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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Is Here for Next Generation Mid-Range Phones

Anshuman Jain
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The Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 processor has been announced with improvements over its predecessor. Notable upgrades include fabrication on TSMC's 4nm process, ARMv9 cores, a 29% better GPU, support for 16GB LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage, and a 5G modem with mmWave and sub-6GHz support.
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Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 8 Elite with Second-Gen Oryon CPU

Arjun Sha
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After months of anticipation, Qualcomm has finally unveiled the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset aka 8 Gen 4. It brings 2nd-gen Oryon CPU cores and two cores can reach up to a mighty 4.32GHz. The CPU delivers 45% faster performance and the new Adreno 830 GPU offers 40% performance improvement than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
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Qualcomm Confirms Cyberattack on Android Phones with Its Chipsets

Sagnik Das Gupta
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Researchers at Google Threat Analysis Group and Amnesty International Security Lab have spotted a major flaw in Qualcomm's chipsets that makes them vulnerable to cyberattacks. Qualcomm has finally confirmed the existence of this vulnerability and taken to its security bulletin to list the affected chipsets. See all the details here!
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Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 Is Merely an Overclocked Two-Year-Old Qualcomm Chip

Sagnik Das Gupta
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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 has silently released as a slightly overclocked successor to the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1. The difference lies in the fact that the 6 Gen 3 uses performance cores clocked at 2.4GHz instead of 2.2GHz. It still uses the same four efficiency cores as the 6 Gen 1. Besides that, there's nothing extra that it brings to the table. What makes it all the more convoluted is that the 6 Gen 3 is also very similar to the 7s Gen 2 from the Snapdragon 7-series.
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Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 With Cortex-A720 Core

Arjun Sha
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Qualcomm has released another mid-tier chipset, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, and it ranks below the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3. It packs eight CPU cores, a new Adreno GPU that claims to deliver 40% better performance, and an upgraded NPU. The chipset is built on TSMC's 4nm process node.
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Don’t Be Fooled: Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 Is a Rebranded Three-Year-Old Chip

Abubakar Mohammed
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Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 SoC. It's an octa-core SoC fabricated on 6nm process and has a clock speed on 2.3 GHz. One of its main highlights is its AI features as you may have already predicted from the "s" moniker. The SoC supports up to 120Hz FHD+ displays and a maximum camera resolution of 108 MP.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon Naming Scheme Explained (2024)

Sagnik Das Gupta
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Given how big Qualcomm's processor catalog is, it is understandable if the different generations and classes of Snapdragon chipsets confuse you. Well, they have a strategy in place for naming the Snapdragon chipsets the way that they do. The Snapdragon X Gen x series are the regular versions of the processors. Meanwhile, the Snapdragon Xs Gen x chipsets are underclocked to be cheaper, while Snapdragon X+ Gen x chipsets are overclocked to deliver more performance.
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Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 with Flagship Features

Arjun Sha
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Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3, a midrange chipset in the 7-series segment. However, going by the specs, it seems like a powerful SoC. It packs the latest CPU cores, a 45% more powerful Adreno GPU, and the Hexagon NPU with on-device capabilities. The ISP is also equipped with many flagship features like semantic segmentation, video super resolution, and low light vision. For local connectivity, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 brings the FastConnect 7800 system with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4.