Qualcomm has a large catalog of solutions, as befits the world’s leading manufacturer of chipsets for mobile devices. And he just introduced a new product, the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 platform, which will power the cheapest mobiles and tablets in the second half of 2023.

One of the improvements comes from its manufacturing process and is that it adapts 4 nm, the first of the 4 Series to do so for greater energy efficiency. Qualcomm promises a 10% increase in throughput over Gen 1, sa octa-core processor which includes two 2.2 GHz Kryo for the most demanding tasks and six 2 GHz Kryo for the lightest tasks to save battery life.

The integrated graphics is Adreno (unspecified version) with support for OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Vulkan 1.1, hardware-accelerated H.265 and VP9. The SoC supports displays with native FHD+ resolution common in entry-level and mid-range mobile phones with a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz.

Memory support is also improving and versions can be equipped LPDD5x up to 3200 MHz. The same for storage, with the UFS 3.1 standard of any capacity. Also note the new modem included Snapdragon X61 which should improve traffic on 4G and 5G networks.

There are no improvements in the wireless connectivity section and it must be said that Qualcomm surprise sticks with Wi-Fi 5 when Wi-Fi 6 is fully deployed and Wi-Fi 7 is targeted for 2024. A relevant shortcoming, no doubt, even if this is a basic platform and not the high-end one that Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will represent. load Fast battery life with Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ support and USB 3.2 Type-C cable connector.

once camera support, important in mobile devices of all kinds, includes Spectra (dual 12-bit ISP) that can move a single 108MP or 32MP camera with no shutter lag, or a 16MP + 16MP dual camera (with ZSL). In video up to 1080p at 60 fps.

This relatively lightweight hardware mount is powered “time filtering from multiple cameras” o Hardware-integrated MCTF for the first time on a Snapdragon 4-series chip, which should help reduce noise in photos and videos. Other AI-enhanced features should help with low-light photography, autofocus and depth sensing, as well as electronic image stabilization.

Qualcomm says that the first devices on the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 platform should start shipping in the year second half of 2023 in solutions from Chinese companies such as Redmi, Vivo and others.