- Qualcomm has launched the new Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC.
- Qualcomm is promising big improvements, but these improvements are measured against the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 instead of more recent SoCs.
- The first phones with the new SoC will be launched by HONOR and vivo this month.
Qualcomm’s SoC lineup is seeing a new entrant today, as the company has announced the new Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, which we presume would be the chip of choice for upcoming premium mid-range devices. Qualcomm highlights high peak CPU speeds, significantly faster GPU performance, and many AI performance improvements on the SoC over its predecessor. However, for these comparisons, Qualcomm is strangely comparing the 7 Gen 3 to the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 instead of the 7 Gen 2, 7s Gen 2, and Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2.
The new Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 is a 4nm SoC with part number SM7550-AB, which aligns with past leaks. It comes with a Kryo CPU with one prime core clocked at 2.63GHz, three performance cores at 2.4GHz, and four efficiency cores at 1.8GHz. Qualcomm’s spec sheet and press release do not share more information on the cores used, though, but the company claims that it delivers 15% improved performance and 20% overall power efficiency over the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1.
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