# Xiaomi 18 is the world’s first! The cost of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro is outrageously high

> Igeekphone News, February 9th: The next-generation flagship platform of Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 series, will break the norm and adopt a new strategy of releasing two chips simultaneously for the first…

- **Source:** [Igeekphone](https://www.igeekphone.com/xiaomi-18-is-the-worlds-first-the-cost-of-qualcomm-snapdragon-8-elite-gen-6-pro-is-outrageously-high/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6989ac118cfbcaffda1967fb)
- **Published:** 2026-02-09
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #snapdragon #qualcomm #xiaomi #elite #high #cost #generation #outrageously
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