Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 5 Coming September 23Some may ask why Qualcomm is skipping four generations, since we had only one Snapdragon 8 Elite. The fact is that the first Snapdragon 8 Elite broke the former naming scheme. The next Snapdragon 8 Elite 5 will come as the fifth chipset in the lineup since the 2021 naming change. The company will unveil the Snapdragon 8 Elite 5 at its Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Hawaii, which starts on September 23. In fact, Xiaomi has just confirmed that the Xiaomi 17 series, its next flagship lineup, wil launch as the first smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite 5 chip.