The QRD is a smartphone with a 6.8-inch QWHD+ (1440 x 3200 pixels) AMOLED (LTPO) display running on a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen5 chipset with 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM (5.3GHz), 1TB UFS 4.1 (HS-G%) storage and 4.3Ah battery. We're here in the island of Maui, Hawaii to attend the annual Snapdragon Summit as Qualcomm formally unveils their latest chipsets -- the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen5 for mobile and the Snapdragon X2 Elite for PC. No other compensation were made for the coverage of the Snapdragon Summit.) Originally teased last week, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen5 is the latest mobile SoC from Qualcomm. To demonstrate the power of the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen5, Qualcomm provided us with a a reference device (QRD) that we can use and test a number of benchmarks. Speaking of performance, the Snapdragon 810 will also benefit from the new Adreno 430 GPU which, according to Qualcomm, is 30% faster than Adreno 420 or around 80% faster than Adreno 330, the GPU we often see on flagship devices. Read more in our articles including "Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen5 gets detailed in actual benchmarks" and "Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen5 formally launched".
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Jun 23, 2026The QRD is a smartphone with a 6.8-inch QWHD+ (1440 x 3200 pixels) AMOLED (LTPO) display running on a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen5 chipset with 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM (5.3GHz), 1TB UFS 4.1 (HS-G%) storage and 4.3Ah battery. We're here in the island of Maui, Hawaii to attend the annual Snapdragon Summit as Qualcomm formally unveils their latest chipsets -- the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen5 for mobile and the Snapdragon X2 Elite for PC.
No other compensation were made for the coverage of the Snapdragon Summit.) Originally teased last week, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen5 is the latest mobile SoC from Qualcomm. To demonstrate the power of the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen5, Qualcomm provided us with a a reference device (QRD) that we can use and test a number of benchmarks. Speaking of performance, the Snapdragon 810 will also benefit from the new Adreno 430 GPU which, according to Qualcomm, is 30% faster than Adreno 420 or around 80% faster than Adreno 330, the GPU we often see on flagship devices.
Our coverage of Snapdragon 8 Gen5 performance includes: "Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen5 gets detailed in actual benchmarks"; "Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen5 formally launched"; "Qualcomm unveils 64-bit Snapdragon 810 and 808". Each article provides unique insights and information.