Overview
- Qualcomm announced the two chips on Thursday at its Snapdragon for India event, touting a new Smooth Motion UI that it claims speeds app launches by up to 20% on 6 Gen 5 and 43% on 4 Gen 5 while cutting screen stutter by 18% and 25% respectively.
- Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 moves to a 4nm process with a 4+4 Kryo CPU up to 2.6GHz and an Adreno GPU that Qualcomm says is 21% faster, plus support for Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, 200MP cameras, and AI Night Vision for low light shots.
- Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 uses a 2+6 Kryo setup up to 2.4GHz, delivers a claimed 77% GPU uplift, brings the first 90 FPS gaming to the 4‑series, and adds Dual SIM Dual Active support for 5G + 5G or 5G/4G use.
- Both platforms add gaming tools such as Qualcomm’s Adaptive Performance features, Game Super Resolution, and Frames Per Second controls to hold steadier frame rates and improve power use during long sessions.
- Honor and Redmi plan to adopt Snapdragon 6 Gen 5, with Oppo, Realme, and Redmi slated for Snapdragon 4 Gen 5, and outlets report launches later this year with real‑world performance to be verified in independent tests.