Qualcomm has silently announced the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 Mobile Platform, the company’s latest 4nm mid-range SoC, as the successor to the popular Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SoC, with a minor upgrade to prime core clock speed which has increased from 2.5GHz to 2.7GHz.
The Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 promises 7% improved CPU and GPU performance, compared to the predecessor, has support for WFHD+ 144Hz HDR10+ displays. It still has support for a broad range of LLMs, and LVMs, including Llama 1B, Qwen 1B, and more.
The 7s Gen 4 retains 12-bit triple ISP, comes with support for up to 4K HDR recording, integrates Snapdragon 5G Modem-RF System, 5G Dual-SIM Dual-Active (DSDA) enables simultaneous use of two 5G+5G or 5G+4G SIM cards for ultimate user flexibility, and has Qualcomm FastConnect Mobile Connectivity System for Bluetooth 5.4, and Wi-Fi 6E.
Highlights of Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 (SM7635)
- 1 x Kryo Prime CPUs (Cortex A720-based) at up to 2.7GHz, 3 x Kryo Performance CPUs (Cortex A720-based) at up to 2.4GHz, 4x Kryo Efficiency CPUs (Cortex A520-based) at up to 1.8GHz
- TSMC 4nm process technology
- Built-in Qualcomm Snapdragon 5G modem-RF system, 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz
- 5G download speeds of up to 2.9Gpbs
- Qualcomm Adreno GPU, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 FP, Vulkan 1.3
- Hardware-accelerated H.265 and VP9 decoder; HDR Playback Codec support for HLG, HDR10+, HDR10, and HDR vivid
- Qualcomm Aqstic audio codec, New Qualcomm Aqstic smart speaker amplifier, Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N), Playback: -108dB, Qualcomm Audio and Voice Communication Suite
- Up to 21 MP triple camera, Up to 32+21 MP dual camera, Up to 64 MP single camera with ZSL, Up to 200MP Photo Capture, Qualcomm Spectra Image Sensor Processor (Triple 12-bit ISPs)
- On-Device Display Support: WFHD+ (1300×2900 pixels) @ 144 Hz, Maximum External Display Support: Up to 4K @ 60 Hz, 10-bit color depth, HDR10 and HDR10+
- 4K 30 FPS HDR Video Capture + 64 MP Photo Capture, 10-bit HEIF: HEIC photo capture, HEVC video capture, Video Capture Formats: HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, 4K HDR Video Capture @ 30 FPS, Slow-mo video capture at 1080p 120 FPS
- Qualcomm Hexagon NPU: Fused AI Accelerator, Hexagon Tensor Accelerator, Hexagon Vector eXtensions, Hexagon Scalar Accelerator, Support for mix precision (INT4, INT8, and INT16), Qualcom Sensing Hub, Dedicated NPUs for audio and sensors
- LPDDR5 3200MHz memory, LPDDR4x 2133 MHz, up to 16 GB
- Wi-Fi 6E, 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) Multi-gigabit, Integrated 802.11ax, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6GHz, Bluetooth 5.4, LE Audio, LE Audio, Snapdragon Sound Technology Suite, with support for Qualcomm aptX Voice, aptX Lossless, aptX Adaptive, NFC
- GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC capable, Triple Frequency GNSS (L1/L5/L2), Sensor-Assisted Positioning: Urban pedestrian navigation with sidewalk accuracy, Global freeway lane-level vehicle navigation
- USB-C 3.1 Gen 2, UFS 3.1
- Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ technology
Availability
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 will be initially adopted by Xiaomi, with the first device to be the REDMI Note 15 Pro+ that is all set to be unveiled in China tomorrow.