TL; DR
- The Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 brings a major upgrade this time with a 1+4+3 architecture with A720 & A520 cores.
- It’s got a 27% CPU, 30% GPU, and 65% NPU boost vs 7 Gen 3.
- HONOR 400, vivo S30, and the vivo V60 are expected to launch with it soon.
Qualcomm has officially launched the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset in India, marking a big upgrade over the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. Built on TSMC’s 4nm process, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 introduces a new 1+4+3 architecture: 1x 2.8GHz prime core, 4x 2.4GHz performance cores, and 3x 1.84GHz efficiency cores.
CPU, GPU, and NPU
It also features ARM’s A720 cores for both prime and performance cores, while the efficiency cluster switches to A520 cores. The GPU gets an upgrade too with a new Adreno unit (exact model unspecified), delivering 30% better graphics rendering.
CPU performance is up by 27%, and NPU performance sees a 65% jump, making this chipset more AI-capable than ever. It supports 2X larger shared memory and features Qualcomm’s latest Generation AI tools including support for Stable Diffusion 1.5.
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Display, Camera, and Audio
For displays, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 supports QHD+ at 144Hz and external displays up to 4K at 60Hz. It also brings top-end connectivity with Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, USB 3.1 Gen 2, and support for NavIC and NFC. The chipset is compatible with LPDDR5X RAM clocked at 4200 MHz and UFS 3.1 storage.
The 7 Gen 4 can handle triple 12-bit ISPs, up to 200 MP photo capture, and 4K HDR video at 60 fps. It also brings AI-powered autofocus, auto exposure, and auto white balance for the first time in this series, along with hardware EIS, MSNR, and video super-resolution. Audio also gets a boost with Qualcomm’s AQ-STiC AX6 HiFi DAC and aptX codec support.
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This is the first time the Snapdragon 7 series gets Qualcomm’s expanded Personal Area Network technology, designed to maintain seamless connectivity between your phone and wireless earbuds. It also supports the Qualcomm Adaptive Performance Engine 4.0 and Adaptive Gain Control.
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 Devices
HONOR and vivo will be the first brands to adopt the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. The HONOR 400 series has already confirmed its presence, while vivo’s upcoming S30 and possibly the vivo V60 for India are also expected to run on this chip. What are your thoughts on the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, let us know in the comments section below.
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