India, July 1 -- Qualcomm's next flagship chip could define the next wave of premium Android smartphones, which is exactly why buyers are watching it closely. If recent leaks are accurate, Qualcomm could introduce two flagship chips this year: the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and the more powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro.

The biggest rumour is that both chips could be built on TSMC's 2nm process, making them Qualcomm's first flagship mobile chipsets on that node if the leaks prove accurate. Leaks also point to a new 2+3+3 Oryon CPU architecture, continuing Qualcomm's move towards custom CPU cores for higher performance and better efficiency. For smartphone buyers, that could translate into smoother gaming, faster multitasking and improv...