Qualcomm Announces the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3, Featuring Exceptional On-Device AI Capabilities

[TheLostSwede]

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., unveiled today the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 Mobile Platform, bringing on-device generative AI into the Snapdragon 7 series. The Mobile Platform supports a wide range of AI models including large language models (LLMs) such as Baichuan-7B, Llama 2, and Gemini Nano. Fueling extraordinary entertainment capabilities, Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 also brings new select Snapdragon Elite Gaming features to the 7-series including Game Post Processing Accelerator and Adreno Frame Motion Engine 2, enhancing game effects and upscaling gaming content for desktop-level visuals. Plus, this platform brings top-notch photography features with our industry-leading 18-bit cognitive ISP.

"Today, we embark on the latest expansion in the 7-series to create new levels of entertainment for consumers - integrating next-generation technologies for richer experiences," said Chris Patrick, senior vice president and general manager of mobile handsets, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 is packed with support for incredible on-device generative AI features and provides incredible performance and power efficiency, while bringing Wi-Fi 7 to the Snapdragon 7 Series for the first time."




"We are delighted to announce that OnePlus will be among the first smartphone brands to adopt the groundbreaking Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 Mobile Platform," said Louis Li, President of OnePlus China. "With this powerful platform, we are excited to bring our customers outstanding on-device intelligence, exceptional gaming experiences, and remarkable photography capabilities, among other features. Stay tuned for the upcoming announcement of our commercial devices, as we continue to push the boundaries of innovation and deliver extraordinary experiences to our users."

Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 will first be adopted by key OEMs including OnePlus, realme and SHARP with the first device expected to be announced in the next few months. For more information about the platform visit our product brief or website.

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[P4-630]

Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3

Why not Snapdragon 8+ gen 3 or Snapdragon 9...

My Galaxy S23 has the 8 gen 2 already.

 

[Readlight]

More spying in mobile phones.

 

[cvaldes]

Why not Snapdragon 8+ gen 3 or Snapdragon 9...

My Galaxy S23 has the 8 gen 2 already.

There's undoubtedly a larger market right now for Snapdragon 7 in unit sales. Plus your Snapdragon 8 gen 2 likely has many of these features already.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Why do we want AI crammed into even midrange smartphone SoCs? What's the benefit? I'm still waiting for ANY of these companies to prove me that AI will drastically change my daily workflow and improve it meaningfully

 

[Cheeseball]

Why do we want AI crammed into even midrange smartphone SoCs? What's the benefit? I'm still waiting for ANY of these companies to prove me that AI will drastically change my daily workflow and improve it meaningfully

NPUs have already been in use on smartphones since around 2017. Its usual use is for pre- and post-processing of camera photos. It's also used for text scanning and selection in images.

 

[Dr. Dro]

NPUs have already been in use on smartphones since around 2017. Its usual use is for pre- and post-processing of camera photos. It's also used for text scanning and selection in images.

True enough but I'm very specifically on about "LLM compatibility" and the sort

 

[Cheeseball]

True enough but I'm very specifically on about "LLM compatibility" and the sort

Maybe so we can talk/chat with our phones themselves when we're bored and lonely? Generate random images to jerk fulfill our entertainment itch? Yeah, I have no clue on why we need an entire neural network on our phones.

 

[Minus Infinity]

Why not Snapdragon 8+ gen 3 or Snapdragon 9...

My Galaxy S23 has the 8 gen 2 already.

Why not. Maybe because 8 Gen 3 is a POS, this thing throttles like a bitch, far worse than Scamsung's Exynos 2400. * Gen 3 hs stupidly high clocks, stupidly high power consumption and is an embarrassment. 7+ Gen 3 is very impressive and more than enough performance for anyone for a phone IMO and doesn't have the heinous throttling issues.

 

[P4-630]

Maybe because 8 Gen 3 is a POS, this thing throttles like a bitch

No issues here with my S23, also battery life is 3~4 days...

 

[tabascosauz]

Why not. Maybe because 8 Gen 3 is a POS, this thing throttles like a bitch, far worse than Scamsung's Exynos 2400. * Gen 3 hs stupidly high clocks, stupidly high power consumption and is an embarrassment. 7+ Gen 3 is very impressive and more than enough performance for anyone for a phone IMO and doesn't have the heinous throttling issues.

I'm not sure that's a win for Eyxnos 2400 either? And not sure if the data supports "far worse". Exy did make a pleasantly strong showing this time on performance but long-term thermal performance on both 8Gen3 and 2400 is dogshit on all 3 models of S24, which comes as a surprise to no one given Samsung's history of thermal design. You want to let 8 Gen 3 or Exynos or Dimensity 9300 to really stretch their legs? Ask literally anyone other than Samsung to make a vapor chamber.

No issues here with my S23, also battery life is 3~4 days...

Neither of us have 8 Gen 3 in the S23. Although, the statement about 8 Gen 3 seems to be a bit hyperbolic

Why do we want AI crammed into even midrange smartphone SoCs? What's the benefit? I'm still waiting for ANY of these companies to prove me that AI will drastically change my daily workflow and improve it meaningfully

My thoughts as well about this announcement - performance of 7+ Gen 3 should be as important news as the 7+ Gen 2 release was, yet all we can talk about is AI and AI and AI. What about that GPU uplift? This is what the market has actually been waiting for, as opposed to the usual worthless filler trash of 7 Gen 3 and 7s Gen 2.

