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  "id": 9192679,
  "title": "Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 comes in an Extreme version too",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/qualcomms-snapdragon-8-elite-gen-6-comes-in-an-extreme-version-too",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-22T20:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/998842/qualcomm-snapdragon-8-elite-extreme-gen-6"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, this year joined by the 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 too. The company describes both new phone chips as flagships, and the spec differences are relatively minor, mostly limited to improved AI processing, video capture, and gaming performance on the Extreme model. Both Gen 6 chips […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "9to5Google",
        "title": "Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/qualcomm-announces-the-snapdragon-8-elite-gen-6-and-8-elite-extreme",
        "published": "2026-09-22T20:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 vs 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6: Qualcomm explains how (and why) its two newest flagship mobile chipsets differ",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/snapdragon-8-elite-gen-6-vs-8-elite-extreme-gen-6-qualcomm-explains",
        "published": "2026-09-22T20:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Guide",
        "title": "Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 is here — 4 ways the first 5GHz phone chip could crush Apple’s A20 Pro",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/snapdragon-8-elite-gen-6-is-here-4-ways-the-first-5ghz-phone-chip",
        "published": "2026-09-22T20:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 is a giant upgrade for smartphone video, not so much for names",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/the-snapdragon-8-elite-extreme-gen-6-is-a-giant-upgrade-for",
        "published": "2026-09-22T20:00:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "Qualcomm just split its 2026 flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 into two tiers, with the Extreme version packing 50% more shared memory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/qualcomm-just-split-its-2026-flagship-snapdragon-8-elite-gen-6-into",
        "published": "2026-09-22T20:00:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Lowyat.NET",
        "title": "Qualcomm Officially Launches the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Platform",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/qualcomm-officially-launches-the-snapdragon-8-elite-extreme-gen-6",
        "published": "2026-09-22T21:03:31.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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