The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 is going to be an expensive chipset, but that isn\u2019t deterring Qualcomm\u2019s partners as the top 5 companies will add it in their flagships<\/b>
\nQualcomm, Apple, and MediaTek will unveil their first 2nm chipsets later this year, marking the first time in history that the three companies will leverage TSMC\u2019s cutting-edge lithography. For the San Diego firm, it is rumored that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 will be a part of the company\u2019s announcement, but there are whispers stating that, while the \u2018Pro\u2019 variant will offer some exclusive features, such as a faster GPU, LPDDR6 RAM and UFS 5.0 support, it will come at a price, literally.
However, a rumor claims that the increased expense hasn\u2019t prompted Qualcomm\u2019s partners to seek alternatives, as the top five Android phone makers will continue to incorporate the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro. Then again, not every manufacturer has the means to pay this premium, as we discuss the latest claims below.Some Android smartphone manufacturers are rumored to completely abandon Qualcomm and are expected to switch to MediaTek\u2019s Dimensity 9600 to lower the chipset expenditure
Based on the development status of the new models from the top five Android smartphone manufacturers in the world, Weibo user Repeater 002 says that the \u2018top of the line\u2019 flagships will continue to use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro. In fact, the tipster Smart Chip Insider has previously commented that Qualcomm is working on two chipset releases, with the top-end version only being found in the most premium of devices because of its high price, while the standard variant is expected to command the majority of shipments.
With the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 estimated to cost $280 per unit, we can safely assume that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro will easily cost upwards of $300, making it extremely difficult for some Android phone makers to adopt it. If the memory crisis hadn\u2019t forced a price hike of RAM and NAND flash by 70 percent and 100 percent, respectively, companies might have remained steadfast in using the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro in multiple smartphones, but that\u2019s not the case.
The rumor also mentions that Android phone manufacturers outside the top five could completely abandon Qualcomm and switch to MediaTek, which is expected to announce its Dimensity 9600. Unlike its chipset competitor, MediaTek hasn\u2019t decided on a dual-chipset launch strategy, but given that the Dimensity line has always been cheaper than rivals, we foresee a large shipment of these getting adopted, even if it means those handsets will be inferior to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro in both raw performance and efficiency, as witnessed in an earlier comparison of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Dimensity 9500.
News Source: Repeater 002
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