It’s been quite a busy week, and as we’re now approaching the end of September, the calm and quiet of summer is truly behind us. Tech is in full swing again! So let’s recap the past seven days.
Qualcomm unveiled its latest flagship chipsets – the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6. Both are built on TSMC’s 2nm process and bring upgraded Oryon CPU cores, Adreno GPUs, and improved AI capabilities. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 is the more powerful of the two, while the regular Elite Gen 6 is aimed at a broader range of flagship phones.
The first devices… Xiaomi 18 Pro/Pro Max, vivo X500, Pro/Pro Max are all official, Week 39 in review. Xiaomi 18 Pro/Pro Max, vivo X500, Pro/Pro Max are all official, Week 39 in review – com news ADVERTISEMENT Xiaomi 18 Pro/Pro Max, vivo X500, Pro/Pro Max are all official, Week 39 in review Post your comment Comments (4) Ivan 27 September 2026 Week in review Featured It’s been quite a busy week, and as we’re now approaching the end of September, the calm and quiet of summer is truly behind us.
The first devices powered by the new chips should arrive later this year. Xiaomi unveiled the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max with 6.4-inch and 6.9-inch OLED displays, respectively, complete with hardware-level privacy protection and secondary 2.7-inch and 2.9-inch rear screens.
Both phones feature dual 200MP Leica cameras, while the Pro packs a 7,000mAh battery and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, and the Pro Max gets an 8,500mAh cell and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. The Xiaomi 18 Pro starts at CNY 5,999 ($840), while the Pro Max starts at CNY 6,999 ($980) in China.
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