Fri, 7 Aug 2026

Snapdragon to power Samsung’s newest Galaxy devices

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced that Snapdragon will power Samsung’s newest Galaxy devices to deliver powerful on-device processing, enhanced cross-device connectivity, and a unified AI experience across smartphones, wearables, and intelligent eyewear.

Cristiano Amon
Cristiano Amon

Cristiano Amon, president and chief executive officer of Qualcomm Incorporated, said: “With Snapdragon powering the latest Galaxy smartphones, watches, and intelligent eyewear, Qualcomm and Samsung are enabling more natural, context-aware AI across the Galaxy ecosystem. We’re proud to build on nearly 30 years of innovation as we help define the next generation of mobile experiences.”

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Snapdragon platforms will power Samsung’s latest devices, including the following:

  • Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy powers AI experiences across Samsung’s latest foldable smartphones.
  • Snapdragon Wear Elite Platform brings advanced sensor fusion, high performance, and superior connectivity to the Samsung Galaxy Watch9 and Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2.
  • Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 powers Samsung and Google’s new Android XR intelligent eyewear, expanding their collaboration beyond Galaxy XR headsets.
Won-joon Choi
Won-joon Choi

“The new Galaxy lineup is the result of close engineering collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies,” said Won-joon Choi, president and chief operating officer of MX Business, Samsung Electronics. “We optimised Snapdragon platforms together for each Galaxy form factor, securing the performance and efficiency that Galaxy AI experiences are built on. That foundation is what allows users to move across smartphones, watches, and eyewear with one consistent, premium Galaxy experience.”

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