Qualcomm announces it most powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip built for aganetic ai computing on mobile phones. See all the highlights and announcements from the annual Snapdragon Summit 2026.
Read more about the Snapdragon Summit 2026 on CNET.com:
Qualcomm’s New Chips Power AI and 8K Video for Top Android Phones — and They’re Coming Soon
Timecode Chapters:
0:00 Introduction & The Age of Agentic AI
2:34 Introducing Snapdragon 8 Elite & Extreme Gen 6
3:33 Xiaomi 18 Pro Series Announcement
5:08 Qualcomm Oryon CPU & Flex Cache Architecture
6:13 Sensing Hub & Personal Scribe Context
7:38 Hexagon NPU & Agentic AI Acceleration
9:26 AI ISP Architecture & Intelligent Pixel Control
10:53 Adreno Neural Fusion & Mobile Gaming Tech
12:05 Sanctuary Unreal Engine 5 Real-Time Demo
13:08 Motorola Signature 27 First Look
Video Credits:
Video Editor: Stephen Beacham
Thumbnail Designer: Stephen Beacham
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@HugoLawrenceValentin
September 22, 2026 at 7:24 pm
I need it in samsung asap
@HugoLawrenceValentin
September 22, 2026 at 7:24 pm
Was i first 😮
@HugoLawrenceValentin
September 22, 2026 at 7:28 pm
Xaimi gotta come to the USA this crazy
@fallinginthed33p
September 22, 2026 at 9:08 pm
Exynos needs to get taken behind the barn.
@intothebeyond8763
September 22, 2026 at 7:36 pm
They all think it’s great until the Ai takes over your phone . If you thought drunk calling and but dialing was bad just wait until your Ai starts doing it on your behalf .
@CNET
September 22, 2026 at 7:46 pm
Read more about the Snapdragon Summit 2026 on CNET.com: Qualcomm’s New Chips Power AI and 8K Video for Top Android Phones
@TechOs19
September 22, 2026 at 7:58 pm
They didn’t even talk about thermal management 😂we all know they have peak performance with terrible wattage and thermal efficiency
@VishnuSharma-yw3nq
September 22, 2026 at 9:26 pm
So you want it to be cool, mf have you ever seen a fu**ing pc cabin, full of fans 😩🥀
My *”My son so dumb iq 21″*
@jayg7482
September 22, 2026 at 8:13 pm
The whole thing should be fart noises. It would be less embarrassing.
@TriThom50
September 22, 2026 at 8:24 pm
Qualcomm is a great company, but Cristian Amon gives horrible presentations
@kinslayermds
September 22, 2026 at 8:24 pm
Hard pass on all that ai crap
@psx612
September 22, 2026 at 8:40 pm
Any coverage about the comments on their channels being flooded by anti Glazer protests?
@blogjuju
September 22, 2026 at 8:42 pm
let me guess… more AI
@rodzilla3549
September 22, 2026 at 9:03 pm
Its going to be like that till a bit after 2030
@rodzilla3549
September 22, 2026 at 9:02 pm
“At some point in the early twenty-first century, all of mankind was united in celebration. We marveled at our own magnificence as we gave birth to AI… A singular consciousness that spawned an entire race of machines.”
Morpheus
@yardboss5419
September 22, 2026 at 9:18 pm
AI, who else feeling the ai fatigue
@VishnuSharma-yw3nq
September 22, 2026 at 9:24 pm
4:52 ni hao ni hao, take my credit card 💳 😩🥀
@fallinginthed33p
September 22, 2026 at 9:26 pm
Awesome hardware on the processor and phone sides but what about software support? Motorola and Xiaomi barely have any support for older devices. Maybe they just want to keep pushing new junk on to the consumer. The situation is much better on the Windows laptop side with Snapdragon X, maybe because Microsoft forces Qualcomm to keep supporting platforms for a few years.
@keithframe3489
September 22, 2026 at 9:27 pm
Isn’t xiaomi already made their own chip? why invite them?
@BobMcBurger1
September 22, 2026 at 9:28 pm
Things don’t look good for you, Qualcomm. Geekerwan’s video shows that the A20 Pro beats it at basically every aspect lmao.
@calk12345678
September 23, 2026 at 4:31 am
They should just upload the PowerPoint
@neodidi
September 23, 2026 at 4:33 am
From the beginning… I got so bored… I know agents are useful.. But really? I’m out 1:26
@l08ic
September 23, 2026 at 4:42 am
Stuck on #8
@mrpicky1868
September 23, 2026 at 4:54 am
if only lenovo copuld be trusted. there is no motorola anymore. it’s actually lenovo
@Y2Kvids
September 23, 2026 at 5:01 am
Loving Obama’s new job
@G.c_C.93
September 23, 2026 at 5:02 am
7:59 anyone here see his resemblance with barack obama?
@UmarFarooq-hj1ze
September 23, 2026 at 5:02 am
Xiaomi xring o3 ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
@DanielBellon108
September 23, 2026 at 6:01 am
Qualcomm is absolutely crushing it right now. Between the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips, advanced AI capabilities, and gaming improvements, the future of Android devices looks brighter than ever. 🔥
@MjLiyo18
September 23, 2026 at 6:28 am
So will it end on 8 Gen 8, then we go to 9 gen..?
@MonirulIslam-fc5lv
September 23, 2026 at 7:45 am
There is no nine. X is ten. 4, 6, 8, X.
@Brobiee
September 23, 2026 at 6:42 am
just buy apple lol
@owu6u
September 23, 2026 at 7:01 am
Computers are changing for life!
@UserOrg-y8v
September 23, 2026 at 8:16 am
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
@anthonymaurice187
September 23, 2026 at 8:16 am
These AI presentations are not for the average consumer. They are literally operators within the AI arena talking to other AI operators within the arena. And that is the problem. The average consumer still has no clue how AI fits into their everyday life. I am an avid tech enthusiast and am still hard-pressed to force AI into my routine. Until the leap is made where stay-at-home moms are sharing AI tips, the bubble will continue to grow. And all bubbles eventually burst.
@94-97
September 23, 2026 at 8:22 am
Why should a phone have an AI chip on it? 01:23
@SirusStarTV
September 23, 2026 at 8:37 am
Let the ai agents buy these phones then
@ZQiOY
September 23, 2026 at 8:38 am
11:26 ‘Roco Kingdom’! Can’t wait, CBT1 opens Oct 27th!
@sylvianblade75
September 23, 2026 at 9:14 am
That Motorola phone was sooo ugly gawd damn
@bhavik150
September 23, 2026 at 9:34 am
Good to see Obama giving Tech Presentations 🎉
@realwplace
September 23, 2026 at 9:54 am
They said absolutely nothing about the heat it will generate.
@Deepsleep.musique
September 23, 2026 at 10:12 am
I’m definitely moving away from pixel phones for sure! Tired of slow processors 🙄
@RK-wn6ib
September 23, 2026 at 10:49 am
Good eco system , should be easy for developers and customers to create software for sustainable in terms of creating and earning/customer presence get top software
@RobertMccabe-w8i
September 23, 2026 at 11:41 am
Glazers ineos out. Don’t care
@innocenceo0o
September 23, 2026 at 12:35 pm
that motorola looks like a spider, f ugly tbh
@CommentCourtesy
September 23, 2026 at 6:13 pm
Qualcomm Capcom snapdragon spyro gen xyz 789 coming spring 2028. Can’t wait 🎉