Welcome to episode 498 of the Mobile Tech Podcast with guests Christian de Looper (BGR), Jason Howell (Android Faithful), C Scott Brown (Android Authority), Adam Doud (SlashGear), Nick Gray (Phandroid), Dean Daley (MobileSyrup), and Sascha Segan (Qualcomm) -- brought to you by Mint Mobile. In this episode, join us pondside as we recap everything that was announced at Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit 2026 in Maui -- including the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and 8 Elite Gen 6 -- then dive into the latest flagships from Motorola, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo, plus new smart glasses from Meta... Good times! (Special thanks to Qualcomm for covering travel.)
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- Jason Howell: https://www.threads.net/@thatjasonhowell
- C Scott Brown: https://www.threads.com/@c.scottbrown
- Adam Doud: https://www.threads.net/@deadtechnology
- Nick Gray: https://www.threads.net/@nickmgray
- Dean Daley: https://www.threads.com/@deandaley_
- Sascha Segan: https://www.threads.com/@saschasegan
- Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gen 6 benchmarks (1): https://www.bgr.com/2268742/qualcomm-snapdragon-8-elite-gen-6-benchmarks-performance/
- Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gen 6 benchmarks (2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5blJhnOPLoo
- Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2: https://mobilesyrup.com/2026/09/23/qualcomm-sound-elite-gen-2/
- Qualcomm wants its AI chips on every device: https://aiinside.show/episode/qualcomm-wants-its-ai-chips-on-every-device
- New Microsoft Surface devices: https://www.zdnet.com/tech/surface-pro-laptop-snapdragon-x2-plus-hands-on/
- Motorola Signature 27 (1): https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_unveils_signature_27_with_200mp_telephoto_camera_snapdragon_8_elite_extreme_gen_6-news-74726.php
- Motorola Signature 27 (2): https://mobilesyrup.com/2026/09/22/motorola-unveils-signature-27-first-with-snapdragon-8-elite-extreme/
- Xiaomi 18 Pro/Pro Max: https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_18_pro_and_18_pro_max_arrive_with_latest_snapdragon_chips_privacy_displays_and_more_useful_re-news-74733.php
- Oppo X10 Pro Max: https://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_find_x10_pro_max_launches_with_three_200mp_rear_cameras_dimensity_9600_pro_soc-news-74714.php
- Vivo X500 series: https://www.gsmarena.com/vivo_x500_x500_pro_and_x500_pro_max_announced-news-74698.php
- New Meta smart glasses: https://www.engadget.com/2267230/everything-announced-at-meta-connect-2026/
- Meta VR Glasses: https://phandroid.com/2026/09/24/metas-1299-vr-glasses-could-fix-what-made-you-give-up-on-vr/
- Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses: https://phandroid.com/2026/09/24/meta-is-ditching-the-camera-to-shake-its-pervert-glasses-label/
- Nothing spins off CMF: https://www.gsmarena.com/nothing_makes_cmf_an_independent_indian_brand-news-74713.php
- Clicks Communicator updates: https://discover.clicks.tech/big-updates-clicks-communicator
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- Moto Razr Fold: https://link.amazon/B053lsgeJ
- Google Pixel Watch 5: https://link.amazon/B0ghO0WVj
- Samsung Galaxy Buds4 Pro: https://link.amazon/B0cAYV3pe
- Microsoft Surface Laptop 13" (2026): https://link.amazon/B0ioNH8L0
- Meta Ray-Ban Audio Clubmaster: https://link.amazon/B0cS3sS69
