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MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro Reportedly Sees Major Price Hike Over Dimensity 9500, May Still Be Below Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro
- Thursday September 17, 2026
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Rohan Pal
MediaTek’s Dimensity 9600 Pro could reportedly cost up to $220 (roughly Rs. 21,100) per chip, making it the company’s most expensive flagship processor so far. The Dimensity 9500 was reportedly priced between $180 (roughly Rs. 17,200) and $200 (roughly Rs. 19,200). Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro could cost around $300 (roughly Rs. 28...
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www.gadgets360.com
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iPhone 18 Pro Max US Model Reportedly Misses Apple’s C2 Modem
- Monday September 14, 2026
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Apple has revealed a regional difference in the modem used by the iPhone 18 Pro Max. The company’s updated specifications indicate that the device uses its C2 cellular modem globally, except in the US, where reports point to a Qualcomm modem instead. The change does not affect the iPhone 18 Pro, which uses the C2 worldwide. The exact Qualcomm mod...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Outperforms MediaTek’s Upcoming Flagship Smartphone Chipset
- Friday September 11, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by Rohan Pal
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro chipsets have been spotted on the Geekbench benchmarking platform. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset outperformed the MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro SoC in terms of single-core and multi-core performance, along with peak clock speed. The Snapdragon 8 series SoC managed to scor...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Qualcomm’s Next-Gen Snapdragon Chip to Feature New Adreno GPU With Matrix Cores, Neural Fusion
- Thursday September 3, 2026
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Rohan Pal
Qualcomm is gearing up to introduce its next-generation flagship mobile processor at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii later this month. Ahead of the announcement, the US-based chipmaker has detailed the GPU upgrades that its chipset will have. The chip, widely referred to as the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, is confirmed to feature a new Adreno GPU feat...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-2390 and IQ-2390 Processors Announced for Commercial and Consumer Devices
- Wednesday September 2, 2026
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Rohan Pal
Dragonwing Q-2390 and IQ-2390 processors unveiled ahead of the IFA. The new chips support applications ranging from retail and smart home products to smart displays and enterprise edge devices. Both processors feature a quad-core Qualcomm Kryo CPU and a Qualcomm Adreno 704 GPU. Dragonwing Q-2390 is designed for edge-intelligent commercial, enterpri...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Series Roundup: Launch Date, Specifications and Expected Phones
- Sunday September 6, 2026
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Rohan Pal
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 series could mark a major shift in Qualcomm's flagship smartphone strategy. The company is expected to introduce two chipsets, with the Pro version positioned above the standard model. Both are tipped to use a 2nm process and a new Oryon CPU design, while the Pro variant could bring an Adreno 850 GPU and LPDDR6 support....
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www.gadgets360.com
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Samsung Galaxy S27 Series May Get Scam Detection Alongside Galaxy S25 Series, and Older Flagships
- Tuesday September 1, 2026
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Rohan Pal
Samsung could bring its Scam Detection feature to the Galaxy S27 series, Galaxy S25 lineup and several recent foldable phones. References discovered in One UI 9 Beta 7 include model numbers associated with these devices, suggesting they are being considered for the feature. The software also points to possible Exynos 2700 and Qualcomm processors fo...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Snapdragon and MediaTek’s Unreleased Flagship Chipsets Could Be Built Using TSMC’s 2nm Process
- Tuesday August 25, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by Rohan Pal
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 from Qualcomm and MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro chipsets will reportedly fabricated using TSMC's 2nm process. The rumoured octa-core Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset will reportedly feature three efficiency cores clocked at 3.74GHz, three performance cores clocked at 4.03GHz, and two prime cores, deliverin...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Qualcomm’s Upcoming Flagship Snapdragon Chipset Names Tipped Ahead of Launch
- Friday August 21, 2026
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Rohan Pal
A new leak has suggested the names of Qualcomm’s upcoming 2nm Snapdragon chipsets. The SM8950 is tipped to be branded as the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, while the chipset codenamed SM8975 is said to be marketed as Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. We can expect more details about the next-generation Snapdragon chipsets to surface online soon. The ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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iQOO Gaming Tablet Tipped to Get Active Cooling, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro SoC
- Thursday August 20, 2026
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Rohan Pal
iQOO's rumoured compact gaming tablet could use Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, according to a new leak. The prototype is also said to include a high-powered fan for active cooling. The chipset could use a 2nm process and support LPDDR6 memory, while earlier reports have linked it to the iQOO 16. The tablet may arrive in the secon...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Qualcomm Teases Two New Snapdragon 8 Elite Chips Ahead of Snapdragon Summit
