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Testing Galaxy S26 Ultra AI with no cloud, only the chip
The agentic AI era is approaching, with AI moving into smartphone chips so tasks can be handled without sending personal data to external data centres. A 72-hour test used a Galaxy S26 Ultra locked in airplane mode to gauge how well the Snapdragon 8 Elite 5th generation NPU, QMX and GPU handled daily, business-trip and weekend scenarios. Simple and multi-step AI tasks produced minimal heat, while video codec workloads raised temperatures the most.
Industry
Qualcomm says AI is new UI, steps up full-stack on-device AI push
Qualcomm said AI will become the new user interface as it expands its on-device AI strategy from smartphones into PCs. The company set out three requirements for on-device AI: fast response, privacy protection and power efficiency, and highlighted its Hexagon NPU. It also described a three-layer approach spanning SoC, operating system and apps, and said more than 100 NPU-optimised apps are available. Qualcomm also detailed its co-design partnership with Samsung and unveiled Korean retail and IT partners for its PC push.
AI & Enterprise
Qualcomm unveils AI-enabled Snapdragon Wear Elite, Samsung and Google adoption possible
Qualcomm has unveiled Snapdragon Wear Elite, a next-generation wearable processor aimed at boosting on-device AI and power efficiency. Built on a 3-nanometre process, it brings the Elite brand to wearables for the first time and supports Android, Wear OS and Linux. The chip combines low-power AI and a Hexagon NPU that supports large language models. Qualcomm said battery life and connectivity options can improve. Google, Samsung and Motorola may adopt it.
