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Qualcomm brings generative AI to its cheap chips.

The Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 offers the usual performance bumps, but the big change is support for on-device generative AI — a first for the Snapdragon 6 line, which usually targets phones priced at $200-400.

Oppo, Realme, and Honor have already pledged to launch phones with the new chip in the “coming months.”

A graphic displaying the key specs of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4.
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