Qualcomm announces Snapdragon G-series chips for handheld gaming devices

American chipmaker Qualcomm on Monday announced Snapdragon G-series line for handheld gaming devices. The series encompass G1, G2 and G3, and a Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 Platform as the newest enthusiast-class processor. According to Qualcomm, the new Snapdragon G-series lineup is built to meet the performance and feature demands of dedicated gaming devices.

“Dedicated handheld gaming devices are the best way to experience mobile games. But gamers want to be able to play all their favourite games across devices and ecosystems, be it their console, PC, or on a cloud service” said Mithun Chandrasekhar, senior director of product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.