New flagship smartphones announced with Snapdragon 8 Elite chips at IMC

At the 10th India Mobile Congress 2026, iQOO 16 and Motorola Signature 27 were announced to run on the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 SoC.

Meanwhile, the Xiaomi 18 Pro will ship with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip, with all models expected to launch in India by the end of the year.

The Motorola Signature 27 features a 50 MP main sensor, a 200 MP periscope telephoto lens, and audio tuned by Bang & Olufsen.