Following the chipset’s formal launch last month, the first phones utilising Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC began to be released. However, if you’ve been wondering what to anticipate from its successor, some information has been released today.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 will likely be unveiled in September 2026. According to reports, TSMC will produce it using 2nm technology, which will enable significant improvements in performance and power consumption over its predecessor.
According to reports, the 8 Elite Gen 6 will support LPDDR6 memory and UFS 5.0 storage. It may even cost more than the 8 Elite Gen 5, meaning phones using it will inevitably cost more than the current generation of flagships just coming out. When the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 devices hit the market around this time next year, you’ll have to determine for yourself whether the performance and efficiency gains will be sufficient to make it worthwhile.
