Qualcomm has unveiled a new Snapdragon processor for premium mid-range phones. It is called the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (SM7750-AB), and it brings huge improvements in performance, thanks to a faster CPU, more powerful GPU, and an improved NPU.
Let us understand this chip in more detail below.
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 specifications
The Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 is a successor to the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 that was launched two years ago. Although the new chip is fabbed using the same TSMC 4nm (N4P) process as the old chip, it offers considerable performance improvements. It has a 27% faster CPU, 30% faster GPU, and 65% improvement in AI tasks compared to the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3.
It has an octa-core CPU, featuring one Cortex-A720 prime CPU core running at 2.8GHz, four Cortex-A720 performance CPU cores clocked at 2.4GHz, and three Cortex-A520 power-efficient CPU cores running at 1.84GHz. The chip can be paired with LPDDR5x RAM running at 4,200MHz and UFS 4.0 storage.
The Adreno 722 GPU in this chip supports some Snapdragon Elite Gaming features found on the flagship chips, and they are listed below. It can drive 4K screens at 60Hz and WQHD+ screens at 144 Hz. It supports 10-bit screens with HDR10 and HDR10+.
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Snapdragon Adaptive Game Configuration: Automatically adjusts CPU and GPU settings to reduce stutter without draining too much power.
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Adaptive Performance Engine 4.0: Intelligently schedules resources for high-intensity scenes.
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Snapdragon Game Super Resolution: Uses AI to upscale frames for a higher frame rate.
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Qualcomm Game Quick Touch: Decreases latency from chip to display by up to 20%.
Its triple 12-bit Spectra ISP supports 200MP camera sensors and can capture 10-bit 200MP still images and up to 4K 30fps videos in 10-bit HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG formats. It can capture information from three 21MP cameras or two cameras (32MP+21MP) simultaneously with zero shutter lag (30fps). It can capture information from one 64MP camera with zero shutter lag.
Audio features of the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 include Qualcomm Aqstic Hi-Fi DAC, Bluetooth 6.0, and Qualcomm Expanded Personal Area Network (XPAN). Bluetooth 6.0 brings improved range, faster data transfer speeds, improved efficiency, and improvements to Bluetooth LE audio. The XPAN feature can connect to compatible audio devices (like wireless earbuds) via Wi-Fi for much improved bandwidth.
Other connectivity features of the chip include Wi-Fi 7, 5G (sub-6GHz; up to 4.2Gbps download speed), GNSS (BDS, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS, NavIC, and QZSS), NFC, and USB 3.2 Type-C port. It also supports Qualcomm 3D Sonic Sensor Max fingerprint reader and Qualcomm Quick Charge 5.0.
Which Samsung devices could use Snapdragon 7 Gen 4?
The chip will be used by Honor, Realme, and Vivo in their upcoming mid-range smartphone launches. Samsung might use it in some Galaxy XCover series smartphones and tablets next year. It could also be used in some Galaxy F and Galaxy M series phones launched in developing markets.
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