Overview
- Reports cite tipster Abhishek Yadav claiming Qualcomm’s Pro-tier Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 will cost device makers more than $300 per chip, and none of these figures are confirmed by the company.
- Coverage links the higher price to a move to TSMC’s 2nm manufacturing node, with industry estimates suggesting a single 2nm wafer costs around $30,000.
- Analysts say the Pro chip will likely appear only in top “Ultra” phones that also use LPDDR6 memory and UFS 5.0 storage, which could push the combined cost of those parts above $600.
- Outlets describe a two-tier plan with a standard Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 for mainstream flagships and a Pro model with higher performance for halo devices.
- Wccftech and Android Headlines also note rumors of a faster GPU, larger caches, and wider memory buses on the Pro, and they suggest some brands may favor the standard chip or rival silicon to protect margins.