Qualcomm Launches New Smartphone Chips with Enhanced AI Capabilities
At its annual Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm introduced two new flagship smartphone processors: the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the more powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. These chips are designed to enhance on-device artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities by supporting models up to 200 million parameters locally and enabling features like voice agents and memory-based task automation. The high-end Extreme version can run a local mixture-of-experts model with up to 30 billion parameters, surpassing Apple’s recent release of a 20-billion-parameter AI foundation model. The chips also offer improved camera control for professional-level video recording at resolutions like 8K60fps and support the new Advanced Professional Video (APV) codec. Qualcomm is collaborating with over 40 partners on AI devices, reinforcing the growing trend of using smartphones as primary tools for AI tasks rather than dedicated hardware. Motorola announced its upcoming Signature 27 smartphone powered by Qualcomm’s Extreme chip.
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