Qualcomm is bringing AI to its mid-range mobile chip lineup with the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Mobile Platform, the company announced. The new chips also promise improved CPU and GPU performance, lower power requirements and faster Wi-Fi and mobile connectivity compared to the previous chip.

The Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 offers the usual performance bumps, but the big change is support for on-device generative AI — a first for the Snapdragon 6 line, which usually targets phones priced at $200-400.

The company's latest processor boasts increases in CPU and GPU performance and improved power savings, which means on-device AI for affordable phones for the first time.

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 is a mid-range smartphone chip with support for features including cameras up to 200MP, 4K game upscaling, and lossless Bluetooth audio. It’s also the first Snapdragon 6 series processor to support on-device generative AI capabilities.

Qualcomm’s freshly minted Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 processor brings Gen AI to the Snapdragon 6 series for the first time. Launching globally today, the 6 Gen 4 will allow affordable mid-range smartphones from Realme,

Qualcomm announced that the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 is expected ship in Realme, Oppo and Honor smartphones in the coming months

Sep 6, 2022 Qualcomm has just announced the two chips that will power a great number of entry-level and mid-range Android phones in 2023: the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1. Both chips integrate a 5G modem and include upgraded performance as well as new features compared to the chips they replace.

Qualcomm confirms new affordable Android phones from Oppo, Realme and Honor will usher the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 chip era