Chip maker Qualcomm on Tuesday introduced the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Mobile Platform for more affordable smartphones, making its advanced technologies accessible to all, including generative AI, mobile gaming, camera and video, and more.
The new platform offers on-device GenAI capabilities with support for large language models (LLMs), including Baichuan-7B, Llama 2 at 1B parameters and others.
According to the company, it also features new mobile gaming experiences driven by Qualcomm Adreno GPU, and professional-grade camera and video capture features such as 12-bit triple ISP and 4K sHDR.
“Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 will bring the best of the 7-series to more mid-tier devices by selecting top 7-series features including on-device AI support,” said Chris Patrick, senior vice president and general manager of mobile handsets, Qualcomm.
The mobile platform will be initially adopted by Xiaomi, with the first device expected to be announced next month.
Leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), including realme, Samsung and Sharp are expected to announce the adoption of Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 in the coming months, said the company.
The platform achieves new performance heights across the board, with nearly 20 percent improved CPU performance owing to the latest Qualcomm Kryo CPU, up to 40 percent accelerated GPU, over 30 percent better AI performance and 12 percent overall power savings.
