After the release of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 last year, it was already expected that Qualcomm would rename all its smartphone chipsets. The company has also launched the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and now the specs of the unreleased Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset have been leaked.
Famous leakster Evan Blass (@evleaks) posted a slide listing all Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (SM6450) features. The upcoming chipset will be produced with the 4nm process. Production is expected by Samsung Foundry or TSMC; but the Samsung Foundry option seems more likely.
The chipset features a 2.2GHz octa-core 64-bit CPU, 2,750MHz LPDDR5 RAM compatibility and the new Adreno GPU. The new GPU offers support for HDR gaming with 10-bit color depth, HDR playback (with HLG), and Vulkan 1.1 support. The GPU can go up to 120 Hz refresh rate on Full HD + resolution screens.
The triple-12-bit Spectra ISP can support up to 108MP cameras and process data from three 13MP cameras simultaneously with zero shutter lag. It can also process data from a 25MP+16MP dual camera or a 48MP single camera with zero shutter lag. The processor is capable of recording 4K HDR video at up to 30fps and simultaneously recording 48MP images.
The Snapdragon 6 Gen 1’s cellular connectivity features include sub-6GHz and mmWave 5G (SA and NSA) support, including carrier aggregation. Other features include GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS, Galileo, Wi-Fi 6E (8×8 MU-MIMO), Bluetooth 5.2 (with LE Audio, aptX Lossless and aptX Adaptive), USB Type-C 3.1, and NFC exists.
Judging by these specs, the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset could be an excellent choice for the next generation of mid-range Samsung Galaxy smartphones like the Galaxy A34 and Galaxy A54.
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