Qualcomm has introduced the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4, the company’s latest mid-range 5G SoC, as the successor to last year’s Snapdragon 6s Gen 3.
Unlike the predecessor, this is a major upgrade that uses 4nm process node, a first for the 6s-series, and promises 36% improved CPU and 59% faster GPU compared to the predecessor.
This also brings Snapdragon Elite Gaming features like Variable Rate Shading and Qualcomm Game Quick Touch, camera capabilities such as 200 MP photo capture and 2K video resolution, Wi-Fi 6E connectivity and 144Hz FHD+ display support.
Highlights of Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 (SM6435)
- 4 x Performance cores (A78-based) at up to 2.4 GHz, 4 x Efficiency cores (A55-based) at up to 1.8 GHz
- 4nm (TSMC) process technology
- Built-in Qualcomm Snapdragon 5G modem-RF system, 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz
- 5G download speeds of up to 2.9Gpbs
- Qualcomm Adreno GPU, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 FP, Vulkan 1.3
- Hardware-accelerated H.265 and VP9 decoder; HDR Playback Codec support for HLG
- Qualcomm Aqstic audio codec, Qualcomm Aqstic smart speaker amplifier
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N), Playback: -108 dB, Snapdragon Sound™ Technology Suite - Up to 16+16 MP dual camera, Up to 32 MP single camera with ZSL, Up to 200MP Photo Capture, Qualcomm Spectra Image Sensor Processor (Dual 12-bit ISPs)
- On-Device Display Support: FHD+ @ 144 Hz
- 2K HDR Video Capture, Video Capture Formats: HEVC, H.264, Slow-mo video capture at 720p @ 240 FPS, Hardware-Based Multi-Frame Noise Reduction (MFNR)
- LPDDR5x up to 3200 MHz, LPDDR4x up to 2100 MHz
- Wi-Fi 6E, 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) Multi-gigabit, Integrated 802.11ax, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6GHz, Bluetooth 5.4, Dual Bluetooth antennas, LE Audio
- GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, Triple Frequency GNSS (L1/L5/L2), Sensor-Assisted Positioning – Urban pedestrian navigation with sidewalk accuracy, Global freeway lane-level vehicle navigation
- USB-C 3.1, UFS 3.1
- Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ technology
Qualcomm has not yet announced which devices the chip will power, but it is expected that brands such as Xiaomi, OPPO, and moto will launch new phones based on this platform.