Qualcomm today unveiled its latest flagship smartphone chipset – the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. The new SoC brings minor improvements over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, including CPU and GPU performance benefits and better power efficiency. Alongside the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, Qualcomm has launched a much-anticipated chipset for mid-range devices – the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1.
The new Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 is a mid-range 5G chip built on Samsung’s 4nm process. It follows the Snapdragon 778G from last year and offers significant performance advantages. Before we get into the nitty-gritty, here’s a quick look at its specifications.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1: Specifications
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| memory | LPDDR5 @ 3200MHz, 16GB |
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| Shipping | Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ |
| Connection | Location: GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC capable
Wi-Fi: Qualcomm FastConnect 6900; Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 6; 2.4/5GHz/6GHz bands; 20/40/80/160MHz channels; DBS (2 x 2 + 2 x 2), WPA3, 8 x 8 MU-MIMO Bluetooth: version 5.3, aptX Voice, aptX Lossless, aptX Adaptive, LE audio |
| manufacturing process | 4nm Samsung Foundry |
Like the Snapdragon 778G, the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 targets the premium mid-range smartphone segment, offering great performance at a relatively affordable price. The SoC packs an octa-core Kryo CPU consisting of a Cortex-A710 Prime core clocked at 2.4GHz, three Cortex-A710 performance cores clocked at 2.36GHz, and four Cortex-A510 efficiency cores clocked at 1.8GHz. The CPU is paired with an Adreno GPU, but Qualcomm’s press kit is not giving any details about it. Qualcomm claims that this kit results in more than 20 percent faster graphics rendering than its predecessor.
Like the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, the new Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 also features Qualcomm’s seventh generation AI engine. It offers up to 30 percent improved AI performance over the 6th generation AI engine found in the older Snapdragon 7 chipset.
Other noteworthy improvements include Qualcomm’s Spectra Triple 14-bit image signal processor (ISP), Snapdragon X62 5G modem, custom trust management engine, Android Ready SE for digital vehicle keys and IDs, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.3 support.
Qualcomm says that commercial devices based on the new Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 platform from leading OEMs such as Honor, OPPO and Xiaomi will enter the market starting in the second quarter of 2022. This means that we can expect some OEMs to release new devices featuring the latest Medium set slices before the end of next month.
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