Qualcomm has just pulled the wraps off the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4, and while a 6-series chipset doesn’t usually get the blood pumping, this one is different. It’s a rethink of what a budget-to-midrange smartphone should feel like, built on a modern 4nm process. For everyone tired of laggy, cheap phones, this processor is the new baseline, and it’s surprisingly strong.
The biggest news is that Qualcomm is finally giving this tier the performance cores it deserves. Instead of the two-performance-core layout of its predecessor, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 packs a proper octa-core setup with four Cortex-A78 performance cores clocked up to 2.4 GHz and four Cortex-A55 efficiency cores at 1.8 GHz. The chipmaker claims this delivers a 36% CPU boost and a massive 59% jump in GPU performance. In real terms, that’s the difference between an app opening eventually and it opening now.
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On the GPU front, the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 brings support for 144Hz displays at FHD+ resolution, a feature that was strictly flagship- or gaming-phone-only just a couple of years ago. It also gets a trickle-down of Snapdragon Elite Gaming features, like Variable Rate Shading to boost graphics performance and Game Quick Touch to cut down on that annoying touch lag. Suddenly, getting a competitive edge doesn’t require dropping P50,000 or $800 on a phone.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 features and specs
The rest of the spec sheet reads like a midrange checklist from last year, which is notable for the affordable category. We’re talking support for 200-megapixel camera sensors, hardware-accelerated noise reduction for better low-light shots, and genuinely modern connectivity. It’s got a 5G Release 16 modem, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.4, all running on that power-efficient 4nm Samsung process.
This is the kind of chip you’ll see in future workhorse handsets. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 isn’t “sexy” in a flagship way, but it’s here to do the hard work of making entry-level smartphones feel fast, smooth, and worth buying.
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