# Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, both on TSMC's 2nm process, with two 5GHz prime cores and six 4GHz performance cores (Axel Metz/TechRadar) — retained record

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[original source ↗](https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/qualcomm-just-announced-the-snapdragon-8-elite-gen-6-and-8-elite-extreme-gen-6-for-next-gen-android-phones-heres-how-and-why-the-two-chipsets-differ-and-which-phones-could-be-supported)

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<a href="https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/qualcomm-just-announced-the-snapdragon-8-elite-gen-6-and-8-elite-extreme-gen-6-for-next-gen-android-phones-heres-how-and-why-the-two-chipsets-differ-and-which-phones-could-be-supported"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260922/i51.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>
<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260922/p51#a260922p51" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Axel Metz / <a href="https://www.techradar.com/">TechRadar</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/qualcomm-just-announced-the-snapdragon-8-elite-gen-6-and-8-elite-extreme-gen-6-for-next-gen-android-phones-heres-how-and-why-the-two-chipsets-differ-and-which-phones-could-be-supported">Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, both on TSMC's 2nm process, with two 5GHz prime cores and six 4GHz performance cores</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Extreme by name, extreme by nature&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Qualcomm has announced not one, but two new flagship mobile chipsets at its annual Snapdragon Summit &hellip; </p>
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