There's a Snapdragon 8 Elite version with just seven CPU cores now
The Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset went official in October, and as you may already know it has an octa-core CPU. Right? Well, yes, but also no. The Snapdragon 8 Elite we've known so far definitely does, but it turns out there's another version. This just got listed by Qualcomm on its website (see the Source linked below).
And it has just seven CPU cores. Two Prime cores clocked at up to 4.32 GHz, and five Performance cores clocked at up to 3.53 GHz. Basically, one Performance core is missing compared to the regular Snapdragon 8 Elite.
This hepta-core CPU is packed inside the Snapdragon 8 Elite with the part number SM8750-3-AB. It can be used by OEMs that want it, presumably they'd save a little bit of cash compared to the octa-core CPU version. We assume these are binned parts - aka they're all made in the same way but those chips which have issues with one Performance core simply ship with it disabled and voila, we get this situation.
It will be interesting to see if there are going to be any takers for this model, as clearly some people won't be able to tell the difference, but then others might automatically dismiss it as a lesser version.