There was a time when the latest smartphone system-on-chip (SoC) launch was a major event, but in the past few years, generational changes have become incremental rather than dramatic. But with 5G-era applications such as next generation mobile gaming emerging, the SoC giants, such as Qualcomm and MediaTek, will be targeting a bigger step-up in performance again. Qualcomm has unveiled its Snapdragon 768G, positioned a few steps down from its flagship 5G offering, the Snapdragon 865, but a couple of notches up from the midrange Snapdragon 765 (both of those made their debut in December as the first members of a family to support 5G-ready smartphone designs). Meanwhile, MediaTek has taken the wraps off its new Dimensity 1000+, an extension…