高通今日宣布推出两款旗舰级智能手机处理器，分别命名为Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6和Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6，重点在于促进更优质的AI功能。

在其年度Snapdragon Summit大会上，高通表示，新芯片有助于提升AI代理的个性化体验。这些芯片配备了新的传感中心（sensing hubs），能够运行参数量高达2亿的小型模型。借助新的传感中心，智能手机可以在本地运行个人速记应用并区分说话人。此外，它还能根据用户的使用习惯构建记忆，从而为自动化任务提供更好的建议。公司表示，通过这款新芯片，可以运行完整的语音输入和语音输出代理。

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6配备了一种新的加速器元件，旨在更高效地运行模型。高端的Extreme版本可以在本地运行拥有300亿参数的混合专家（MoE）模型。这意味着虽然整体模型规模为30B，但针对特定任务，模型仅激活部分参数。

作为对比，苹果在今年六月的全球开发者大会（WWDC）上发布了一款拥有200亿参数的混合专家模型，这是其第三代基础模型中最先进的一款。

新的高通CPU还为相机提供了像素级控制，以支持更专业的体验，并提升了防抖性能和运动理解能力。Extreme版本支持8K 60fps的视频录制以及4K 240fps的超高清慢动作拍摄。它还支持新的Advanced Professional Video（APV）编解码器，用于专业级录制。

此外，这两款芯片均可利用AI增强人声并降低噪音。它还具备高通全新的语音气泡技术，可在通话期间隔离用户的背景噪音。

在活动上，摩托罗拉宣布推出由其搭载Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6驱动的Motorola Signature 27智能手机，预计将于今年晚些时候正式发售。

高通一直在研发超过40款AI设备，但仍有一种观点认为，许多人会将手机作为主要的AI使用设备，而非其他专用硬件。Nothing联合创始人Carl Pei过去曾暗示过这一趋势，而本月早些时候在iPhone Duo发布期间，新任苹果CEO John Ternus也强化了同样的观点。

Qualcomm today announced two flagship smartphone processors, called Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, with a focus on facilitating better AI-focused features.

At its annual Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm said that the new chips can aid in improved personalization for AI agents. The chips have new sensing hubs that can run small models of up to 200 million parameters. With the new sensing hub, smartphones can run a personal scribe locally and differentiate between speakers. Plus, it can build memory based on your usage for better suggestions for automating tasks. The company said that it can run a complete voice-in and voice-out agent through the new chip.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 has a new accelerator element that’s designed to run models in a more efficient way. The high-end Extreme version can run a 30-billion-parameter mixture-of-experts (MoE) model locally. This means that while the overall model size is 30B, the model only activates a certain number of parameters for a particular task.

For comparison, at its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June, Apple released a 20-billion-parameter mixture-of-experts model , the most advanced of its third generation of foundation models.

The new Qualcomm CPU also provides pixel-level control for cameras to facilitate more pro-level experiences, along with improved stabilization and motion understanding. The Extreme version can support video recording at 8K 60fps and at 4K240 for ultra HD slow-motion. It also enables the new Advanced Professional Video (APV) codec for pro-level recording.

What’s more, both chips can use AI to boost vocals and reduce noise. Plus, it has Qualcomm’s new voice bubble tech, which isolates users’ noise during calls.

At the event, Motorola announced its Motorola Signature 27 smartphone, powered by the Snapdragon Gen 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, with general availability sometime this year.

Qualcomm has been working on more than 40 AI devices , but there is still a belief that a lot of people will use their phones for AI rather than other dedicated devices. Nothing co-founder Carl Pei has hinted at this trend in the past, and more recently, new Apple CEO John Ternus reinforced the same line of thought during the iPhone Duo launch earlier this month.