Qualcomm has announced new Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 processors, for mid- to low-tier phones. The first phones will arrive next year. The announcement comes a day before Apple’s iPho
The most powerful phones you can buy today are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, but Qualcomm makes mobile platforms at a variety of prices and power levels. Only the series 8 and series 7 platforms had gotten the new “Gen 1” designation, but today the company unveiled the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1. The announcement comes only a day before Apple is expected to announce its flagship mobile chip, the A16 Bionic.
These new Qualcomm Snapdragons will power mid-range phones and super-cheap devices, respectively. To understand the difference, the current OnePlus Nord N20, which costs around $300, uses a Snapdragon 6-series chipset, and the Nord N200, which costs closer to $200, uses a Snapdragon 4-series chipset.
