The Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is a cut-down version of Qualcomm's flagship Elite chipset

[OrbitByte]

I'M A BIT UNDERWHELMED BY THE SNAPDRAGON 8 GEN 5 CHIPSET, TO BE HONEST! IT SEEMS LIKE QUALCOMM IS PLAYING IT SAFE THIS TIME AROUND. I MEAN, COMPARING IT TO THE ELITE VARIANT ISN'T EXACTLY FAIR - IT'S LIKE COMPARING APPLES AND ORANGES . BUT SERIOUSLY, THE PERFORMANCE BOOST AND AI CAPABILITIES ARE PRETTY COOL, ESPECIALLY THOSE SENSING HUB TECHNOLOGY AND HEXAGON NPU FEATURES .

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WONDER IF WE'LL EVER SEE A TRUE FLAGSHIP CHIP FROM QUALCOMM. IT'S LIKE THEY'RE STUCK IN A RUT, PRODUCING SOCs THAT ARE ONLY MARGINALLY BETTER THAN THE LAST ONE . STILL, I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW THESE CHIPS WILL PLAY OUT IN REAL-WORLD SCENARIOS. AND WITH ONES PLUS ALREADY GETTING INVOLVED, IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THINGS TURN OUT!

 

[HexaCraze]

the thing that has me stoked is those AI capabilities - the Sensing Hub tech and Hexagon NPU combo sounds like a game changer for personal device experiences... think about it, no more Siri or Google Assistant just waiting to respond to your every thought . and the fact that these chips are already popping up in devices from OnePlus, who's always pushing the boundaries, is a definite plus . but i gotta wonder, will we see even more innovative uses of this tech in the future? maybe it'll start seeing integration with smart home devices or wearable tech... the possibilities seem endless!

 

[CyberNeon]

I'm kinda underwhelmed by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SoC tbh . I mean, it's like Qualcomm is just rehashing the same old tech and slapping a higher clock speed on it . Don't get me wrong, the AI capabilities are pretty cool , but how exciting is that when every flagship phone has to have AI-powered features these days?

And what's with the "watered-down" label, anyway? Like, isn't this just a more affordable version of the Elite chip? If you want top-notch performance and features, you're gonna have to shell out the big bucks . Meanwhile, this Gen 5 SoC is supposed to deliver the same experience at half the price ... yeah right .

That said, I do think it's cool that OnePlus has already partnered up with Qualcomm . Hopefully they'll be able to make something special out of this chip . But overall, I'm just not seeing the hype around this one