The new Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 wants to bring more competition to the Pixel 6a

• Qualcomm unveils its latest mid-tier Snapdragon chips.
• The Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 builds off the Snapdragon 695 with better connectivity, camera support, and a new AI engine.
• The Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 continues to improve lower-end smartphones with better camera support and faster performance.
• These chips will arrive on phones starting in Q3 2022 and Q1 2023, respectively.

The chipmaker is introducing its latest mid-range chipsets to bring more flagship features to lower cost phones. The first two series to receive the new naming scheme are the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

The Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 gets a number of improvements over the previous year's version. The new 6-series chip comes with a 7th Gen artificial intelligence engine that can be used for smarter processing. It's more efficient and it helps improve features that are powered by artificial intelligence.

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The first in the series to support up to 200MP images is the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and hopefully, this will improve the camera performance of phones in this tier.

It will be a lot more convenient. Peak download speeds can be achieved with the help of the X62 5G modem. It is the first time that support for wi-fi 6e is available. The chip will allow for more vibrant gaming with support for 60 frames per second or more.

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We won't see this chip in action until the first quarter of 2023, as phones based on the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 aren't scheduled to launch until then. The chip is going to be used in a phone in the future.

It will be interesting to see how the chip stacks up to the other phones. The flagship-level Tensor chip makes the phone great value for a mid-range phone.

Lower-end phones are going to get a much-needed boost thanks to the improved performance of the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 compared to the previous version. The support for FHD+ 120hz displays is still in place.

The cameras in the 4-series can now be upgraded to a higher resolution. It's likely that we'll see the 200MP ISOCELL HP1 sensor trickle down to the low-end with newer phones and the company already preparing for it.

iQOO will be one of the first to launch a device powered by the chip when it arrives this quarter.