Snapdragon 8 Elite, Dimensity 9400, Exynos 2400, and A18 Pro Flagship Chips OEM Prices Shared Online
The leading semi conductor companies – Qualcomm and MediaTek unveiled their latest flagship chips – the Snapdragon 8 Elite and Dimensity 9400 last month, and the smartphones powered by these processors have already been launched in the recent past days. Samsung also released its Exynos 2400 chipset and it was featured on flagship devices such as the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+. The A18 Pro chip from Apple debuted in this year’s 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max smartphone models too.
Check out the OEM(original equipment manufacturer) price points of these latest flagship chipsets below.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Qualcomm launched its Snapdragon 8 Elite flagship chip last month at the Snapdragon Summit event, and the latest chip brings better performance and power efficiency. AI enhancements, enhanced graphics, and new innovative features, along with improved connectivity supports are some of its other notable specs. The OEM price of the chipset is mentioned to be USD 190 (~ INR 15,975; highest when compared to its competitors).
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
The Dimensity 9400 processor from MediaTek also focuses on both offering improved performance and power efficiency. Moreover, a new AI Agentic system, impressive ray-tracing mobile graphics, unmatched imaging capabilities, new foldable display supports, and leading wireless connectivity features are also its key specifications. Its OEM price is revealed to be USD 155 (~ INR 13,032), which is USD 35 less when compared to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite.
Samsung Exynos 2400
The Samsung Exynos 2400 falls behind greatly when compared with the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite and Dimensity 9400 in terms of performance. A deca-core CPU with tri-cluster architecture, hardware-level ray tracing, on-device AI, up to 320MP camera support, and up to 12.12Gbps download link speed are its major features. Samsung’s Exynos 2400 is the cheapest chip when compared with the other three, and its OEM price is noted as USD 30 (~ INR 2,522).
Apple A18 Pro
Apple’s A18 Pro is a 6-core chip, and competes well with the Snapdragon 8 Elite and Dimensity 9400 flagship processors. When compared with its predecessor, significant performance, graphics, and power efficiency improvements have been brought to it. The OEM price of the A18 Pro is USD 46 (~ INR 3,868), higher than the Exynos 2400 and lower that the Snapdragon 8 Elite and Dimensity 9400.
