Tech > Mobile > Phones ## These 3 Major Upgrades Could Be Heading to Your Next Flagship Android Phone Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip will be in the top phones of 2026 and 2027. Here's what it can do. Principal Writer ### Katie Collins Principal Writer September 23, 2026, 12:37 am ET The year’s not nearly over, but 2026 has already delivered a glut of exciting Android phones. Still, we can’t help but think about what might come next. Every phone-maker has distinct ideas about what features they’d like to add and improve with every generation. Some of these things, like…