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...
Since Samsung has been continuously rolling out the monthly Android security updates on the Galaxy Note5 this year. Here comes another wave of updates that includes the Android security patches for the month of July 2017. But wait, this time around it's not just about the Android security updates but some Galaxy Note 5 variants were also getting some doze of newly added features and various system improvements. So without further ado, here goes the Galaxy Note5 July 2017 updates. Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920A - AT&T Model number: SM-N920A Android version: 7.0 (Nougat) Android security patch level: July 1, 2017 Baseband version: N920AUCS4EQG1 Kernel version: 3.10.61-10809541 Build number: NRD90M.N920AUCS4EQG1 Release date: July 31, 2017 Changes: Android device security updates Galaxy Note 5 SM-N920T - T-Mobile