Qualcomm has launched its latest Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SoC, which will power more affordable smartphones and devices. The latest chipset succeeds last year’s Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, offering a slight power boost and support for higher resolution displays while maintaining a 4nm process.

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 mid-range chip

To catch you up, Nothing’s 3a and 3a Pro from last year packed the predecessor. Qualcomm suggests that the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 offers a 7% improvement with both Adreno GPU and Kryo CPU.

Speaking of overall performance improvement, the specs sheet of the new Snapdragon SoC hints at higher peak CPU speeds of up to 2.7 GHz. To compare this, the predecessor offered 2.5GHz. Qualcomm also mentions that it has added support for WFHD+ display with 2,900 x 1,300 resolution and 144Hz screen refresh rate.

The chip giant has also integrated the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 with the Low Light Vision feature. To catch you up, Qualcomm previously kept this feature exclusive to its flagship offerings. Besides these upgrades, the latest 7s chipset retains the AI-powered capability to capture 200MP photos. Plus, it comes with the company’s Quick Charge 4+ technology that allows charging devices from 0 to 50% in a mere five minutes.

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It’s unclear which smartphone brand will use the new SoC

Next up, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 also comes with support for real-time translation and transcription with multiple languages. Overall, Qualcomm has improved a few things, but it can’t be considered a big upgrade.

As of now, Qualcomm hasn’t detailed the manufacturers that will use this chipset. Nor have we heard any rumors related to it. As a speculation, we might see this chipset first used by China-based smartphone brands like Vivo, HONOR, and more. In related news, Qualcomm is also said to be working on two underclocked versions of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC.
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