Qualcomm recently held a summit showcasing its new SoCs for smartphones. Yes, the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 is finally official, and this time, Snapdragon has also revealed a more powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 SoC.
Xiaomi Phones with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Elite Extreme Gen 6
there are various Android brands that have pledged to use the new flagship Snapdragon SoC for their upcoming flagship smartphones which xiaomi is one of them. Here’s the latest list:
- Xiaomi 18 Pro: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6
- Xiaomi 18 Pro Max: Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
At the moment, nothing has been confirmed if Redmi, Poco, and other smartphone brands will be launching new smartphones with the 6th generation Snapdragon 8 Elite SoCs.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6: What’s New?
Now that the 8 Elite Gen 6 SoCs have officially revealed and confirmed for a number of upcoming smartphones, let’s take a look at why this new SoC is making big headlines.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 are both based on the 2nm process from TSMC. While performance will be the key factor, Qualcomm has also stated that CPU and GPU power efficiencies have both been increased. To the general smartphone user, this means that your smartphones will heat less, have better battery life, and also get slightly more performance at the same power consumption rates.
To give you an idea of what the figures are and why few top-of-the-line flagships will be using the Elite Extreme Gen 6 SoC, here are the specs for you to look at.
| Feature | 8 Elite Gen 6 | 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 |
| Manufacturing Process | 2nm | 2nm |
| CPU Speed | Up to 5 GHz | Up to 5 GHz |
| CPU Performance % | +10% | +13% |
| CPU Efficiency % | +37% | +37% |
| GPU Performance % | +35% | +44% |
| GPU Efficiency % | +40% | +40% |
| NPU Performance % | +14% | +35% |
| AI Performance % | +20% | +33% |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 8 | Wi-Fi 8 |
| 5G Download Speeds | 14.8 Gbps | 14.8 Gbps |
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