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IMC 2026: Motorola and iQOO to Power New Flagships with Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
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Firstpost•12-10-2026, 10:14
IMC 2026: Motorola and iQOO to Power New Flagships with Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
- •Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 at the India Mobile Congress 2026.
- •Major brands including iQOO, Motorola, and Xiaomi confirmed their upcoming flagships will feature the new Extreme chipset.
- •The iQOO 16 is confirmed for India and will feature a 2K AMOLED 165Hz display, an 8,400mAh battery, and a triple 50-megapixel camera setup.
- •The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 boasts a custom eight-core Oryon CPU, an Adreno GPU with a 44 percent performance boost, and advanced AI engine support.
- •The chipset also introduces 20-bit Spectra ISP for 8K video recording, a Qualcomm X105 5G modem, and support for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.
Key Questions Answered
At the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026, Qualcomm unveiled two flagship mobile platforms for the first time at a single event: the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6.
Smartphone makers iQOO, Motorola, and Xiaomi confirmed that their upcoming flagship devices—specifically the iQOO 16, Motorola Signature 27, and Xiaomi 18 Pro—will be among the first to feature Qualcomm's new Extreme chipset in India.
The chipset features a custom eight-core Qualcomm Oryon CPU with prime cores up to 5.01GHz, a next-generation Adreno GPU with a 44 percent performance boost, a 20-bit Spectra ISP, and support for LPDDR5X and LPDDR6 RAM alongside UFS 5.0 storage.
