From PC Mag: AI has been a hot-button topic across industries lately, nowhere more so than in mobile. Top devices like the Google Pixel 9 and Samsung Galaxy S24 are expected to include AI features. Still, AI should be a democratizing force available to the many, not the few (who can better afford it). Thus, Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Mobile Platform, its latest system-on-a-chip, to promise better things to lower-cost devices—particularly AI. Phones based on the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 will enjoy generative AI tools, broader photo and video capture support, smoother and more immersive gaming, clearer audio, and speedier connections.
Xiaomi is on deck to announce a 7s Gen 3-based phone soon, says Qualcomm. Here's what it can offer thanks to the new chip.
Qualcomm updated the Kryo CPU to give it more speed compared with the 7s Gen 2. The octa-core chip includes one 2.5GHz prime core, three 2.4GHz performance cores, and four 1.8GHz efficiency cores. These improve performance by 20% while also contributing to a 45% boost in power savings. The Kryo CPU is paired with the Adreno GPU, which Qualcomm claims has jumped 40% in performance compared with the 7s Gen 2. Together with the fine-tuned Hexagon NPU, the chip should deliver 30% better AI while saving an additional 12% in power consumption.
Most importantly for future phone buyers, this means on-device generative AI features that can (not quite) do things like this. Other potential AI tools include functions like multi-language translation, noise cancellation and reduction, and better data from sensors such as microphones.
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