Qualcomm launches two flagship chips

Qualcomm is preparing its next generation mobile processor in two versions: the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, following the completion of major smartphone releases.

Standard Gen 6 specs and performance

Based on a two nanometre process, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 features an eight-core Oryon CPU with prime cores reaching five gigahertz, sixteen megabytes of Flex Cache, and an Adreno GPU thirty-five percent faster than the previous generation.

Camera and connectivity features

The chip's Spectra image signal processor supports eight K video capture at up to thirty frames per second, single image capture at up to three hundred twenty megapixels, and triple cameras at up to sixty-four megapixels with zero shutter lag.

Extreme variant adds AI and video power

The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 runs AI models with more than thirty billion parameters, supports APV and VVC video codecs, includes eighteen megabytes of high performance memory, and records eight K video at sixty frames per second.

“50 percent more shared memory”

Motorola commits to new processor

Motorola has already committed to using the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 in its upcoming Signature twenty-seven phone, with the chip expected to become the go-to processor for next year's premium mobile devices.