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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
Qualcomm's 4G-only budget chip on an 11nm process, with four Cortex-A73 cores at up to 2.1GHz, four Cortex-A53 cores, an Adreno 610 GPU and an LTE modem rated for 390Mbps. Qualcomm presents it as an improvement over the Snapdragon 662, and it powers budget phones such as the OPPO A3x 4G and A5 Pro 4G.
Pros
- Kryo CPU peaks at 2.1 GHz, which Qualcomm lists as an improvement over the Snapdragon 662
- Dual-frequency GNSS (L1 and L5) with NavIC support and Qualcomm Signal Boost antenna tuning
- Up to 48MP photo capture with HEIF support, plus multi-camera setups with ultra-wide lenses
- Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.1 and Wi-Fi calling with handover between LTE and Wi-Fi
Cons
- LTE only, with a 390 Mbps peak download and no 5G
- 11nm process is much older than the 4nm and 6nm nodes used by newer Qualcomm budget chips
- Low benchmark scores, with Geekbench 6 around 336 single-core and 1,158 multi-core in a published result
- Display support tops out at FHD at 60 Hz, and Qualcomm lists no AI performance figure
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
General
- Announced
- 2024
- Process
- 11 nm
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
- Max clock
- 2.1 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 610
AI
- NPU
- Qualcomm Hexagon
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR4X-2133
Connectivity
- Modem
- Snapdragon X11 LTE Modem
- Max download
- 0.4 Gbps
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
Media
- Max display
- FHD+ @ 60Hz
- Video capture
- 1080p@60fps
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 336Bottom 9%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 1,158Bottom 8%
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 115Bottom 1%
Devices with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1
3 devices in our catalog use this chip
Quick answers
Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 good in 2026?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 earns an Inno Score of 20.2/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Qualcomm's 4G-only budget chip on an 11nm process, with four Cortex-A73 cores at up to 2.1GHz, four Cortex-A53 cores, an Adreno 610 GPU and an LTE modem rated for 390Mbps. Qualcomm presents it as an improvement over the Snapdragon 662, and it powers budget phones such as the OPPO A3x 4G and A5 Pro 4G.
Which devices use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1?
3 devices in our catalog use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1: OPPO A5 Pro 4G, OPPO A5x 4G, OPPO A3x 4G.
What are the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1?
Cores: 8 · Process: 11 nm · GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 610
What are the closest alternatives to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Unisoc T610, Qualcomm Snapdragon 678, Unisoc T616 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
