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The Snapdragon 8 Elite comes with an improved GPU than its predecessor. It's reportedly 40% better, which has possibly made it capable of emulating Red Dead Redemption at over 160 FPS.
Rockstar recently made Red Dead Redemption available for PC, and given the age of the game, it's not as hardware-demanding as other modern-day AAA titles. This has possibly played in favor of emulation, as the Snapdragon 8 Elite can reportedly run the game at over 160 FPS.
More specifically, a screenshot shared by @4k_isn on X shows a Snapdragon 8 Elite phone allegedly running Red Dead Redemption at 161.7 FPS. The snapshot of the game was taken from BiliBili, a Chinese video platform similar to YouTube. The post by @4k_isn doesn't mention what visual settings were selected, but the phone is probably running the game at the lowest possible options.
As for the resolution, @4k_isn notes that it could be 720p, and if you're wondering why the snapshot looks pixelated, it's possibly due to the compression done by BiliBili. The name of the Snapdragon 8 Elite phone wasn't mentioned either. A good number of smartphones featuring the next-gen Qualcomm chipset have already been announced in China, but the snapshot of Red Dead Redemption could be from the Realme GT 7 Pro.
That phone was previously spotted running Assassin's Creed Black Flag at a near-steady 60 FPS. Again, it's unclear what visual settings the game was running at, but it's worth noting that Snapdragon 8 Elite's Adreno 840 can reportedly offer 40% better performance than Snapdragon 8 Gen 3's Adreno 750.
Speaking of which, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is quite capable of emulating PC games. As ETA Prime previously showcased, it can handle games like Fallout 4 at nearly 60 FPS with low settings and the resolution set to 720p. So, if the GPU of the Snapdragon 8 Elite is indeed 40% better, the new flagship phones can be great for PC game emulation. Of course, the software support also needs to play its part.
Google reveals Android 16 will arrive in the second quarter of 2025
Google has announced a big change to its Android release schedule that will see Android 16 arrive in the second quarter of 2016. The new release schedule is expected to allow more devices to ship with the latest version of Android.
This year, Android 15 arrived later than its predecessors. Instead of a Q3 release, the new version of Android started rolling out to eligible devices a little over a week ago. In 2025, Google will not be going back to a Q3 release for Android 16, but an even earlier Q2 release!
The info comes from an official post on the Android Developers Blog which states that there will be two Android releases in 2025. The first is a major release in Q2 and then a minor release in Q4. The reason provided for the major release coming earlier is so that it aligns with the schedule of device launches across the Android ecosystem and allows more devices get the major release sooner.
This makes sense considering a lot of manufacturers usually schedule new device launches for Q3, sometimes spilling into Q4, but ship their phones with an older version of Android. Google itself fell into this situation this year as the Pixel 9 (available on Amazon for $899) shipped with Android 14 instead of Android 15.
The Android release in the fourth quarter of 2025 will bring feature updates, optimizations, bug fixes, and new developer APIs following the release of the major update in Q2. However, there won't be app-impacting behavior changes. From this explanation, it seems we may see a return to the days of Android Jelly Bean where the Android version had a decimal point. In this case, the Q4 release might be a sort of Android 16.1.
The new release schedule means that Android 16, which is codenamed Baklava, will begin testing earlier than expected and those with eligible devices should look forward to getting the developer previews soon.
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