Qualcomm has officially announced the latest mobile platform in its Snapdragon 7 series, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3, which is poised to power the next generation of mid-range smartphones and drive the possibilities of on-device AI functions.
With deep integrations of generative AI capabilities, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 is set up to deliver some exciting AI innovations for upcoming devices. Notably with support for multiple AI models including Large Language Models like Baichuan-7B, Llama 2, Gemini Nano, and Zhipu ChatGLM.
The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 will also be the first in the lineup to support Wi-Fi 7 technology. Further enhancing devices that use this mobile platform when it comes to ultra-fast wireless connectivity capabilities. “Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 is packed with support for incredible on-device generative AI features and provides incredible performance and power efficiency while bringing Wi-Fi 7 to the Snapdragon 7 Series for the first time,” said Chris Patrick, senior vice president and general manager of mobile handsets at Qualcomm Technologies.
Wi-Fi 7 is still very new and there won’t be a lot of support for it just yet. But it promises tons of benefits over Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E. Including big boosts to speed. For mobile devices, the benefits of Wi-Fi 7 support are potentially just as vast. But one notable benefit of it is the improvements it can make to cloud gaming. Cloud gaming is something you would likely do a lot from your phone. Since it’s sort of the best use case for it right now. So, the inclusion of Wi-Fi 7 support is going to be great for phones running on this mobile platform. Though that’s hardly where it’ll end.
OnePlus will be one of the first smartphone brands to adopt the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3
The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 will be a boon for mid-range devices. But it’s not yet clear which devices will be using this mobile platform. Qualcomm does, however, confirm some of the brands you’ll see picking it up. OnePlus will be one of the first brands to use the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3, alongside other manufacturers like Realme and SHARP. Qualcomm says the first device to use this mobile platform will be announced in the next few months, but it’s staying tight-lipped about who the device comes from.
The chipset delivers a notable boost to photography and performance
Qualcomm doesn’t delve too much into the specifics here but the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 does deliver some performance boosts. It’s tough to say if end users will notice these improvements. But they are there and chances are some consumers will pick up on it. Qualcomm says the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 has a 15% boost to CPU performance so usage on devices that have this chipset should feel snappier to the user.
Where performance boosts might be more noticeable is with any sort of tasks that are dependent on the GPU. Such as gaming. Because Qualcomm states there’s a 45% boost to GPU performance. The platform also delivers “top-notch photography features” with a little help from the generative AI capabilities, as well as support for spatial audio and LE audio. Overall any devices running on this platform are likely to be pretty decent. At least where the computing power is concerned.
2024-03-21 15:06:23