Newsletter
Qualcomm just introduced its latest Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Mobile Platform. It is the chipset giant’s newest 4nm SoC for mid-range devices. The successor to last year’s Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset brings a lot of upgrades to all aspects of the mobile platform. It will power the mid-tier Samsung Galaxy phones near you in the coming weeks and months. A couple of other brands have also announced their collaboration with Qualcomm for the latest Snapdragon 7 series chipset.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SoC brings on-device AI features to more affordable devices
The Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 is a toned-down variant of the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 SoC that launched earlier this year. The new chipset brings on-device AI capabilities to lower-priced smartphones. It integrates some of the AI power of the 7 Plus Gen 3 into a more affordable SoC.
Essentially, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 aims to provide advanced generative AI functionalities available to more devices. The new chipset has support for various LLMs (Large Language Models) including Baichuan-7B and Llama 2 at 1B parameters. The company claims the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3’s AI Engine offers over 30% better AI performance compared to the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2.
New mid-tier SoC promises 20% better performance and 45% higher power saving
According to Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset delivers 20 percent better CPU performance than its predecessor. Its new Adreno GPU offers 40% higher performance than the previous-gen offering. Furthermore, the brand claims that the new Kryo CPU delivers nearly 45 percent higher power saving. The company also mentioned that users can “Scroll, stream, and stay connected for longer with 12 percent power savings”.
The Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SoC sports a 1+3+4 core configuration. It has a Cortex-A720 Kryo Prime core with a clock speed of up to 2.5GHz. There are three Cortex-A720 Kryo Performance cores maxing out at 2.4GHz. Lastly, the new SoC has four Cortex-A520 Kryo Efficiency cores at up to 1.8GHz clock speed. Based on the TSMC’s 4nm fabrication process, the chipset supports devices with up to full HD+ screen resolution and 144Hz refresh rate.
The camera system is improved on the new chipset with features like 12-bit triple ISP and 4K sHDR. The chipset supports 200MP snapshots, 64MP single capture, 4K HDR videos, and up to 21MP triple camera modules.
Samsung, Sharp, Xiaomi, and Realme will launch devices with the latest Qualcomm chipset
Qualcomm announced that the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 processor will first be picked by Xiaomi. The Chinese smartphone maker will launch its first device with the new chipset at some point in September. Notably, more brands like Samsung, Sharp, and Realme are also working on products with the new mid-tier SoC.
There’s a possibility that Samsung will bring some Galaxy AI features to Galaxy A series budget phones with the new processor. We can expect more information in the coming weeks, so stay tuned.