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Digitimes September 23, 2026 By Charlene Chen positive

Qualcomm launches dual Snapdragon flagship platforms for Xiaomi, Honor

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<p class="P1" data-start="3143" data-end="3576">Qualcomm unveiled two flagship mobile platforms, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, at Snapdragon Summit 2026 in Maui, Hawaii this week, marking the company's first split of its premium Snapdragon lineup into two Elite tiers. Xiaomi, Honor, and Motorola appeared on stage as early partners, with the Xiaomi 18 Pro series and Honor Magic9 series expected to be the first devices and to launch in September.
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