Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 SoC series is expected to be released in September 2026
The new line Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 It is expected to power most new flagship smartphones that will be released in late 2026 and early 2027.
So far, there have been various rumors indicating that there will be two different SoC versions of this series, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and its Elite Gen 6 ProThese are intended to replace the current Snapdragon 8 Gen5 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 that we have seen in various devices on the market.
A new leak which comes from his/her post Digital Chat Station on Weibo, reports that both SoCs in the new series will use the same Oryon processor, justifying the name “Elite” for both versions. The GPU on the other hand, it is stated that it will be the Adreno 845 for the basic version, with redesigned architecture.
As for the production process of the new series Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, it is reported that the series will be made with the TSMC's 2nm manufacturing processAccordingly, we expect to see the same pattern from its SoCs. Apple as well as her MediaTek.
It is worth noting, however, that despite the above information, the "Pro” version of the SoC will use a better GPU, which is expected to be the Adreno 850 and features a larger graphics cache as well as support for next-generation LPDDR6 RAM.
This likely means that there may be a significant increase in the pricing of devices that will come equipped with the new series. Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6This is due to the price increase that has been observed in RAM memories as well as to NAND storage.
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