Qualcomm unveils 2nm Snapdragon 8 Super Elite and Elite chips at Hawaii summit
On September 22, 2026, Qualcomm Technologies launched two sixth-generation Snapdragon 8 flagship mobile platforms—the Snapdragon 8 Super Elite and Snapdragon 8 Elite—at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii. Both platforms are built on a 2nm process and feature custom Oryon CPUs, new Adreno GPUs, and Hexagon NPUs designed for agentic AI experiences. OEMs including Xiaomi, vivo, OPPO, Honor, and Motorola plan to adopt the platforms in upcoming flagship devices.
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Qualcomm Unveils Two Sixth-Gen Snapdragon 8 Chips; Xiaomi, vivo to Adopt First
On September 23, Qualcomm Technologies released two sixth-generation Snapdragon 8 flagship mobile platforms: the Snapdragon 8 Super Elite and the Snapdragon 8 Elite. The chips feature upgrades in on-device AI, gaming, imaging, and connectivity. Qualcomm stated the dual-platform strategy aims to give phone makers more options and extend AI agent capabilities to a wider range of flagship phones. The Snapdragon 8 Super Elite is Qualcomm's most powerful mobile platform, incorporating new Adreno Neural Fusion technology to enhance game graphics rendering via AI while extending battery life. The Snapdragon 8 Elite uses a 2nm process and features a custom Qualcomm Oryon CPU, new Adreno GPU, and Hexagon NPU. Xiaomi, vivo, Red Magic, REDMI, OPPO, OnePlus, Motorola, iQOO, and Honor will launch first products. vivo confirmed the iQOO 16 and iQOO Pad Ultra will be among the first to use the Super Elite. Red Magic announced the Red Magic 12 Pro+ will adopt it. Xiaomi's Lu Weibing said the company will use both platforms for differentiated products. Motorola will use the Super Elite for the first time. Doubao and StepFun are collaborating with Qualcomm on AI features.
Read sourceQualcomm Launches Two Sixth-Gen Snapdragon 8 Flagship Platforms for AI Agent Era
Qualcomm Technologies announced two sixth-generation Snapdragon 8 flagship platforms—the Snapdragon 8 Super Elite Edition and Snapdragon 8 Elite Edition—at the 2026 Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii on September 22. The dual-platform strategy aims to address diversified flagship terminal needs in the AI agent era, offering OEMs flexibility. Both platforms use a 2nm process and feature custom Oryon CPU, new Adreno GPU, and Hexagon NPU, with AI, gaming, and imaging upgrades. OEMs including Xiaomi, vivo, Red Magic, REDMI, OPPO, OnePlus, Motorola, iQOO, and Honor plan to adopt the platforms in upcoming flagship devices. Xiaomi's Lu Weibing said the multi-flagship strategy allows flexible product differentiation. Vivo's Shi Yujian confirmed iQOO 16 and iQOO Pad Ultra will use the Super Elite Edition. Honor's Fang Fei highlighted AI-driven proactive service and ARRI cinematic technology integration. AI ecosystem partners Jieti and Doubao also commented on collaboration for personalized AI experiences. The dual flagship approach responds to diverging terminal AI demands, with devices expected in coming months.
Read sourceQualcomm Launches 6th Gen Snapdragon 8 Elite and Super Elite Chips; Chip Design ETF Rises
On September 22, 2026, Qualcomm unveiled its sixth-generation Snapdragon 8 Super Elite and Elite mobile platforms at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, both built on a 2nm process. The Super Elite features a Qualcomm Oryon CPU with a top frequency of 5GHz, and Qualcomm claims CPU, GPU, and NPU performance improvements of 13%, 44%, and 35% respectively over the previous generation. The NPU pre-fill speed is up to 80% faster on a 3B parameter model. Xiaomi, vivo, OPPO, Honor, and Motorola are among the first manufacturers to adopt the platforms. In related market news, the Tianhong Chip Design ETF (tracking the STAR Chip Design Index) rose 0.96% intraday, with a turnover of 16.26 million yuan, ranking first among peers. The fund saw net inflows of 226 million yuan over the past 30 trading days, reaching a scale of 2.208 billion yuan as of September 22, 2026. Dongwu Securities commented that chip design, as a core hard-tech sector, is facing a structural allocation opportunity amid the deepening of domestic substitution and independent controllability strategies, with the AI computing power boom driving testing value and hardware iteration.
