Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 announced – Qualcomm's new affordable 5G chipset
Qualcomm formally announced its new Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chipset (SM4635) at an event held in India. This is not a successor to last year’s Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 but a more affordable 5G chipset fabbed on a 4nm process and aimed at budget smartphones, specifically devices launching in India in the coming months.
At its core the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 features 2x Cortex-A78 cores clocked at 2.0GHz and 6x Crotex-A55 at 1.8GHz. All eight cores are downclocked by 200 MHz compared to the ones on the SD 4 Gen 2. The new chip also gets an unspecified Adreno GPU, slower LPDDR4x RAM and retains UFS 3.1 storage support.
| Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 | Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Process | 4nm | 4nm |
| CPU | 2x Cortex-A78 @ 2.2GHz + 6x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz | 2x Cortex-A78 @ 2.0GHz + 6x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 613 | Adreno |
| RAM | LPDDR5x 3,200MHz | LPDDR4x 2,133MHz |
| Storage | UFS 3.1 (2-lane) | UFS 3.1 (2-lane) |
| Display | Up to FHD+ @ 120fps | Up to FHD+ @ 90Hz |
| ISP | Dual (12-bit) | Dual (12-bit) |
| Camera | up to 108MP, up to 32MP Zero Shutter Lag | Up to 84MP, up to 32MP Zero Shutter Lag |
| Video | up to 1080p @ 60fps, EIS | up to 1080p @ 60fps |
| Modem | X61 (Rel. 16, 2.5Gpbs down, 900Mbps up) | up to 1Gbps down |
| Local | Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.1 (aptX) | Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.1 (aptX) |
| USB | 3.2 Gen 1 | 3.2 Gen 1 |
| Charging | Quick Charge 4+ | Quick Charge 4+ |
Qualcomm is also using a slower 5G modem rated at 1Gbps download speeds. Display support tops out at FHD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate while the image signal processing (ISP) supports up to 84MP main camera sensors. 4s Gen 2 also supports Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.1 local connectivity.
Xiaomi confirmed it will launch the first Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 phone later this year.
