Qualcomm · Snapdragon Elite Gen

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6

Not out yet. Here is when we think it lands, and exactly why we think so.

We will keep this on your list as the date moves.

Reveal

The day it is shown to the world

Very sure · We know the week

7 October 2026

in 2 days

Almost certainly between 5 and 13 October 2026 — that is where eight out of ten of our guesses land.

Where it will almost certainly land Still possible, but unlikelyThe higher the shape, the more likely that date.

Where we started The rumours alone Nothing quite like this has launched before, so there is no past pattern to lean on — everything here comes from what people are reporting.

Reports behind it 3 separate stories Found across 3 articles. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.

Since last time 1 day later Last changed on 5 Oct 2026. We recheck every day, and only write a new forecast down when this answer moves.

What changed our mind

Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo · picked up by IT之家 (ITHome)
Reported Heard it from someone else

Says revealed 22 September 2026

“按照计划，高通将于当地时间 9 月 22 日至 24 日在夏威夷举办 2026 骁龙峰会，预计发布骁龙 8 Elite Gen 6 系列。” Read it ↗

Strong track record Did not move our date

Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 2 days earlier before believing it.
FoneArena
Reported

Says revealed 22 September 2026

“We can expect this to debut in the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 flagship SoC that should be unveiled at the Snapdragon Summit 2026 on September 22nd.” Read it ↗

Strong track record Moved our date 1 day earlier

FoneArena usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 2 days earlier before believing it.
GSMArena
Stated as fact

Says revealed 26 September 2026

“Qualcomm is set to host its annual Snapdragon Summit next month, where it is expected to unveil two new Snapdragon 8 Elite series chipsets.” Read it ↗

Strong track record Moved our date 3 days earlier

GSMArena usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 1 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 5 Oct 2026 to 13 Oct 2026 (8 days wide), with a standard deviation of 5 days. Starting model: uninformative+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

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On sale

The day you can actually buy one

Fairly sure · Give or take a few days

17 October 2026

in 12 days

Almost certainly between 9 and 27 October 2026 — that is where eight out of ten of our guesses land.

Where it will almost certainly land Still possible, but unlikelyThe higher the shape, the more likely that date.

Where we started The rumours alone Nothing quite like this has launched before, so there is no past pattern to lean on — everything here comes from what people are reporting.

Reports behind it 3 separate stories Found across 3 articles. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.

Since last time No change Last changed on 5 Oct 2026. We recheck every day, and only write a new forecast down when this answer moves.

What changed our mind

Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo · picked up by IT之家 (ITHome)
Reported Heard it from someone else

Says on sale 22 September 2026

“按照计划，高通将于当地时间 9 月 22 日至 24 日在夏威夷举办 2026 骁龙峰会，预计发布骁龙 8 Elite Gen 6 系列。” Read it ↗

Strong track record Moved our date 1 day earlier

Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 2 days earlier before believing it.
FoneArena
Reported

Says on sale 22 September 2026

“We can expect this to debut in the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 flagship SoC that should be unveiled at the Snapdragon Summit 2026 on September 22nd.” Read it ↗

Strong track record Moved our date 2 days earlier

FoneArena usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 2 days earlier before believing it.
GSMArena
Stated as fact

Says on sale 26 September 2026

“Qualcomm is set to host its annual Snapdragon Summit next month, where it is expected to unveil two new Snapdragon 8 Elite series chipsets.” Read it ↗

Strong track record Moved our date 3 days earlier

GSMArena usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 1 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 9 Oct 2026 to 27 Oct 2026 (18 days wide), with a standard deviation of 7 days. Starting model: uninformative+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

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What the hardware is

1 of 20 headline specs known so far. Values from a spec database describe a phone that exists; values from articles are what sources claim about one that does not yet. Each row says which it is, and where sources contradict each other we print both figures rather than choosing.

performance

Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Rumoured

Still unknown: screen size, panel type, refresh rate, resolution, ram, storage, main camera, front camera, rear cameras, battery, wired charging, height, width, thickness, weight, ingress protection, operating system, 5g, nfc.

Where you will be able to buy it

Not known yet Not enough to go on yet

No report so far says which countries this one is for.

no market named in any report.

No report so far has named a specific country for this one. That is normal early on: the market is usually only spelled out close to launch.

How this date has moved

Every time we changed our mind, we wrote it down and never touched it again.

