"It's unclear why Qualcomm has made such changes to its naming scheme, although it's widely believed to have something to do with the number "4" being considered unlucky in China. That would partly explain the progression from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 to the Snapdragon 8 Elite, to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5..."


There exist already SnapD.s 8Gen4, 8sGen4, 7Gen4, 7sGen4 and 6Gen4 ... enough fours already stocked ... so that is not an issue.

The natural progression of the 8Elite should have been to the 8EliteGen2 ... but who knows, maybe now there is an issue also with the 2 and 3 number, aside from the 4.

In many Chinese buildings, the number '4', pronounced 'sì', is omitted from floor numbers, elevator buttons, and other features because it sounds similar to the word for 'death', pronounced 'sǐ'. Also it is avoided in vehicle registration plates, etc.

In fact there is a town in China where they adore number 4, opposite to common belief ... a Chinese lady told me about it .

Qualcomm may be simply harmonizing the Gen numbers of all their Snapdragons. So all new gens in 2025 will be Gen 5, then all new gens in 2026 will be Gen 6, and so forth. They probably don't want their Elite products to show older, earlier gen numbers than the less powerful models, right?

The only reason I can possibly see a company doing this is maybe there are some bigger under the hood changes that warrant skipping a few numbers.

Let's hope there's some massive improvements here going from 8 elite 1 to 5 as otherwise it's just pure marketing.

I'm pretty sure Qualcomm has used '4' somewhere in their history and other companies have too. So I really don't think it's that.

Was the iPhone 4 relabelled in china for example?

"It's unclear why Qualcomm has made such changes to its naming scheme, although it's widely believed to have something to do with the number "4" being considered unlucky in China. That would partly explain the progression from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 to the Snapdragon 8 Elite, to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5..."


There exist already Snapdragons 8 Gen. 4, 8S Gen. 4, 7 Gen. 4 and 6 Gen. 4. The natural progression of the 8 Elite should have been to the 8 Elite Gen. 2 ... but who knows, maybe now there is an issue also with the 2 and 3 number, aside from the 4.

In many Chinese buildings, the number '4', pronounced 'sì', is omitted from floor numbers, elevator buttons, and other features because it sounds similar to the word for 'death', pronounced 'sǐ'. Also it is avoided in vehicle registration plates, etc.

In fact there is a town in China where they adore number 4, opposite to common belief ... a Chinese lady told me about it .

Quote from: 1 to 5 on September 15, 2025, 08:48:42So is there going to be an Elite, a non-Elite Gen 5 and a non-Elite S Gen 5; a no Elite Gen 2, 3 & 4?!

Pretty much.

So is there going to be an Elite, a non-Elite Gen 5 and a non-Elite S Gen 5; a no Elite Gen 2, 3 & 4?!