Snapdragon 8 Elite chip: see comparison between ‘standard version’ and S25

Samsung shook up the technology industry once again by announcing the Galaxy S25 yesterday (20), bringing innovations in artificial intelligence and the newly improved One UI 7. In addition to these details, the announcement also marked the arrival of Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy, a version of Snapdragon 8 Elite developed specifically for these devices.

Although it may cause confusion, the truth is Both Snapdragons are not that different. The “For Galaxy” model was primarily developed for the Galaxy S25 in partnership with Qualcomm, but the original version remains an excellent mobile platform for any current high-end smartphone. Check out the differences

same base

Both the base Snapdragon 8 Elite and the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy retain the same conceptual foundation; Eight cores from the Oryon series to handle smartphone tasks. While the regular version uses a 4.32 GHz base clock, the difference here is in the frequencies. turbocharged model increases maximum clock speed to 4.47 GHz — A modest increase of 150 MHz.

These values ​​refer to the two higher performance Orion cores, but still The remaining six units use the 3.53 GHz base frequencyIt completes all eight cores. The approximate 3.5 GHz value shown is the same on both versions of the chip.

Despite the slight jump in specifications, Samsung points out that users will experience increased performance in more complex activities such as games.. However, there is still no side-by-side comparison between the Snapdragon 8 Elite and the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy to spot the differences, and the comparative description is about the previous generation Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. vile.

In terms of integrated GPU, the Galaxy version continues with Qualcomm Adreno and retains the same Hexagon Neural Processing Unit (NPU). It would be interesting to reveal more information about the model, which is apparently the same as the base 8 Elite when it comes to NPU – mainly due to the recent announcements of Galaxy AI for the S25.

This means Galaxy S25 users probably won’t feel very noticeable effects when comparing the line to devices with the regular Snapdragon 8 Elite. However, this is only a theoretical analysis of the technical specifications and in-depth tests and comparisons may reveal this difference.

To help cool the chip, Samsung installed a 40% larger vapor chamber to help dissipate heat. Between the vapor chamber and the chip is Thermal Face Material (TIM), a thin layer that increases heat exchange.

Camera improvements go through chip

In addition to technical specifications; Qualcomm and Samsung worked to bring ProScaler to smartphones. This technology uses the chip’s AI capabilities to analyze photos and reduce camera-generated noise, making the final image sharper and sharper, improving the overall quality of the content by more than 40%.

Another related technology is the Space-Time Filter (STF), which provides better light quality for 8k video recording at 30 FPS even in dark environments.

Connection

Because they are so similar, Qualcomm hasn’t changed certain features of the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy, such as connectivity. The two chips offer the Snapdragon X80 modem responsible for improving the 5G signal, in addition to the Qualcomm FastConnect 7900 network card compatible with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0.

Galaxy S25 price in Brazil

Shortly after the announcement, Samsung announced the official prices of the Galaxy S25 series in the country, which can go up to R$ 14,999.