Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. today announced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Mobile Platform, a premium offering that combines outstanding performance with cutting-edge technologies, raising the bar for flagship mobile experiences. Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 joins our premium tier family, offering consumers greater choice and flexibility. It is premium at its core and meets the rising demand for cutting-edge capabilities - from AI and camera innovations to immersive gaming experiences.

With the new 8-series Mobile Platform, users can instantly wake their AI assistant up simply by picking up their device, thanks to the Qualcomm Sensing Hub, which intelligently combines microphone and sensor inputs to detect users' intent to speak. Powered by the Qualcomm AI Engine, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 also enables agentic AI assistants to deliver context-aware interactions and personalized suggestions - elevating mobile experiences with seamless, on-device intelligent experiences. At the core of these capabilities is the Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, which achieves up to 46% improved performance.