{"id":211510,"date":"2026-02-09T05:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/this-snapdragon-leak-reveals-why-your-next-ultra-phone-might-be-even-pricier\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T05:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:55:08","slug":"this-snapdragon-leak-reveals-why-your-next-ultra-phone-might-be-even-pricier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/this-snapdragon-leak-reveals-why-your-next-ultra-phone-might-be-even-pricier\/","title":{"rendered":"This Snapdragon leak reveals why your next Ultra phone might be even pricier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/qualcomm-snapdragon-8-elite-gen-6-pro-leak-3638895\/\">This Snapdragon leak reveals why your next Ultra phone might be even pricier<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/qualcomm-snapdragon-8-elite-gen-6-pro-leak-3638895\/\">https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/qualcomm-snapdragon-8-elite-gen-6-pro-leak-3638895\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-09 05:09:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.androidauthority.com\">www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>C. Scott Brown \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Qualcomm is reportedly developing two 2nm chips, the SM8975 (Pro) and the SM8950 (Standard).<\/li>\n<li>The SM8975 is expected to exclusively support LPDDR6 RAM and feature a full GPU\/cache, but at a significantly higher cost.<\/li>\n<li>The extreme cost of new silicon and RAM may lead to even higher prices for \u201cUltra\u201d flagship smartphones, and Android brands might have to stick to the standard chip to keep prices in check for their non-Ultra flagships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Qualcomm\u2019s Snapdragon 8 series remains the SoC lineup of choice for several top-tier Android flagships. Last year, Qualcomm branched out the 8 series into the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, both based on TSMC\u2019s 3nm process. It seems Qualcomm could further spice up its lineup with a \u201cPro\u201d variation, and Android brands might consequently face difficult decisions for their Ultra flagships.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Leaker Digital Chat Station has shared some more specifications for Qualcomm\u2019s next-generation flagship chips.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" title=\"DCS on Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 6 Pro SM8975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DCS-on-Qualcomm-Snapdragon-8-Gen-6-Pro-SM8975.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DCS-on-Qualcomm-Snapdragon-8-Gen-6-Pro-SM8975-64w-27h.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DCS-on-Qualcomm-Snapdragon-8-Gen-6-Pro-SM8975-675w-289h.jpg 675w\" alt=\"DCS on Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 6 Pro SM8975\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DCS-on-Qualcomm-Snapdragon-8-Gen-6-Pro-SM8975.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>According to the leaker, Qualcomm\u2019s next-generation flagship lineup will have two chips: the SM8975 and the SM8950. Both SoCs are said to be using TSMC\u2019s 2nm process.<\/p>\n<p>The leaker says that the SM8975 is the only SoC in the pair that supports LPDDR6, a \u201cfull-fledged GPU,\u201d and a full cache. However, these specifications come at a cost, as the SM8975 is also said to be \u201cextremely expensive.\u201d The leaker mentions they\u2019ve encountered \u201cmid-range\u201d models (likely referring to Android flagships in their \u201cPro\u201d avatar rather than their \u201cUltra\u201d variant), which opt for the SM8950 instead, and there\u2019s a slight chance these may even switch to the SM8850 (current-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5).<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" title=\"DCS on Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 6 Pro SM8975 (2)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DCS-on-Qualcomm-Snapdragon-8-Gen-6-Pro-SM8975-2.jpg 913w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DCS-on-Qualcomm-Snapdragon-8-Gen-6-Pro-SM8975-2-64w-25h.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DCS-on-Qualcomm-Snapdragon-8-Gen-6-Pro-SM8975-2-675w-266h.jpg 675w\" alt=\"DCS on Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 6 Pro SM8975 (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DCS-on-Qualcomm-Snapdragon-8-Gen-6-Pro-SM8975-2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The SM8975 is said to be the \u201cPro\u201d variation of Qualcomm\u2019s flagship chip. Presumably, it could be called the \u201cSnapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro\u201d if Qualcomm follows its current naming conventions (which&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/qualcomm-snapdragon-8-elite-gen-6-pro-leak-3638895\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Snapdragon leak reveals why your next Ultra phone might be even pricier https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/qualcomm-snapdragon-8-elite-gen-6-pro-leak-3638895\/ Publish&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":211511,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Snapdragon-8-Elite-Gen-5-4-of-6.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[70,205],"class_list":["post-211510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","tag-google","tag-spice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211510"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211510"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":211512,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211510\/revisions\/211512"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}