New leak suggests Qualcomm’s next Snapdragon 8 Elite could take it to the extreme, literally

• According to a new leak, Qualcomm’s next flagship chip will be called the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6.
• It could feature two prime cores clocked at 5.01GHz, along with three performance and three efficiency cores.
• The Dimensity 9600 Pro could also use two prime cores clocked at 4.55GHz, along with three performance and three efficiency cores.

Qualcomm and MediaTek are both gearing up to launch their latest flagship processors. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 series and the MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro are expected to feature improvements across the board. Now, a new leak is shedding some light on the core arrangement and clock speeds of the top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and the Dimensity 9600 Pro.

According to a Weibo post by Digital Chat Station (DCS), the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, model number SM8975, could be called the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 instead. The extremely long (pun intended) and unnecessarily weird name notwithstanding, Qualcomm’s next flagship chip seems set to break the 5GHz barrier for smartphone chipsets.