SAN DIEGO, July 27 – Qualcomm Technologies has officially confirmed that the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 will be powered globally by the Snapdragon® 8 Elite for Galaxy — the world’s fastest mobile system-on-a-chip.
Originally launched with the Galaxy S25 series, this cutting-edge platform brings the next-gen Qualcomm Oryon™ CPU and advanced Hexagon™ NPU to Samsung’s foldables, unlocking the most powerful Galaxy AI experience yet.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy enables on-device multimodal generative AI that understands speech, context, and visuals, bringing new capabilities to the ultra-slim foldable. “This collaboration represents over two decades of innovation between Qualcomm and Samsung,” said Chris Patrick, SVP at Qualcomm.
“With Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy, users will experience the next level of intelligence and performance in the palm of their hand.” Samsung echoed the sentiment, emphasizing the platform’s role in delivering seamless connectivity, pro-grade camera capabilities, and enhanced productivity.
“This launch sets new standards in mobile innovation,” said Inkang Song, VP at Samsung Mobile. “Together with Qualcomm, we’re redefining what’s possible for foldable devices.”
