Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 Mobile Platform supports 144Hz displays and up to 200MP cameras

Qualcomm has introduced the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4, a new 4nm mobile chipset built for affordable Android smartphones, promising major gains in performance, efficiency, and connectivity. 

The octa-core Kryo CPU features a 4+4 layout, with performance cores clocked at up to 2.4GHz and efficiency cores at 1.8GHz, delivering up to 36% faster CPU speeds than the previous Snapdragon 6s Gen 3. It’s paired with an upgraded Adreno GPU, which Qualcomm claims boosts graphics performance by as much as 59%, supporting HDR gaming, 10-bit colour depth, and APIs like Vulkan 1.1 and OpenGL ES 3.2.

The chipset supports Full HD+ displays with refresh rates up to 144Hz, LPDDR5 RAM, and UFS 3.1 storage. On the imaging front, the triple 12-bit Spectra ISP enables support for 200MP single sensors or dual 16MP cameras, along with hardware-based noise reduction and H.264 video recording.

Connectivity sees a strong upgrade with Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.4, Bluetooth LE, and 5G mmWave capabilities. The chipset also integrates support for Quick Charge 4+ via USB-C and features Qualcomm’s 3D Sonic Sensor and 3D Sonic Sensor Max for advanced fingerprint recognition.

For navigation, the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 covers major global satellite systems including NavIC, GPS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, and QZSS, providing lane-level accuracy. Overall, the new platform brings premium-grade features, like high refresh displays, faster connectivity, and advanced camera capabilities, to the budget and mid-tier Android segment.