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Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Chip

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC · How we work

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Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip at the 2026 Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii.
The chip runs more than 30 billion AI models directly on a smartphone.
It supports 16-bit per-pixel imaging, 8K video at 60 fps and 4K at 240 fps.
The new Sensing Hub with dual micro-NPUs runs models up to 200 million parameters for personalized AI.
CEO Cristiano Amon said the chip lets an AI agent plan meetings before the inbox opens.

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Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip at the 2026 Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii.
The chip runs more than 30 billion AI models directly on a smartphone.
It supports 16-bit per-pixel imaging, 8K video at 60 fps and 4K at 240 fps.
The new Sensing Hub with dual micro-NPUs runs models up to 200 million parameters for personalized AI.
CEO Cristiano Amon said the chip lets an AI agent plan meetings before the inbox opens.