Some time ago, two technical samples of Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 of Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 engineering was spotted online, each with different memory speeds. If we can consider that this is a Qualcomm test with various LPDDR5X modules, noises have run on the existence of two variants of the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. The author of leaks on Weibo Digital Chat Station has just reaffirmed this feeling.
This information is in accordance with a previous report which indicated that Qualcomm would manufacture the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 for Galaxy on Samsung Foundry’s SF2 node. If this is the case, it will be the very first SOC for smartphone in 2 Nm to arrive on the market, assuming that it is launched at the same time as the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 variant based on the N3P of TSMC. Unfortunately, it is difficult to determine when the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 variant will be launched, because the yields of the SF2 node were not optimal insufficient for mass production for mass production.
Digital Chat Station also indicates that it will not be “held until next year” (automatic translation). This implies that the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 for Galaxy may not be ready in time to supply the Galaxy S26 Ultra. And if the exynos 2600-equally manufactured on SF2, there is a good chance that a normal snapdragon 8 feeds the entire Galaxy S26. There is therefore only the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Flip 8 as viable candidates for the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 manufactured by Samsung Foundry.
