Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3: Modest Upgrade for Mid-Range Phones

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3: A Small Step Up for Mid-Range Phones The mid-range smartphone arena just got a little bit more interesting. Qualcomm has quietly released the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 (SM6375), a new system-on-a-chip (SoC) aiming to bring a touch of extra power and features to more affordable devices. Don't expect a revolution, though – think of it as a refined evolution of the existing Snapdragon 695. Familiar Design, Slight Boost The Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 is built on a familiar 6nm process, similar to the 695. The core architecture is also largely unchanged: 2x Performance Cores: ARM Cortex-A78 (up to 2.3 GHz) 6x Efficiency Cores: ARM Cortex-A55 (up to 2.0 GHz) The key difference? Clock speeds. The 6s Gen 3 pushes those cores a bit further, resulting in a noticeable, though not groundbreaking, performance gain over its predecessor. Early benchmarks, such as those from the Motorola Moto G85 (a likely launch device for this chip), show a small but consistent advantage over phones…