17 October 2026 On sale No change

Worked out on 5 Oct 2026 · range 9 Oct 2026 to 27 Oct 2026 · ccbc75f305…
7 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 5 Oct 2026 · range 5 Oct 2026 to 13 Oct 2026 · 44eeeb84a7…
17 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 4 Oct 2026 · range 9 Oct 2026 to 26 Oct 2026 · 0d579428c8…
6 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 4 Oct 2026 · range 4 Oct 2026 to 12 Oct 2026 · 0c40d72c94…
16 October 2026 On sale No change

Worked out on 3 Oct 2026 · range 8 Oct 2026 to 25 Oct 2026 · f75a367ad3…
5 October 2026 Reveal No change

Worked out on 3 Oct 2026 · range 3 Oct 2026 to 12 Oct 2026 · 653bce9107…
16 October 2026 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 7 Oct 2026 to 25 Oct 2026 · 2128e1a624…
5 October 2026 Reveal 2 days later

Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 2 Oct 2026 to 11 Oct 2026 · 470591f277…
14 October 2026 On sale No change

Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 6 Oct 2026 to 23 Oct 2026 · 52c091445b…
14 October 2026 On sale No change

Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 6 Oct 2026 to 24 Oct 2026 · febc41d758…
3 October 2026 Reveal No change

Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 1 Oct 2026 to 9 Oct 2026 · 4f041cc13d…
14 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 30 Sept 2026 · range 6 Oct 2026 to 23 Oct 2026 · d42f32826d…
3 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 30 Sept 2026 · range 30 Sept 2026 to 9 Oct 2026 · 0276dca020…
13 October 2026 On sale No change

Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 5 Oct 2026 to 22 Oct 2026 · 2df07bd588…
2 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 29 Sept 2026 to 8 Oct 2026 · 4945866294…
13 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 4 Oct 2026 to 22 Oct 2026 · 111564db01…
1 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 28 Sept 2026 to 8 Oct 2026 · 46429558fd…
12 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 27 Sept 2026 · range 4 Oct 2026 to 21 Oct 2026 · fb46bb26a7…
30 September 2026 Reveal No change

Worked out on 27 Sept 2026 · range 27 Sept 2026 to 7 Oct 2026 · 1b11c2eb3c…
11 October 2026 On sale No change

Worked out on 26 Sept 2026 · range 3 Oct 2026 to 21 Oct 2026 · 86c982af35…
30 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 26 Sept 2026 · range 26 Sept 2026 to 7 Oct 2026 · ae24bb9e4a…
11 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 2 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026 · febf0daa27…
29 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 25 Sept 2026 to 6 Oct 2026 · f1bfe1c4f6…
10 October 2026 On sale No change

Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 2 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026 · dbfaf39c6d…
28 September 2026 Reveal No change

Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 24 Sept 2026 to 6 Oct 2026 · 0321be211b…
10 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 1 Oct 2026 to 20 Oct 2026 · 0959be9e1c…
28 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 23 Sept 2026 to 5 Oct 2026 · e79e7b06ba…
27 September 2026 Reveal No change

Worked out on 22 Sept 2026 · range 22 Sept 2026 to 4 Oct 2026 · 9e8e08ab7c…
27 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 22 Sept 2026 · range 22 Sept 2026 to 5 Oct 2026 · 7fb322dd51…
9 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 21 Sept 2026 · range 30 Sept 2026 to 19 Oct 2026 · 0919d8824d…
26 September 2026 Reveal No change

Worked out on 21 Sept 2026 · range 22 Sept 2026 to 4 Oct 2026 · 9585421b2e…
26 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 20 Sept 2026 · range 21 Sept 2026 to 4 Oct 2026 · 2d30c3b292…
8 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 19 Sept 2026 · range 29 Sept 2026 to 18 Oct 2026 · b1df7ea3c9…
25 September 2026 Reveal No change

Worked out on 19 Sept 2026 · range 20 Sept 2026 to 4 Oct 2026 · 399785cf9c…
7 October 2026 On sale No change

Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 28 Sept 2026 to 18 Oct 2026 · ae68e85582…
25 September 2026 Reveal No change

Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 19 Sept 2026 to 3 Oct 2026 · 08e155ab42…
25 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 17 Sept 2026 · range 18 Sept 2026 to 3 Oct 2026 · 831d340d2d…
7 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 17 Sept 2026 · range 27 Sept 2026 to 17 Oct 2026 · 91df5a4b9d…
6 October 2026 On sale No change

Worked out on 16 Sept 2026 · range 27 Sept 2026 to 17 Oct 2026 · 65cd4765e5…
24 September 2026 Reveal No change

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