 

[Minus Infinity]

I'm not sure that's a win for Eyxnos 2400 either? And not sure if the data supports "far worse". Exy did make a pleasantly strong showing this time on performance but long-term thermal performance on both 8Gen3 and 2400 is dogshit on all 3 models of S24, which comes as a surprise to no one given Samsung's history of thermal design. You want to let 8 Gen 3 or Exynos or Dimensity 9300 to really stretch their legs? Ask literally anyone other than Samsung to make a vapor chamber.

Not endorsing Exynos at all. It's clearly top point out how bad things are for Qualcomm when their flagship throttles far more than Samsung's. I would never buy an Exynos based phone again but wouldn't touch 8 Gen 3 either. 8s maybe the more sensible product and will be more than fast enough, but still don't see the point when 7+ Gen 3 is so good.

 

[TumbleGeorge]

Looking at the specs on Wikipedia, there are exactly zero improvements from SD 7 gen 1 to SD 7+ gen 3. And yes, the number in the generation designation is higher.

 

[sLowEnd]

Looking at the specs on Wikipedia, there are exactly zero improvements from SD 7 gen 1 to SD 7+ gen 3. And yes, the number in the generation designation is higher.

?

Even the 7+ gen 2 has substantial improvements over the 7 gen 1. The gen 2 has an Adreno 725, which is twice as fast as gen 1's Adreno 644. On the CPU side the 7+ gen 2 is clocked higher, especially on the prime core that the 7 gen 1 lacks.

 

[TumbleGeorge]

?

Even the 7+ gen 2 has substantial improvements over the 7 gen 1. The gen 2 has an Adreno 725, which is twice as fast as gen 1's Adreno 644. On the CPU side the 7+ gen 2 is clocked higher, especially on the prime core that the 7 gen 1 lacks.

And is it so in reality? I don't care about commercial numbers about something being x2 faster than something else because it's marketing bullshit.

 

[trieste15]

Looking at the specs on Wikipedia, there are exactly zero improvements from SD 7 gen 1 to SD 7+ gen 3. And yes, the number in the generation designation is higher.

Nanoreview shows this though:

And is it so in reality? I don't care about commercial numbers about something being x2 faster than something else because it's marketing bullshit.

What do you mean in reality? Time benchmarks? Smooth feels?

 

[sLowEnd]

And is it so in reality? I don't care about commercial numbers about something being x2 faster than something else because it's marketing bullshit.

yes

 

[TumbleGeorge]

Nanoreview shows this though:

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What do you mean in reality? Time benchmarks? Smooth feels?

I mean almost no difference in system memory bandwidth, part of which is shared for GPU needs. And how is it that the GPU can show a x2 boost?

 

[Dr. Dro]

I mean almost no difference in system memory bandwidth, part of which is shared for GPU needs. And how is it that the GPU can show a x2 boost?

Much newer microarchitecture I suppose. Just like raw bandwidth in GB/s no longer dictates the absolute winner in the desktop GPU realm.

The 7 Gen 1 was supposedly really bad. As in, worse than the aging 855/865 and the 778G that directly preceded it.

 

[sLowEnd]

Much newer microarchitecture I suppose. Just like raw bandwidth in GB/s no longer dictates the absolute winner in the desktop GPU realm.

The 7 Gen 1 was supposedly really bad. As in, worse than the aging 855/865 and the 778G that directly preceded it.

Yeah architecture is extremely important. If one disregards architecture, they'd think the 5700XT would whoop the 6600XT just based on paper specs, instead of performing basically identically. (Slightly slower, even)

 

[theouto]

On device image generation gen AI, wha, why? What is the point? Most other updates seem, at the very least, neat (If a bit overhyped, I doubt that gaming will actually be "Hyper-realistic"), but Image generation? What's the need, what's the point? Who are they targeting with this?

 

[Wirko]

True enough but I'm very specifically on about "LLM compatibility" and the sort

LLMs will make a better auto-incorrect, which is going to incorrect your typing in less noticeable ways.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Why not Snapdragon 8+ gen 3 or Snapdragon 9...

My Galaxy S23 has the 8 gen 2 already.

There's the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 already and obviously the non s version.

Qualcomm Brings the Best of On-Device AI to More Smartphones with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. today announced the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Mobile Platform, delivering the most sought-after 8 series capabilities to more Android flagship smartphones, for extraordinary, premium experiences. Marquee features of the latest premium-tier platforms include support for...

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[Dr. Dro]

LLMs will make a better auto-incorrect, which is going to incorrect your typing in less noticeable ways.

Much more power efficient ways to do that than run a neural network on everything you type on your phone, but alas, perhaps that is the goal. A mass data harvesting system

 

[P4-630]

Neither of us have 8 Gen 3 in the S23.

Right lol!! It got kinda late last night, I should have been in bed already at the time I've posted that....