- Thursday August 20, 2026
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Rohan Pal
Qualcomm shared a video on X teasing the arrival of next-generation Snapdragon chipsets. The video confirms that the chipmaker will be revealing two chipsets at its Snapdragon Summit, which is set to take place next month. They are likely to be called Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro. These chips are likely to power the nex...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro Spotted on AnTuTu Ahead of Expected Launch Next Month
- Friday August 14, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by Rohan Pal
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro chipset has reportedly been spotted on the AnTuTu benchmarking platform with the model number SM8975. The SoC managed to score 48,35,412 points overall, almost reaching the score of 5 million on the platform. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro SoC reportedly scored 3,20,633 points on AnTuTu’s CPU Arithmetic Operations t...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Qualcomm to Reportedly Raise Snapdragon Chip Prices, Android Phones Could Get Costlier
- Thursday July 30, 2026
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Rohan Pal
Rising memory prices and supply shortages have negatively affected the technology sector. This situation also hiked prices of products ranging from smartphones, tablets, smart glasses, gaming consoles and laptops to compact computing devices. Now, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon reportedly said the company plans to expand its margins by increasing chip...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Qualcomm Reportedly Developing Fourth Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Variant for More Affordable Flagship Phones
- Friday July 24, 2026
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Qualcomm has been rumoured to be developing the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 series for quite some time now. However, it seems that the chipmaker isn’t done with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 lineup just yet. A tipster claims that the company is preparing a fourth variant of the flagship mobile platform, and it could be aimed at providing a similar pr...
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www.gadgets360.com
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MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro Reportedly Sees Major Price Hike Over Dimensity 9500, May Still Be Below Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro
- Thursday September 17, 2026
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Rohan Pal
MediaTek’s Dimensity 9600 Pro could reportedly cost up to $220 (roughly Rs. 21,100) per chip, making it the company’s most expensive flagship processor so far. The Dimensity 9500 was reportedly priced between $180 (roughly Rs. 17,200) and $200 (roughly Rs. 19,200). Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro could cost around $300 (roughly Rs. 28...
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www.gadgets360.com
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iPhone 18 Pro Max US Model Reportedly Misses Apple’s C2 Modem
- Monday September 14, 2026
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Apple has revealed a regional difference in the modem used by the iPhone 18 Pro Max. The company’s updated specifications indicate that the device uses its C2 cellular modem globally, except in the US, where reports point to a Qualcomm modem instead. The change does not affect the iPhone 18 Pro, which uses the C2 worldwide. The exact Qualcomm mod...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Outperforms MediaTek’s Upcoming Flagship Smartphone Chipset
- Friday September 11, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by Rohan Pal
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro chipsets have been spotted on the Geekbench benchmarking platform. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset outperformed the MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro SoC in terms of single-core and multi-core performance, along with peak clock speed. The Snapdragon 8 series SoC managed to scor...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Qualcomm’s Next-Gen Snapdragon Chip to Feature New Adreno GPU With Matrix Cores, Neural Fusion
- Thursday September 3, 2026
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Rohan Pal
Qualcomm is gearing up to introduce its next-generation flagship mobile processor at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii later this month. Ahead of the announcement, the US-based chipmaker has detailed the GPU upgrades that its chipset will have. The chip, widely referred to as the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, is confirmed to feature a new Adreno GPU feat...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-2390 and IQ-2390 Processors Announced for Commercial and Consumer Devices
- Wednesday September 2, 2026
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Rohan Pal
Dragonwing Q-2390 and IQ-2390 processors unveiled ahead of the IFA. The new chips support applications ranging from retail and smart home products to smart displays and enterprise edge devices. Both processors feature a quad-core Qualcomm Kryo CPU and a Qualcomm Adreno 704 GPU. Dragonwing Q-2390 is designed for edge-intelligent commercial, enterpri...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Series Roundup: Launch Date, Specifications and Expected Phones
- Sunday September 6, 2026
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Rohan Pal
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 series could mark a major shift in Qualcomm's flagship smartphone strategy. The company is expected to introduce two chipsets, with the Pro version positioned above the standard model. Both are tipped to use a 2nm process and a new Oryon CPU design, while the Pro variant could bring an Adreno 850 GPU and LPDDR6 support....
