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October 9, 2026 • 2 min read
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Qualcomm’s latest flagship smartphone chips bring 5GHz CPUs, faster graphics and new AI features to premium Android phones. The company is also betting on on-device AI agents that can understand context and carry out tasks on a user’s behalf.
At India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026 in New Delhi, Qualcomm showcased the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6. It also gave media folks a first look at upcoming phones powered by the new platforms.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and 8 Elite Gen 6 arrive in India
Both platforms use a 2nm process and Qualcomm’s custom Oryon CPU, Adreno GPU and Hexagon NPU. The Extreme variant sits at the top of the lineup, with Qualcomm introducing new graphics and imaging capabilities alongside improvements to on-device AI.
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One of the key additions is Adreno Neural Fusion, which uses AI to improve graphics rendering in mobile games. The Extreme platform also supports Advanced Professional Video (APV) and Intelligent Pixel Control for more advanced image and video processing.
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Qualcomm is also pushing agentic AI as a key part of its new platforms. At the briefing, the company described how an AI agent could use information from an email to organise a schedule or plan an itinerary, moving beyond answering prompts to completing tasks.
Qualcomm India’s Saurabh Arora talks Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 at IMC 2026. | Source: Abhinav Anand/SammyGuru
“For years, smartphones have helped us find information. The next step is helping us get things done,” said Saurabh Arora, Business Head for Mobile, Compute, and XR at Qualcomm India.
The standard Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 brings many of the same AI, gaming, imaging and connectivity features to a broader range of premium phones.
Among the upcoming devices showcased at the event were the iQOO 16 and Motorola Signature 27, powered by the Extreme variant. The Xiaomi 18 Pro, however, will use the standard Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6.
Samsung hasn’t confirmed which chip the Galaxy S27 series will use, but our Galaxy S27 Ultra guide tracks the reports so far.
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Abhinav Anand is the News Editor at SammyGuru and a technology journalist based in New Delhi. Before joining SammyGuru, he contributed to numerous outlets, including Android Headlines, ExtremeTech, The Mac Observer, Financial Express, Economic Times, iGeeksBlog, KnowTechie, PhonesWiki, SlashGear, and more. You can reach him at [email protected].