# The Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 is the more powerful of the two new mobile chips.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-05-07 · Engadget*

## Key points

- Qualcomm introduced Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and 4 Gen 5 for midrange and affordable phones.
- Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 features a GPU 21% more powerful than last year's Gen 4 SoC.
- Snapdragon 4 Gen 5's GPU is 77% faster than its predecessor and supports 90fps gaming.
- Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 adds Dual SIM Dual Active support, enabling data from two carriers simultaneously.
- Phones with these chips from Honor, Redmi, Oppo, and Realme will launch later this year or early 2027.

**Companies:** Qualcomm

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