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[News] Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro Reportedly Priced Above US$300 on TSMC 2nm, Risking Adoption

What happened

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro SoC is reportedly priced above $300 due to TSMC's 2nm process costs. The total bill of materials with LPDDR6 and UFS 5.0 exceeds $600, pressuring smartphone margins. Bullish for Qualcomm pricing, bearish for OEM margins.

Impact and signal

High impactImpact score: 95/100

Affected components and suppliers

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 ProSoC

Qualcomm TSMCMediaTek

price-hike2nmQualcommTSMC

Source and time

Source: TrendForce · 5/12/2026 · View original source

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[News] Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro Reportedly Priced Above US$300 on TSMC 2nm, Risking Adoption

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