New Delhi: Qualcomm is ready to come with the latest 7 series chipset, and they officially announced, and it brings some minor upgrades compared to its predecessor. The Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 processor is the direct successor to last year’s Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 processor, and it will offer virtually unchanged Kryo CPU with the same 1+3+4 core architecture. The 1x Prime Cortex-A720 core is now clocked at 2.7 GHz compared to the 2.5 GHz, which is in the 7s Gen 3. The clock speeds on the 3x Cortex-A720 units and the 4x Cortex-A520 modules remain unchanged. Qualcomm stated that users can expect a 7% performance gain in the CPU tasks.
This latest chip does get an updated Adreno GPU, which Qualcomm claims offers a 7% boost compared to its predecessor. It also brings Snapdragon Elite Gaming features like the Adaptive Performance Engine 3.0 and the Snapdragon Game Super Resolution. This latest bit is the added support for the ultra-wide displays at a 144Hz refresh rate. Qualcomm is also bringing an updated Spectra ISP, which can take 200MP sensors and 4K video at 30fps, including Hybrid Log Gamma, HDR10, and HDR10+ formats.
The upgraded Hexagon NPU offers better AI performance with support for the Llama 1B and Qwen 1B and real-time translation. The chip features LPDDR5 RAM at 3,200 MHZ and UFS 3.1 storage as well as Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 4+ charging technology. If we discuss the connectivity side, the latest 7s Gen 4 chipset supports sub-6 GHz 5G, Wi-F 6E and Bluetooth 5.4. It will also bring support for the aptX Lossless and aptX Adaptive audio codecs. Qualcomm has yet to reveal which phone will debut the brand-new processor.
