Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6. The new 2nm chips bring faster on-device AI, along with upgrades for gaming, cameras and connectivity, to the next generation of premium Android phones.

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) used its Snapdragon Summit 2026 keynote to outline its strategy for “agentic” artificial intelligence, positioning smartphones and other connected devices as personal AI endpoints that can understand context, coordinate tasks and act on users’ behalf. President and CEO Cristiano Amon said the industry is shifting from a phone-centric model built around apps toward […]