Flagship Android phone performance could look very different by 2027

Rising costs point to split offering. JON MUNDY reports

- JON MUNDY

We haven't even heard anything solid about the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 smartphone chip yet - keep your eyes peeled for Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit on 23 September - but we're already receiving some fascinating information about its potential successor.

According to established tech tipster Digital Chat Station, Qualcomm's late 2026 flagship chip - codenamed the Qualcomm SM8950 - will come in two distinct flavours.

With the move to a new TSMC 2nm process, the cost of production is predicted to soar. That increased price will need to be passed onto the devices themselves, supposedly leading to a two-tiered approach.