Qualcomm launches two new smartphone chips with emphasis on AI

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips signal that AI capabilities are moving deeper into mainstream smartphones, enabling more powerful on-device agents, personalization, voice, camera, and video features without always relying on the cloud. For CIOs and technology leaders, this raises the strategic bar for mobile experiences and IT support: organizations will need to evaluate how AI-ready devices affect employee productivity, data privacy, app design, and security policies as vendors increasingly push AI to the edge.