Future low-cost Android smartphones could come with generative AI features that iPhone 15 users would envy.
Qualcomm has just unveiled the new Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chip, a relatively modest variant of one of its mid-range and low-cost chips that aims to bring on-device AI to them later this year.
Sanddragon 7s Gen 3 makes budget smartphones even more powerful.
Sanddragon 7s Gen 3 makes budget smartphones even more powerful.
As usual, Qualcomm's "s" segment is for the affordable smartphone market.
The Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 is the younger sibling of the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 that was revealed a few months ago, although it's more o
f a fork of the standard Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 with some lower specs like a 2.5GHz clock speed for the main cores.
However, the chip also offers support for 200MP photo capture and Wi-Fi 6E connectivity.
Compared to the old Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, the new Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 is a noticeable step forward. It boasts a 20% increase in C
PU performance, a 40% increase in GPU performance, 12% higher power efficiency, plus a 30% increase in on-device AI capabilities.
On-device AI is seen as a marketing gimmick, but it clearly has an advantage as m
anufacturers look to pack more AI functionality into their smartphones. That’s why Qualcomm is focusing on this feature, saying that the new
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s enhanced NPU functionality.
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 specifications.
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 specifications.
The average user won't benefit from these until apps take advantage of them, but that's still an advantage for the budget Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
smartphone over the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, which don't support Apple's Intelligence suite.
Qualcomm is advertising two AI features that will be immediately beneficial to buyers of mid-range and low-end smartphones powered by i
ts chips. The first is on-device multilingual translation and transcription (no cloud required). The second is noise cancellation for phone and video calls.
We should see the first smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chip appear in late 2024 or early 2025. Most major manufacturers selling mid-range or low-cost smartphones, including Samsung , will offer a device containing this chip.
