Standard Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 To Share One Similarity With Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, But That Won’t Make It Any Less Expensive
Qualcomm is developing the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and a Pro variant for release later this year. Leaked roadmaps suggest a broader premium lineup including additional flagship chips. Some of these new processors will utilize a 2nm process.
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New leaks indicate the Gen 6 series may be joined by two other flagship chips and a mysterious XX Edition.
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Qualcomm Expands Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Lineup
confidence 80%Qualcomm is developing the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and a Pro variant for release later this year. Leaked roadmaps suggest a broader premium lineup including additional flagship chips. Some of these new processors will utilize a 2nm process.
What's confirmed:
- Qualcomm is developing the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro.
- The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Gen 6 Pro are scheduled to launch later this year.
Still unconfirmed:
- Two new flagship 3nm processors may launch alongside the Gen 6 series.
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Qualcomm Prepares Two-Tiered Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Lineup
confidence 60%Qualcomm is developing the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 in Standard and Pro variants. The Pro version is currently undergoing testing with multiple samples. A shift to 2nm manufacturing may increase costs despite some design similarities to previous generations.
Still unconfirmed:
- Qualcomm is testing six Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro variants to reduce smartphone costs.
- The Pro variant has LPDDR6 and LPDDR5X options available for partners.
- The standard Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 may maintain a similar packaging size to the Gen 5.
- The use of 2nm manufacturing is driving cost pressure higher for the standard Gen 6.
- The standard Gen 6 will feature a less powerful GPU than the Pro model.
- Qualcomm plans a two-tiered system with Standard and Pro flavors to help manufacturers create pricing and performance hierarchies.