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Qualcomm Unveils 2nm Snapdragon 8 Flagship Chips, Ushering in Agentic AI Era
Qualcomm Technologies announced the launch of its sixth-generation Snapdragon 8 Super至尊版 and Snapdragon 8至尊版 mobile platforms, both built on a 2nm process. The chips are designed to deliver 'agentic AI' experiences that are instant, personalized, and adaptive. Qualcomm's senior vice president Chris Patrick said the dual-flagship strategy expands mobile experience boundaries and offers OEMs more choices. Key partners including Xiaomi, vivo, OPPO, Honor, and Motorola endorsed the platforms, with vivo confirming its iQOO 16 and iQOO Pad Ultra will be among the first devices to use the Super至尊版. The platforms feature custom Oryon CPUs, new Adreno GPUs, and Hexagon NPUs for enhanced AI, gaming, and imaging capabilities. The article also highlights collaborations with ByteDance's Doubao AI assistant and ARRI for cinematic video workflows.
Read sourceQualcomm Launches Sixth-Generation Snapdragon 8 Elite and Super Elite Platforms for AI Era
On September 22, 2026, Qualcomm Technologies announced two new flagship mobile platforms: the sixth-generation Snapdragon 8 Super Elite and Snapdragon 8 Elite. The platforms are designed to deliver personalized, adaptive AI agent experiences. Qualcomm's Chris Patrick stated the multi-flagship strategy expands mobile experience boundaries and brings AI innovation to more devices. The Super Elite features breakthrough AI, enhanced gaming via Adreno Neural Fusion, and AI-powered imaging with Advanced Professional Video codec and Intelligent Pixel Control. Both platforms use a 2nm process with custom Oryon CPU, Adreno GPU, and Hexagon NPU. Multiple OEM partners commented: Xiaomi's Lu Weibing said the dual-platform strategy allows more flexible flagship offerings; vivo's Shi Yujian confirmed iQOO 16 and iQOO Pad Ultra will be first to use the Super Elite; ZTE's Ni Fei said RedMagic 12 Pro+ will leverage the platform for gaming; OPPO's Liu Zuohu, Motorola's Nicole Hagen, and Honor's Fang Fei also expressed support. ByteDance's Doubao phone assistant hardware lead Su Yi noted collaboration on natural interaction experiences.
Read sourceQualcomm Unveils Sixth-Gen Snapdragon 8 Elite and Super Elite Platforms for AI Agent Era
On September 22, Qualcomm Technologies announced its new flagship mobile platform lineup—the sixth-generation Snapdragon 8 Super Elite and Snapdragon 8 Elite—at an event in Hawaii. The platforms are designed to power the AI agent era and next-generation flagship mobile experiences. The Snapdragon 8 Super Elite features a custom Qualcomm Oryon CPU with peak frequencies up to 5GHz and a new scalable cache architecture called Oryon FlexCache, enabling enhanced multitasking and system planning. Its Adreno GPU introduces Adreno Matrix Cores for AI workloads and Adreno Neural Fusion to integrate AI with graphics processing. The Hexagon NPU includes a new Element Accelerator for transformer workloads and a 50% larger shared memory for improved on-device inference. The platform also supports LPDDR6 memory and high-speed storage. The Snapdragon 8 Elite uses a 2nm process and shares many features with the Super Elite, including AI, gaming, imaging, and connectivity capabilities. Leading OEMs including Xiaomi, vivo, Red Magic, REDMI, OPPO, OnePlus, Motorola, iQOO, and Honor are expected to adopt the platforms in their flagship devices.
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