Snapdragon Summit 2026

Snapdragon Summit 2026 is Qualcomm's ninth annual platform showcase, running 22-24 September 2026 in Maui, Hawaii. It is the event where Qualcomm sets its silicon roadmap for the year ahead: the headline is expected to be the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and an 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro variant, widely reported as the company's first 2nm mobile processors, built on TSMC's node with custom Oryon CPU cores, an Adreno 850 GPU and LPDDR6 support on the Pro part. Coverage also spans Windows-on-Snapdragon PC silicon, XR and smart-glasses platforms, wearables and smartwatches, audio, and on-device agentic AI, delivered through keynotes, partner announcements, product demos and hands-on areas. CEO Cristiano Amon has said the company now has a portfolio to enter the next phase of the data centre.

Date

September 22–24, 2026

Location

Maui, Hawaii

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Summit

Status

Completed

Pricing

Invite-Only

Organizer

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Added

Jul 3, 2026

Updated

Aug 22, 2026

• ✓CIOs and IT device-strategy leaders
• ✓Mobile and endpoint platform architects
• ✓OEM and ecosystem product leaders
• ✓Edge and on-device AI engineers
• ✓Industry analysts and technology press
• ✓Developers building for Snapdragon platforms
• ✓Procurement leads planning device refresh cycles

What Qualcomm announces in Maui sets the on-device AI floor for the Android and Windows fleets an enterprise will buy over the following 18 months, which makes this a device-refresh planning input rather than a consumer launch event. It is the single point in the year where the mobile, PC, XR, wearable and audio roadmaps are laid out together with OEM and ecosystem partners in the room, so you can see which capabilities will actually ship in hardware and which are still a slide. There is no ticket to buy, and the keynote is published publicly afterwards.

• ✓Flagship mobile launch — the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 (SM8950) and 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro (SM8975), reported as Qualcomm's first 2nm parts with custom Oryon CPU cores and UFS 5.0 support
• ✓Windows-on-Snapdragon PC silicon and laptop platform updates
• ✓XR and smart-glasses platform announcements
• ✓Wearables and smartwatch silicon
• ✓Audio and sound platform updates
• ✓On-device and agentic AI capabilities across the portfolio
• ✓Keynotes, OEM and partner announcements, live product demos and hands-on areas
• ✓Data-centre positioning, following CEO Cristiano Amon's statement that Qualcomm has 'a portfolio to enter the next phase of the data center'

• ★It is the launch venue for the silicon inside next year's premium Android flagships — devices reported to ship on the chip announced here, including the Xiaomi 18 series, iQOO 16, HONOR Magic9 and OnePlus 16, follow within weeks.
• ★There is no ticket booth: attendance is by Qualcomm invitation and the announcements are published publicly instead, so the summit functions as an industry-wide roadmap disclosure rather than a paid conference.
• ★Ninth annual edition, and the scope has widened well past phones — PC, XR, wearable and audio silicon share the stage, and CEO Cristiano Amon has signalled data-centre ambitions on top.
• ★Held at a Maui resort with a small invited audience of press, analysts and OEM partners rather than in a convention centre, which is why coverage is dense and hands-on rather than booth-driven.
• ★What is announced here effectively sets the on-device AI floor for the Android and Windows device fleets enterprises will buy over the following 18 months.

No pass price is published. Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit page carries no registration form, ticket tiers or pricing of any kind — it offers a Snapdragon Insiders sign-up to follow the announcements in real time and a Qualcomm ID-gated Developer Workspace instead. In practice attendance is by Qualcomm invitation, extended to press, industry analysts and OEM/ecosystem partners; trade outlets covering the 2026 edition confirm they attend on invitations from Qualcomm. For everyone else the summit is free to follow remotely: the product-announcement keynote from the 2025 edition was published publicly on YouTube, which is how most of the industry consumes it.

When is Snapdragon Summit 2026?

Snapdragon Summit 2026 takes place September 22–24, 2026 in Maui, Hawaii.

Where is Snapdragon Summit 2026 held?

Snapdragon Summit 2026 is held in Maui, Hawaii. The event format is in-person.

How much does Snapdragon Summit 2026 cost?

Snapdragon Summit 2026 is invite-only. No pass price is published. Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit page carries no registration form, ticket tiers or pricing of any kind — it offers a Snapdragon Insiders sign-up to follow the announcements in real time and a Qualcomm ID-gated Developer Workspace instead. In practice attendance is by Qualcomm invitation, extended to press, industry analysts and OEM/ecosystem partners; trade outlets covering the 2026 edition confirm they attend on invitations from Qualcomm. For everyone else the summit is free to follow remotely: the product-announcement keynote from the 2025 edition was published publicly on YouTube, which is how most of the industry consumes it.

Who should attend Snapdragon Summit 2026?

Snapdragon Summit 2026 is aimed at CIOs and IT device-strategy leaders, Mobile and endpoint platform architects, OEM and ecosystem product leaders, Edge and on-device AI engineers, Industry analysts and technology press, Developers building for Snapdragon platforms, Procurement leads planning device refresh cycles.

What topics does Snapdragon Summit 2026 cover?

Snapdragon Summit 2026 covers On-device and agentic AI, Mobile SoC architecture, Windows on Snapdragon PC silicon, XR and smart glasses, Wearables and smartwatch platforms, Audio and connectivity platforms, 2nm process technology and custom Oryon CPU cores, Edge AI inference.

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