Ep. 52: Qualcomm SVP/GM on Customized Snapdragon 8 Elite powering Galaxy S25 Series

Samsung launched its latest flagship Galaxy S25 Series smartphones during its Unpacked event in Jan 2025. This Gen AI powerhouse phone is powered by Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile platform, customized for Galaxy.  In this episode, I talk to Chris Patrick, SVP and GM of Qualcomm's Handsets and Wearables business. We discuss the company's long-standing collaboration with Samsung, enabling Galaxy AI on S25 phones, collaboration with Google for optimizing Gemini AI models for the Snapdragon platform, and more. We dig deeper into specific customizations Qualcomm has done for Galaxy, the evolution of AI and NPU capabilities, and what the future holds. Also, don't forget to check out my review of Galaxy S25 Ultra here:  Buy it for performance, and Keep it for Galaxy AI. (https://bit.ly/40SXYr3)