Qualcomm has designed these 6-series and 4-series processors for the mid-tier and mass-volume markets.
Today, Qualcomm is introducing the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Mobile Platforms. These SoCs follow the new naming conventions introduced with the company’s flagship 8-series starting with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 . Qualcomm has designed these 6-series and 4-series processors for the mid-tier and mass-volume markets.The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 is focused on bringing improved image capture capabilities and smoother gaming to midrange devices. The SoC integrates three image signal processors—the Spectra Triple ISP—which allows devices to capture from three cameras at once. This has applications for computational photography including support for staggered HDR image sensors for the first time in the 6-series. The system also supports high resolution sensors up to 108 MP and incorporates AI De-Noising (AIDE) to improve the appearance of low-light images.The Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (SM6450) is built on a 4nm process which offers significantly improved computational performance compared to the Snapdragon 695 5G. Qualcomm specifies an improvement of up to 35% quicker graphics rendering by the Adreno GPU and up to 40% faster processing by the Kryo CPU over its predecessor. It claims this is suitable to deliver 60 frames per second or more in HDR gaming titles with high-quality visuals and real-time responses.
