Hot on the heels of last month’s major announcement, Qualcomm has now unveiled the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset.

Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

The SoC brings generative AI capabilities from the high-end Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 to mid-range smartphones, along with several other significant improvements.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3: Overview

The latest chipset from Qualcomm is manufactured on TSMC’s 4nm process technology and boasts a 1+3+4 CPU architecture. The primary core operates at up to 2.63 GHz, while three performance cores run at 2.4 GHz, and four efficiency cores operate at 1.8 GHz.

Qualcomm claims that the chip offers a nearly 15% improvement in CPU performance and an over 50% jump in GPU performance compared to the previous generation Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. The chipset also offers 20% better power savings.

In the realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 with its Hexagon NPU delivers a 60% improvement in AI performance per watt, introducing INT4 precision support in the 7-series. 

The mobile platform also includes several new features, such as support for the Google Ultra HDR image format on Android 14, improved AI-based face detection, spatial audio with head tracking, and multi-device Snapdragon Seamless experiences.

There’s also continued support for capturing from three cameras simultaneously and a new “AI Remosaic” feature that eliminates grainy discoloration for higher-resolution results with more vivid colors. Samsung recently showcased the AI Remosaic feature, powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3’s AI.

Connectivity-wise, the SoC features the Snapdragon X63 5G modem for up to 5 Gbps downloads, and WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 support.

Honor and Vivo are among the smartphone manufacturers that plan to use the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 in their upcoming devices. Honor is expected to launch the Honor 100 with the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, while Vivo is likely to use the chip in its V30 series smartphones.

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