Monday at the Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Qualcomm unveiled its new flagship mobile SoC – the Snapdragon 8 Elite – which is powered by the company’s 2nd-gen Oryon CPU cores. Qualcomm flew TechRadar to Maui to check out the latest chips, and I managed to track down some surprises that will soon delight mobile gamers.

Asus just confirmed the launch date for its upcoming ROG Phone 9 and we are getting the device in the US way earlier than initially expected.

The new gaming phone will include the latest Qualcomm processor, with Asus teasing AI features in its announcement.

ASUS has announced that the ROG Phone 9 will launch on November 19. The gaming phone will be powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor. Beyond the obvious gaming features, with a tagline of “AI on, game on,” expect some significant AI capabilities.

The Asus ROG Phone 8 which was released earlier in the year also came with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, coupled with 12GB of RAM and a 6.78- inch AMOLED screen. Therefore, if the ROG Phone 9 leans into those trends (and perhaps takes them up a notch), gamers are going to be quite happy.

Asus has announced that its much-anticipated ROG Phone 9 series will be two of the first smartphones with the freshly announced flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset. The ROG Phone 9 and ROG Phone 9 Pro (assumed devices) will officially arrive with the powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite,

The ROG Phone 9 with Oryon CPU and enhanced Adreno GPU will be announced on November 19th. Asus aims for the new model to be focused on gamers, perhaps contrasting with the broader appeal of the ROG Phone 8. The Snapdragon 8 Elite appears to already outperform iPhone's A18 Pro, indicating promising performance.

The Taiwanese company sent out invites on Monday, but the big news for the ROG Phone 9 series is really just the launch date—November 19. With the new chipset, this phone could break speed records and be some of the fastest Android phones we’ve seen.

In terms of the design, Asus calls it the ROG Phone 9 "gamer-centric," with a black textured back panel with the ROG logo, and a unique angular camera bump. You have to give Asus credit -- ROG Phones are certainly distinct from other major flagship handsets on the market.

Qualcomm’s announcement of its next-generation smartphone chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, is expected to power the best Android phones launching next year. However, we actually won’t have to wait that long because the Asus ROG Phone 9 series is expected to make its debut next month in November.

ASUS has now officially announced the ROG Phone 9 series and it's coming a lot sooner than the previous model. Aimed at gamers the ROG Phone series has