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www.gadgets360.com
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Samsung Galaxy S27 Series May Get Scam Detection Alongside Galaxy S25 Series, and Older Flagships
- Tuesday September 1, 2026
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Rohan Pal
Samsung could bring its Scam Detection feature to the Galaxy S27 series, Galaxy S25 lineup and several recent foldable phones. References discovered in One UI 9 Beta 7 include model numbers associated with these devices, suggesting they are being considered for the feature. The software also points to possible Exynos 2700 and Qualcomm processors fo...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Snapdragon and MediaTek’s Unreleased Flagship Chipsets Could Be Built Using TSMC’s 2nm Process
- Tuesday August 25, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by Rohan Pal
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 from Qualcomm and MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro chipsets will reportedly fabricated using TSMC's 2nm process. The rumoured octa-core Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset will reportedly feature three efficiency cores clocked at 3.74GHz, three performance cores clocked at 4.03GHz, and two prime cores, deliverin...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Qualcomm’s Upcoming Flagship Snapdragon Chipset Names Tipped Ahead of Launch
- Friday August 21, 2026
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Rohan Pal
A new leak has suggested the names of Qualcomm’s upcoming 2nm Snapdragon chipsets. The SM8950 is tipped to be branded as the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, while the chipset codenamed SM8975 is said to be marketed as Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. We can expect more details about the next-generation Snapdragon chipsets to surface online soon. The ...
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www.gadgets360.com
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iQOO Gaming Tablet Tipped to Get Active Cooling, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro SoC
- Thursday August 20, 2026
- Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Rohan Pal
iQOO's rumoured compact gaming tablet could use Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, according to a new leak. The prototype is also said to include a high-powered fan for active cooling. The chipset could use a 2nm process and support LPDDR6 memory, while earlier reports have linked it to the iQOO 16. The tablet may arrive in the secon...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Qualcomm Teases Two New Snapdragon 8 Elite Chips Ahead of Snapdragon Summit
- Thursday August 20, 2026
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Rohan Pal
Qualcomm shared a video on X teasing the arrival of next-generation Snapdragon chipsets. The video confirms that the chipmaker will be revealing two chipsets at its Snapdragon Summit, which is set to take place next month. They are likely to be called Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro. These chips are likely to power the nex...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro Spotted on AnTuTu Ahead of Expected Launch Next Month
- Friday August 14, 2026
- Written by Dhruv Raghav, Edited by Rohan Pal
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro chipset has reportedly been spotted on the AnTuTu benchmarking platform with the model number SM8975. The SoC managed to score 48,35,412 points overall, almost reaching the score of 5 million on the platform. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro SoC reportedly scored 3,20,633 points on AnTuTu’s CPU Arithmetic Operations t...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Qualcomm to Reportedly Raise Snapdragon Chip Prices, Android Phones Could Get Costlier
- Thursday July 30, 2026
- Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Rohan Pal
Rising memory prices and supply shortages have negatively affected the technology sector. This situation also hiked prices of products ranging from smartphones, tablets, smart glasses, gaming consoles and laptops to compact computing devices. Now, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon reportedly said the company plans to expand its margins by increasing chip...
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www.gadgets360.com
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Qualcomm Reportedly Developing Fourth Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Variant for More Affordable Flagship Phones
- Friday July 24, 2026
- Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Ketan Pratap
Qualcomm has been rumoured to be developing the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 series for quite some time now. However, it seems that the chipmaker isn’t done with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 lineup just yet. A tipster claims that the company is preparing a fourth variant of the flagship mobile platform, and it could be aimed at providing a similar pr...
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www.gadgets360.com