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Digitimes September 24, 2026 By Lily Hess neutral

Qualcomm splits flagship mobile SoCs into more tiers

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Qualcomm is launching two flagship platforms in 2026—the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6—signaling a new era of finer-grained flagship mobile SoC segmentation. The move has raised questions about whether pricier flagship phones are on the way.
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