The latest chipset from Qualcomm is called Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, and it silently appeared on the company website during the weekend. The new mid-range platform comes to take over from the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 as the company seemingly forgot there’s no second-gen version of the 4nm chip.
The Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 brings improved AI performance for tasks like activity tracking and noise cancellation during calls. The chip is really similar to the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 with some downgrades in the CPU and Display departments.
| Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 | Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 | Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | |
| CPU | 4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 | 4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 | 4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 |
| GPU | Adreno 710 | Adreno 710 | Adreno 710 |
| RAM | Up to 3200 MHz LPDDR5 | Up to 3200 MHz LPDDR5 | Up to 3200 MHz LPDDR5 |
| Display | Full HD+ @ 120 Hz | Full HD+ @ 120 Hz | Full HD+ @ 144 Hz |
| ISP | 12-bit | 12-bit | 12-bit |
| Camera | 200 MP, 48 MP Zero Shutter Lag | 200 MP, 48 MP Zero Shutter Lag | 200 MP, 48 MP Zero Shutter Lag |
| Video | 4K @ 30 fps | 4K @ 30 fps | 4K @ 30 fps |
| Local | Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2 | Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2 | Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Charging | QuickCharge 4+ | QuickCharge 4+ | QuickCharge 4+ |
| Process | 4nm | 4nm | 4nm |
Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 comes with an octa-core CPU – four 2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 cores and four 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 cores, matching the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2’s setup architecture, but the falling slightly short in the efficiency cores clock (the 7s Gen 2’s run at 1.95 GHz). The other difference is that 6 Gen 3 supports displays with up to Full HD+ resolution at 120 Hz refresh rate and not 144 Hz, like the 7s.
Qualcomm used an Adreno 710 GPU, and the chip supports both the older LPDDR4X and newer LPDDR5 RAM versions but only UFS 3.1 storage. Connectivity support on the new chip also includes Bluetooth 5.2 and Wi-Fi 6E.
In the camera department, Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 can handle a 48 MP single sensor for continuos reads, 32 MP and 16 MP dual sensors or up to 200 MP photo capture.
Qualcomm did not publish an official press release about the chipset, and we don’t know when the product will be available to OEMs.
