Both platforms based on Kyro semi-custom Arm CPUs
Qualcomm has unveiled fresh smartphone platforms in its widely used Snapdragon mobile line that target the mid-range and mass-volume segments respectively.
The new smartphone SoCs – the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 – are the latest updates to the company’s 600 and 400 series of chips, now rebranded as the 6-Series and 4-Series. This rebrand was hinted at last year when Qualcomm announced that Snapdragon would henceforth be a separate brand.
Both of the new SoC platforms are based on Qualcomm’s Kyro semi-custom Arm CPUs, combined with its Adreno GPU design. However, Qualcomm did not detail the mix of cores in the respective platforms: the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 high-end chip has one high-performance core, three performance cores and four power-efficient cores, for example.
Qualcomm senior director for product management Deepu John said: »Both Snapdragon 6 and Snapdragon 4 provide upgrades in their respective series to enable advancements in capture, connectivity, entertainment, and AI.
