Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 | Infinium-tech
4G is here to stay for a while – Qualcomm quietly unveiled the Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2. It is aimed at entry-level and mid-range devices, just like the other new chip – Snapdragon 4 Gen 4.
The Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 features a Kryo CPU clocked at up to 2.9GHz, which is 51% faster than the Gen 1 CPU. The unnamed Adreno GPU is up to 20% faster and supports 1080p+ displays at up to 120Hz.
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
The chip is built on a 6nm node – it’s old, but it’s much more modern than the 11nm node of the Gen 1 chip. Anyway, the Gen 2 supports up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM clocked at up to 2,133MHz along with UFS 2.2 storage. The USB port can handle up to USB 3.1 speeds and Quick Charge 3 technology (without specifying the battery capacity, Qualcomm says 80% charge in 35 minutes).
Cameras up to 108MP are supported and the 12-bit triple ISP can work with up to 13+13+5MP cameras simultaneously (or 16+16MP if only using two cameras, both with zero shutter lag). The chip can capture HEIC photos and HEVC videos, however, the resolution is limited to 1080p @ 60fps.
As the name suggests, this chip only has a 4G LTE modem (390Mbps downlink, 150Mbps uplink). Local connectivity is also pristine with Wi-Fi 5 (ac, dual-band) and Bluetooth 5.2 with aptX adaptive. For positioning, the chip offers dual-band GPS with GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, and NavIC. It also boasts of sensor-assisted positioning developed by Qualcomm that improves accuracy whether in a car or on foot.
The Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 (no, there was no 4 Gen 3) lives in the 5G era. Its Sub-6GHz Rel. The 16 modem (SA and NSA) can handle up to 2.5Gbps downlink and 900Mbps uplink. Local connectivity is still pristine, though, with Wi-Fi 5 (ac, dual-band) and Bluetooth 5.1 with aptX. Positioning support is the same as the 6s 4G Gen 2.
This chip comes from a more modern 4nm foundry to boot. It has two Kryo cores clocked at up to 2.3GHz and six cores clocked at up to 2.0GHz. The Adreno GPU supports displays up to 1080p+ at 120Hz.
In addition to LPDDR4X, the 4-series chip also supports the faster LPDDR5 RAM format (3,200MHz) and faster UFS 3.1 (2-lane) storage. It can be connected to a USB 3.2 Gen 1 port and supports Quick Charge 4+ (50% in 15 minutes).
Like its brother, this chip can handle a 108MP camera, but it only has dual ISP (16+16MP with zero shutter lag). Video recording is limited to 1080p @ 60fps. As far as the video is concerned OfCoding, no chip supports AV1.
We should start seeing the first phones with the Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 next year.
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