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TL;DR
- The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in the US, according to an FCC filing.
- There’s no word on other chips, but we’re expecting an Exynos 2600 variant in a few other regions.
- This also comes days after we discovered hints that the Galaxy Z Fold 8 (or Wide Fold) could also have Snapdragon power.
Samsung exclusively used the Exynos 2500 chip in the Galaxy Z Flip 7, making it the first time the company had used in-house processors in any foldable phone. We expected the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 8 to be an Exynos-only affair too, but it now looks like we’re in for a change.
We recently covered Samsung’s FCC filings for its upcoming foldable phones, and we even spotted signs that the Galaxy Z Fold 8 or Wide Fold could be equipped with a Snapdragon processor. We returned to the Galaxy Z Flip 8’s filing today for a closer look and discovered it will indeed use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor. Check out the screenshot below, which lists the chip’s SM8850 model number alongside the US Galaxy Z Flip 8 (SM-F776U).
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