The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 is official and will shake up the affordable smartphone market
Qualcomm has unveiled two new SoCs. The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 as well as the long-awaited but never arrived Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. The first part of the 7 series is engraved in 4 nm, like the last generations of the 8 series, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 benefits from updated connectivity and a more powerful platform. The first equipped smartphones will arrive in the coming weeks. Honor, Oppo, and Xiaomi would be the first to benefit.
Earlier today we published an article dedicated to the formalization of the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, the new flagship of Qualcomm’s catalog for high-end smartphones. We have detailed the changes between the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and its replacement. And we’ve also published a list of brands that, according to the foundry, should present a smartphone that will be released in the course of the third quarter of 2022 And that’s more than fifteen. Samsung is not present, but we already know that the Galaxy Fold 4 should take advantage of that.
The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 is the first SoC of the 7 series engraved in 4 nm
The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 wasn’t the only SoC to be made official today. There is also the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. It’s an SoC that we’ve been hearing about for a long time. It should have been formalized at the same time as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
But it was the Snapdragon 778G+ that replaced it. The arrival of the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 should not go unnoticed in the mid-range market (between 400 and 700 euros), with performance and optimizations currently reserved for the high-end. First surprise: the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 is etched in 4 nm LPE† It is produced at Samsung. It is the first in the 7 series to benefit from such finesse, with the SD778G+ being engraved in 6nm and the SD780G in 5nm.
The frame rate of these cores differs slightly from that of the SD778G+. Prime heart goes to 2.4GHzGolden hearts om 2.36GHz and Silver hearts for 1.8GHz Qualcomm, therefore, emphasizes the three Gold cores that will take on a lot of tasks. Qualcomm claims that this new SoC is 20% more efficient than its predecessor in terms of graphics and offers compatibility with Quad HD + definition. It remains to be seen whether manufacturers will take the risk of taking advantage of this.
The first smartphones will arrive before the end of June 2022
The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 benefits from some optimizations. The Spectra image processing co-processors can handle sensors up to 200 megapixels, up from 192 megapixels previously. Bluetooth is moving from version 5.2 to version 5.3. The 5G connection speed increases from 3.7 Gb/s to 4.4 Gb/s. There is a new processor for security.
The artificial intelligence engine is 30% more efficient. So there. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 should appear at the heart of new smartphones very soon. Qualcomm announces that Oppo, Honor, and Xiaomi have already placed an order. And the first equipped models will be officially made in the second quarter 2022 Or before the end of next month. And one of them should just be the Reno8, which should be official next week.
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