Affiliate Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, when you buy through links in the description we may earn an affiliate commission. See our affiliate link policy for more details: https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/external-links\/ Follow the Team: Paul Jones: https:\/\/x.com\/1paulj_ C.Scott Brown: https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@c.scottbrown Lanh Nguyen: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lanhnguyenfilms\/” json_ld_thumbnail=”https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qtFRdobmIhA/maxresdefault.jpg” json_ld_upload_date=”2026-03-27T08:15:00-04:00″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtFRdobmIhAWith the new Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra in our hands, I’ve been itching to see how the phone stacks up against other Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 handsets that have been on the market for a few months now. Based on my experience so far, today’s best Android phones are truly overkill for day-to-day tasks and even the most demanding Android games. They might even be powerful enough to bridge the gap between phones and lightweight PCs. Still, Samsung’s latest flagship claims to pack even more power with its souped-up Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy.Qualcomm notes that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy offers a 19% CPU boost, 24% faster graphics rendering, and a 39% NPU uplift compared to its predecessor. However, that doesn’t tell us how much better, if at all, it is compared to the regular 8 Elite Gen 5, which has been on the market since late 2025.