Qualcomm Announces Its New Mid-Rangers – Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

Qualcomm introduced a new naming scheme for its flagship SoCs last year, with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Now, the company has extended the naming scheme to its newly introduced mid-range SoCs, the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1. What’s more, the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 which follows last year’s Snapdragon 695 will move to the more advanced 4nm node. However, the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 will remain on TSMC’s 6nm node.

The latest mid-range chips, the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 which bring more efficient designs and more premium features to affordable Android smartphones.

The Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 is a 4nm chipset designed for mid-range smartphones. Qualcomm says the chip “fuels dynamic experiences with sustained power and performance,” but there are two key areas of note here.

First and foremost is in the camera department. The triple image signal processor (ISP) supports cameras up to 108MP in resolution and now supports staggered HDR, a first for the Snapdragon 6 series. It also adds support for 4K video recording.

As far as performance goes, the 4nm process should result in better overall power efficiency, and the chip should be a bit more powerful as well. Qualcomm says to expect a 40% boost in overall performance and 35% stronger graphics over the prior generation. There’s also support for Wi-Fi 6E. The chip is built on top of four Cortex-A78 cores and four Cortex-A55 cores.

Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 is set to debut in new devices as soon as Q1 2023 with Motorola confirmed to be using the chip – we’d assume in a Moto G series device.

September 07, 2022