Every confirmed and rumored Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 phone
Qualcomm launched two 2nm flagship chips, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. Seven phones are confirmed: Motorola Signature 27, Xiaomi 18 Pro Max, Honor Magic9 Pro Max, iQOO 16, OnePlus 16 and RedMagic 12 Pro+ on the Extreme tier, plus Xiaomi 18 Pro on the standard chip. The Extreme version brings up to 44% faster gaming, 8K60 video and on-device AI models with 30B+ parameters.
- Both chips use a 2nm process, 5GHz Oryon CPU, Snapdragon X105 modem and Wi-Fi 8
- Extreme: 44% faster GPU, 8K60 video, runs 30B+ parameter AI models on-device
- Xiaomi 18 Pro Max launched in China on September 23 from CNY 5,999 (~$900)
- Motorola Signature 27 to be first in the US; Galaxy S27 expected in 2027
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