Qualcomm has announced a new mid-range chip - Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, which also introduces new on-device generative AI capabilities like the one on the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the flagship chip. According to Qualcomm, the new Hexagon NPU on the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 enables features like real-time multi-language translation and transcription with 60 per cent better AI performance per watt. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 is fabbed using a 4nm process and the new octa-core processor consists of a single high-performance core with up to 2.63 GHz clock speed, with over 15 per cent improvement over the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. Similarly, the new chip is equipped with Quick Charge 5.0 technology, which can charge 50 per cent of the battery in just five minutes on selected devices. The chip is also equipped with a Qualcomm FastConnect 6700 system that enables a plethora of wireless networking technologies like Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3. On top of that, the new X63 5G modem supports dual-SIM 5G support with up to a peak download speed of 5 Gbps. It can also support up to 200 MP camera sensor along with up to 4K HDR video recording at 60fps. A phone featuring the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 can support up to 4K resolution display at 60Hz or WQHD+ resolution at 120Hz or WFHD+ resolution screen with up to 168 Hz of refresh rate. The chip supports the latest UFS 3.1 storage standards and LP-DDR5-type memory of up to 16 GB. The first smartphone featuring Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC is expected to go live as soon as this month. Brands like HONOR and Vivo will be the first set of OEMs to launch phones with the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 processor in the coming weeks.
