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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Alex Lee

Android phones are about to get a huge upgrade that could topple the iPhone 18 Pro

The Xiaomi 18 Pro will be one of the first phones to feature the new chips - (The Independent)

Apple might be hogging the limelight right now with its all-singing, all-dancing iPhone 18 Pro, but if you’re more of an Android fan, we’ve just had our first look at the smartphones set to take on Apple in the year ahead.

At its annual Snapdragon Summit, the company unveiled the chips – Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 – powering the next-gen Android flagships, making it the first time Qualcomm has made an Extreme chip for phones.

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