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Qualcomm’s latest chip, the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4, is a successor to the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3, and it offers better performance as expected. It packs new features for longer battery life, faster connectivity and high-quality photos.
Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 switches to Samsung’s 4nm process node
Instead of using TSMC’s 6nm (N6) process node featured in the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3, Qualcomm made the switch to a more advanced Samsung Foundry’s 4nm (4LPX) process node. With this 4nm process node, phones will have better power management, which means longer battery life.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 specifications
The new chipset comes with four Cortex-A78 high-performance CPU cores with a 2.4 GHz refresh rate. It also packs four Cortex-A55 power-efficient CPU cores clocking at 1.8 GHz. Unlike the Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 that features two high-performance CPU cores, Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 has four high-performance CPU cores instead, increasing CPU performance by 36%.
Qualcomm also promises a 59% improvement to its Adreno GPU. Compared to the 120Hz refresh rate of the Gen 3, the Gen 4 can power Full HD+ screens at a refresh rate of 144Hz.
The chip packs Vulkan 1.3 API support, Variable Rate Shading (VRS), and Qualcomm Game Quick Touch for better gaming performance on affordable phones. It enables HDR gaming and HDR video playback in the HLG format. It supports up to 12GB of RAM with a microSD for storage expansion, and offers up to 100W fast wired charging.
Camera performance also got a few changes. Qualcomm added its new dual-12-bit Spectra image signal processor (ISP) that supports 200MP camera sensors, 2K video recording at 30fps, and slow-motion capture of up to 240fps in HD resolution (720p). 4K video recording remains a feature for more expensive phones.
For connectivity, the processor features a 5G modem, supports dual-SIM 5G connectivity of up to 2.9Gbps download speed. The chip also comes with triple-frequency (L1/L2/L5), Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.4 LE. It also supports Qualcomm 3D Sonic Sensor Max ultrasonic fingerprint scanner.
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Google has been rolling out new features to Gboard over the past few weeks. To personalise the keyboard for users and make typing easier, it introduced keyboard resizing to suit users’ preferences. That isn’t the only change. It now allows users to remove the comma and period punctuations from their keyboard.
A cleaner Gboard with fewer keys
Some people use punctuation a lot when typing. They consider it an important part of their messages when texting. There are others still who don’t really use punctuation marks in their conversations when chatting. Instead of a period, they can use the enter key to indicate a new sentence. For both parties, Google has introduced a setting that allows users to disable the comma and period keys from appearing on their Gboard.
The setting also allows you to disable one key at a time or both. The Gboard naturally activates the period by tapping the space bar twice. Users who toggle off the period key can use this in place of it. There isn’t a shortcut for the comma key though. Users who disable the key just have to do without the comma.
How to hide the comma and period keys on Gboard
To disable the punctuation keys on Gboard, head over to Settings > System > Keyboard > On-screen keyboard > Gboard > Preferences > Keys > and then toggle the key of your choice — Comma key, Period key or both — to the off position.
This new setting is available in both the stable and beta versions of the latest Gboard app. It won’t be enabled by default but requires users to toggle it on.
You can go on with your usual way of typing with the punctuation appearing on your Gboard, or you can choose to try out the keywords without a comma, whatever works for you.
Author:Obiajulum Ndubuisi
Obiajulum is a tech enthusiast passionate about writing. When she isn’t writing about gadgets, she will probably be playing badminton, watching a movie, or surfing the internet.
