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...
Samsung has released another round of Android 7.0 Nougat updates for those who owns the Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920C and SM-N920G variants. This time around, these updates will only bumped the devices Android security patch level to April 1, 2017. Few days earlier, the Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920G models has started receiving an update to version N920CXXU3CQD1. The update has landed in Middle East, and African region, then it just recently hitting the Europe region. While the Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920G on the other hand, also received an update to version N920GDDS3CQD1 in Asia region. Noting that parts of Latin America region of which also shares the same variant has not received any Android 7.0 Nougat update yet. Here are the update details on each specific Galaxy Note 5 variant: Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920C Android 7.0 Nougat Update version N920CXXU3CQD1 Device: Galaxy Note5 Model number: SM-N920C Android version: 7.0 (Nougat) Android security patch level: April 1, 20...