In a somewhat strange way, on a Friday without prior announcement, Qualcomm has just presented its new SoC that, supposedly, will power mid-range and low-mid-range phones in the coming months. This is the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and… yes, Qualcomm has insisted on confusing the Snapdragon 7 family, although it has its logic in order to simplify things for future generations.
And the thing is, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 was not followed by a ‘Plus’ version or simply a second generation, but directly by a Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 that we have seen in mobile phones like the POCO F5 and we found that it offers great performance. This new Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 goes down a couple of steps, but promises more than current modest chips.
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 technical sheet
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snapdragon 7s gen 2 |
Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 |
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Construction |
4 nanometers |
4 nanometers |
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CPU |
4 x Kryo at 2.4 GHz 4 x Kryo at 1.95 GHz |
1 x Kryo Prime at 2.91 GHz 3 x Kryo Performance at 2.49 GHz 4 x Kryo Efficiency at 1.8 GHz |
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GPU |
Adreno OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.3 OpenCL 2.0 FP |
Adreno OpenGL ES 3.2 Vulkan 1.1 OpenCL 2.0 FP |
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |
Qualcomm AI Engine Hexagon Tensioner Hexagon Vector Hexagon Scalar Hexagon Direct Link Sensing Hub |
Qualcomm AI Engine Hexagon Tensioner Hexagon Vector Hexagon Scalar Hexagon Direct Link Sensing Hub |
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Modem |
Snapdragon X62 5G Up to 4.4 Gbps download Aggregation of 8 channels in millimeter wave 2×2 MIMO in millimeter, 4×4 MIMI in Sub-6 GHz |
Snapdragon X62 5G Up to 4.4 Gbps download Aggregation of 8 channels in millimeter wave 2×2 MIMO in millimeter, 4×4 MIMI in Sub-6 GHz |
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CONNECTIVITY AND GEOLOCATION |
WiFi 6E up to 2.9 Gbps Bluetooth 5.2 nfc USB 3.1 Dual L1/L5 GPS, Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, NavIC, QZSS |
WiFi 6E up to 3.6 Gbps MIMO 2×2 Bluetooth 5.3 nfc USB 3.1 Dual L1/L5 GPS, Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, NavIC, QZSS |
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CAMERAS |
Triple 12-bit ISP Up to 200 megapixels 4K30 HDR Video Video 1,080pa 120 fps HDR10, HLG |
Triple 18-bit ISP Up to 200 megapixels without algorithms 4K HDR video 720p video at 480 fps HDR10, HDR10+ |
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SCREENS |
FHD+ at 144Hz External 4K at 60 Hz 10 bit color depth |
QHD+ at 120Hz External 4K at 60 Hz HDR10+ 10 bit color depth Rec 2020 |
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AUDIO |
Qualcomm Aqstic Codec Qualcomm Aqstiq smart speaker amplifier aptX Adaptive, aptX Voice, aptX Lossless |
Qualcomm Aqstic WCD9385 codec Qualcomm Aqstiq smart speaker amplifier aptX Adaptive, aptX Voice, aptX Lossless |
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OTHERS |
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ technology LPDDR5 RAM at 3,200 MHz |
Qualcomm Quick Charge 5 technology LPDDR5 RAM at 3,200 MHz |
When we put the two processors face to face, it is clear that the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 will continue to be the most cutting-edge for the mid-range and even mid-premium, but the new SoC has very interesting details.
To begin with, although we have a combination of four performance cores and four efficiency cores with a maximum frequency of 2.4 GHz and 1.95 GHz respectively. It is a step forward compared to the SoCs it wants to compete against, although we do not know the type of cores it has or what GPU it has integrated. Qualcomm has not offered details on this.
What we do know is that this SoC allows LPDDR5 memories at a frequency of 3,200 MHz and UFS 4.0 storage, something that is great. It can manage FullHD screens up to 144 Hz, cameras with up to 300 megapixels and offers the possibility of recording at a maximum of 4K30.
Something that it does share with its older brother is the X62 modem, although at a somewhat lower maximum speed, and it is capable of connecting to WiFi 6E networks.
We will see what is the first mobile that we receive with this new Qualcomm SoC, but one of the candidates is a member of the Redmi Note 13 family which will be presented soon.
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