The one from SoC Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 It was a much anticipated announcement, not because it should surprise us with extreme performance or dazzling functions and features. No, the reason we expected it (and many people expect it) is that it represents a generational change in an integrated device aimed at the middle class, which is the most interesting market segment for many users looking for a balance between performance Reasonable and affordable price.

It was so expected that it was somewhat surprising that Qualcomm he introduced it quietly, well all they did is add it to their website where they didn’t even post a press release to give it some exposure. And it won’t be because they don’t have the space for it, because let’s recall that the technology company was present at Computex 2024, where it told us about the future leap of the Snapdragon X to the desktop.

Be that as it may, the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 is now official, so it shouldn’t be too long before the first terminals equipped with it begin to appear. At the moment there is no official information about it, but most rumors point to the Moto g85 which, barring any surprises, should be announced at the end of this month. This would once again confirm the good harmony between Qualcomm and Motorola, which is why many of the former’s integrated devices are debuting on the market with chips from the latter.

Available in 5G (SM6375-AC) and 4G (SM-6370) versions, Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 It is the direct successor of the Snapdragon 695 5Gwhich was introduced in October 2021. It has a Kryo CPU capable of reaching 2.3 gigahertz (it has two Cortex-A78 cores at that speed and six Cortex-A55 cores that extend up to two gigahertz), along with Adreno 619 and Qualcomm Hexagon GPUs NPU supporting Hexagon Vector eXtensions (HVX).

In the connectivity section, the 5G model uses the Snapdragon X51 5G Fast Connect modem, which is complemented by Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.2, NFC and satellite geolocation. And as you may have already deduced from what was hinted above, the Hexagon NPU will allow manufacturers and software developers to implement artificial intelligence functions that are performed on the device itselfsomething that has so far mainly been found in the high and mid-high bands, but we will no doubt see it spread rapidly throughout the mid-range.