Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 official with double-digit performance gains over last-gen counterpart
Qualcomm has officially unveiled a new SoC for mid-range smartphones. The Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 (codenamed SM6650) succeeds the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 and brings forth some important upgrades along the way, such as a new CPU layout and Arm v9 cores. That, plus a 4 nm TSMC node results in double-digit generation-over-generation performance uplift which is impressive for a 6 series SoC.
The Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 comes with a tri-core layout with one Cortex-A720 core at the helm (2.3 GHz), two Cortex-A720 cores (2.2 GHz) and four Cortex-A520 cores (1.8 GHz). It features an unknown Adreno GPU that Qualcomm claims is up to 29% faster than its last-gen counterpart (Adreno 710). On the CPU side, the chip boasts of an 11% performance increase in Geekbench.
Wireless connectivity options include Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.4, support for sub-6GHz and mmWave 5G networks. It even supports Qualcomm's in-house aptX Adaptive and aptX Lossless standards, a rarity in low-end offerings. There are, however, some compromises when it comes to memory. The Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 maxes out at LPDDR5-3200 which is quite slow. It can be paired with UFS 3.1 storage modules.
Lastly, the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 can drive one FHD+ panel at up to 144 Hz. Its ISP can handle one 200 MP camera module with Zero Shutter Lag. Video capture maxes out at 4K 30 FPS and slow-motion videos can be captured at 1080p 120 FPS.
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