Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 platform, which addresses the needs of mid-range mobile devices. Undoubtedly the most interesting on the market in terms of price/performance ratio.

Many people forget about marketing, looking for the best price/utility ratio and forgetting the price they have to pay for the high end and foldable ones. There are deals for Black Friday 2023 and next week we’ll be bringing you a great selection of smartphones, but in general, the mid-range offers the best balance.

Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

Qualcomm has had a busy autumn. On the one hand, he introduced Snapdragon Fortunately, the rest of the market also remembers and now the news is coming to us.

Qualcomm promises that the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 will provide a 15% more CPU performance, 50% more GPU performance and improvements in cameras compared to the previous generation. There will be more support from the neural processing unit in tasks that involve artificial intelligence. It will be manufactured using 4nm processes, which ensures that it will be able to maintain energy efficiency and consumption even with higher performance.

The SoC layout is similar in terms of CPU, with a hybrid build that includes 1 Cryo core (ARM Cortex-A175) clocked up to 2.63 GHz, three more powerful A715 cores up to 2.4 GHz and four efficient Cortex-A510 cores up to 2.4 GHz for less demanding tasks. Qualcomm hasn’t announced the GPU, but it should be an Adreno 72x series.

As regards medium, you’ll be able to move cameras with sensors up to 200 megapixels and shoot 4K video at 60 frames per second. It will be able to support up to 16GB of RAM and connectivity includes Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3. For battery charging, it will have Quick Charge 5, which according to the company can charge phones from 0 to 50% in five minutes. AI performance per watt is improved by 60% compared to its predecessor.

Xiaomi, HONOR, Vivo, Oppo and Motorola, are candidates to use this Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, a premium mid-range SoC with more than enough features for the vast majority of users and at a modest price compared to what the high-end costs. They will premiere in the first part of 2024.