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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 is a SmartPhone Mid range platform from Qualcomm. It began to be released in May 2026. The SoC has 8 cores produced using 4 nm technology. And it also has a maximum frequency of 2.6 GHz. Its characteristics, as well as benchmark results, are presented in more detail below.
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Basic

Label Name
Qualcomm
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
Launch Date
May 2026
Model Name
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Architecture
4x 2.6 GHz - Kryo Performance; 4x 2.0 GHz - Kryo Efficiency
Cores
8
Technology
4 nm
Frequency
2.6 GHz
Instruction set
64-bit

GPU Specifications

GPU name
Qualcomm Adreno GPU
Max display resolution
FHD+ at 144 Hz
OpenCL version
OpenCL 2.0 FP
Vulkan version
Vulkan 1.3

Connectivity

4G support
5G/4G DSDA
5G support
Sub-6 GHz 5G; SA and NSA; TDD and FDD; TDD-FDD aggregation; DSS; 140 MHz bandwidth; downlink up to 2.8 Gbps; Release 17
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 6.0; LE Audio; Bluetooth Channel Sounding
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7; 802.11be, 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11a/b/g/n; up to 5.8 Gbps; up to 320 MHz channels
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC; dual-frequency GNSS L1 + L5

Memory Specifications

Memory type
LP-DDR4x, LP-DDR5
Memory frequency
LP-DDR4x: 2100 MHz; LP-DDR5: 3200 MHz

Miscellaneous

Audio codecs
Qualcomm Aqstic audio codec; Qualcomm Aqstic smart speaker amplifier; Snapdragon Sound; Qualcomm XPAN
Max camera resolution
200 MP; 64 MP single camera with ZSL; 16 MP + 16 MP dual camera with ZSL
Storage type
UFS 3.1
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, HLG
Video playback
Hardware-accelerated H.265 and VP9 decoder; HLG HDR playback
Video capture
4K HDR video capture at 30 FPS; 720p slow-motion video capture at 240 FPS; HEVC and H.264 video capture

Geekbench 6

Single Core
1180
Multi Core
3501

Compared to Other SoC

45%
45%
73%
Better then 45% SOC over the past year
Better then 45% SOC over the past 3 years
Better then 73% SOC

SiliconCat Rating

75
Ranks 75 among all SOC on our website
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