Qualcomm has introduced the new Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 mobile platform for budget phones. This one succeeds last year’sSnapdragon 4 Gen 1chipset and brings ahead improved CPU performance and more upgrades. Check out the details below.
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2: Details
The new Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC is based on the 4nm process technology instead of its predecessor’s 6nm process tech. This brings forward up to10% better CPU performanceand an overall improved efficiency.
The 64-bit architecture includes 2 performance coresclocked at up to2.2GHzand 6 efficiency cores with clock speeds of up to 2.0GHz. On the camera front, there’s support for Qualcomm Spectra ISP to enable support for up to 108MP cameras, up to 16MP + 16MP dual cameras, HEIC photo capture, and slow-motion videos (720fps), among other things. It also comes with inbuilt Multi-Camera Temporal Filtering (MCTF) for high-quality videos. AI camera features also lend some help for high-quality images, especially in low light.
The Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC has the Snapdragon X61 5G Modem-RF System for sub-6GHz 5G bands and other connectivity options like Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS, and more.
Additionally, with the new chipset, smartphones can support up to a 120Hz display (in Full HD+ resolution), Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ technology, LP-DDR5x RAM, and UFS 3.1 storage. It also comes with support for Qualcomm aptX audio and Aqstic audio codec.
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