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Realme GT 7 Pro, not Galaxy S25, is the first flagship phone with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite

Qualcomm's new Android chipset is coming to Realme GT 7 Pro before any other smartphone, though Samsung Galaxy S25 won't be far behind

The newly revealed Realme GT 7 Pro is launching next month, and it’ll be the first Snapdragon 8 Elite phone globally, according to the Chinese manufacturer. While Samsung teased the S25 series last month at its developer conference when it talked up One UI 7, the rumored phones are unlikely to be ready until the end of January. Chinese phone manufacturers’ aggressive timelines have put pressure on Qualcomm to move up its Snapdragon Summit in the past few years.

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