches, and this time around it contains the March 1, 2017 Android security patch level. Here's the details: Device: Galaxy S5 SM-G900A Android version: 6.0.1 Android security patch level: March 1, 2017 Baseband version: G900AUCS4DQC1 Kernel version: 3.4.0-9723602 Build number: MMB29M.G900AUCS4DQC1 What's New: Android security patch update This update only weighs at 20MB in file size. The roll out started on March 28, 2017 and will end-up in a week or two. How to Update the Samsung Galaxy S5 to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow? Samsung urges us to prepare the following important notes to consider before performing the software update. I have also added some useful insights why you should follow this p...