The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the Dimensity 9600 are going to be the big thing in smartphones. Qualcomm has been the favorite among Android users for a time but MediaTek is catching up fast. The Dimensity 9500 is an example of this. It can keep up with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in terms of performance.
This year things are going to get more interesting. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the Dimensity 9600 will be the smartphone chips to use the new 2nm process. This means they will have hardware and software features. It will be exciting to see how these two chips compare to each other.
When will we get to see these chips? Qualcomm will show off its chips at the Snapdragon Summit, which is happening from September 22nd to 24th. They will probably announce the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro at this event.
MediaTek has not said when it will announce its chips but it usually does this a few days before Qualcomms event. So we can expect to see the Dimensity chips in the second or third week of September.
The Dimensity 9600 series will have chips, just like Qualcomm. There might be three versions: the standard Dimensity 9600 the Dimensity 9600 Pro and the Dimensity 9600s. However there is a rumor that MediaTek might skip the Dimensity 9600 and only announce the other two versions, plus a Dimensity 9600 Pro Max. We are not sure if this is true so we will have to wait and see.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the Dimensity 9600 will both use the 2nm process from TSMC. This will help reduce power consumption, which means the chips will use power and run cooler. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 will have a CPU layout with a "2+3+3" arrangement. This means it will have two cores, three medium cores and three small cores. The Dimensity 9600 will have the CPU layout but it will use new ARM cores.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 will have an Adreno 845 GPU, which is a big improvement over the old one. The Dimensity 9600 will have an Immortalis GPU, which is also very powerful. Both chips will support LPDDR5X memory and UFS 5.0 storage.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 will have a 5G modem, which will be faster than the old one. It might even reach speeds of up to 15Gbps. The Dimensity 9600 will also have some connectivity upgrades. We do not know what they are yet.
Here is a table that compares the two chips:
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Dimensity 9600
Launch September 2026 September 2026
Process node 2 nm (TSMC) 2 nm (TSMC)
CPU 2 x cores
3 x performance cores
3 x efficiency cores 2 x prime cores
3 x performance cores
3 x efficiency cores
Cache 16MB (L2)
6MB (SLC) –
GPU Adreno 845
12MB GMEM memory
Snapdragon Elite Gaming features
ray tracing support next-gen Immortalis GPU (codenamed "Magni”)
native resolution upscaling
ray tracing support
MediaTek HyperEngine Gaming features
Memory LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Storage UFS 5.0 UFS 5.0
Connectivity Snapdragon X90 5G modem
download speed: up to 15Gbps
Wi-Fi 8
Bluetooth 7 –
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