Qualcomm began charging insane premiums for its Snapdragon 8 Elite last year because of the company’s switch to its in-house Oryon cores, making the Dimensity 9400 the obvious pick for phone makers that wanted to generate higher margins. For 2025, history repeats itself because the Dimensity 9500 price per unit estimates are here, and it is more than 50 percent cheaper than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 , which was reported to cost as much as $280 .

At a price range of $180-$200, the Dimensity 9500 will be the obvious choice for Android smartphone manufacturers to save costs, but its drawbacks cannot be ignored

On X, Abhishek Yadav has returned with the pricing estimates of the Dimensity 9500 after it provided the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5’s figures. With its $180-$200 range,

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