Key highlights
- Honor and Vivo are the first two companies to use the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC mobile chipset
- Honor 100 launching next month is likely to include the chipset.
- The SoC is based on TSMC’s 4nm process.
- The processor is said to offer 60% improved AI performance.
Today Qualcomm announced the launch of a new mid-range 5G mobile platform. The company has introduced the latest Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC mobile chipset. The latest chipset comes with AI improvements and is said to be even faster than its predecessor. The mobile chipset has up to 2.63GHz peak CPU speeds, over 50% faster GPU performance, and 60% improved AI performance per watt. It has new INT4 precision support for power efficiency for longer-lasting communication.
With a 1+3+4 architecture and TSMC’s 4nm process, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC has a Qualcomm Kryo CPU that comes with a 15 percent improvement having a speed of 2.63GHz. It includes four efficiency cores clocked at 1.8GHz and three performance cores with a maximum speed of 2.4GHz. The mobile platform is said to come with 60 percent improved performance.
It includes a 50 percent faster Adreno 720 GPU that supports OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 FP and Vulkan 1.3 APIs. Hexagon NPU has fused the AI accelerator, with a Tensor accelerator. Vector eXtensions, scalar accelerator and support for INT4, INT8, and INT16 misc precision.
The Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC is said to support 168Hz for WFHD+ and 120Hz for WQHD+ displays. Both the displays will have 4K @ 60 Hz support.
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For photography, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC mobile chipset includes Spectra Triple ISP to support three cameras at once, with super-fast parallel processing and smooth zooming. It can capture images in up to 200 MP and record videos in 4K resolution. Other configurations consist of three 21 MP sensors, a 32+ 21 MP sensor, or a single 64 MP sensor for 30 FPS ZSL recording. The 200MP sensor is said to come with intelligent enhancements. Eliminate grainy discolouration for higher-res results with a new AI Remosaic feature, while AI Noise Reduction produces clearer, more vibrant images, even in dim environments. Plus, achieve crisp, HDR-quality footage to delight in every detail using AI Video Retouch.
In terms of connectivity and speed, the mid-range chipset has support for the latest Wi-Fi 6/6E and Bluetooth version 5.3 with the Qualcomm FastConnect 6700 Mobile Connectivity System. It is said to have download speeds up to 5 Gbps deliver unceasing mobile gaming, work-from-anywhere productivity, and more—thanks to the Snapdragon X63 5G Modem-RF System. It boasts 5G Dual-SIM Dual-Active (DSDA) allowing two 5G+5G or 5G+4G SIM cards.
In terms of availability Oppo, Vivo, ZTE, iQOO, Honor, OnePlus, Sony, Redmi, Realme, and more will include the latest chipset in its mid-range smartphones.
