Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 Announced: Smarter Mid-Range Phones Are Coming

Qualcomm has officially unveiled its next-generation mobile platform for mid-range smartphones — the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. Designed with a heavy focus on AI performance, gaming, and imaging, the new chipset promises a massive leap in performance across the board.

🔧 Built on 4nm Process with Major Performance Boosts

Manufactured using TSMC’s 4nm process, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 adopts a 1+3+4 architecture featuring Cortex-A720 and Cortex-A520 cores. It’s paired with a next-gen Adreno GPU, which brings a 30% graphics performance boost over its predecessor.

🚀 Key Performance Upgrades:

• CPU: +27% faster

• GPU: +30% faster

• AI Engine (NPU): +65% more powerful

🧠 Smarter AI On-Device: LLMs Without the Internet

One of the most impressive upgrades is the new AI engine, which now supports on-device large language models (LLMs) and image generation without an internet connection. This unlocks faster and more private AI features, like text generation, photo editing, and personal assistants — all processed locally on your smartphone.

📸 Pro-Grade Camera Features in Mid-Range Phones

Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 also levels up photography and video:

• Triple 12-bit ISP with support for up to 200MP photos

• 4K HDR video recording at 60fps

• AI-powered autofocus, auto exposure, and white balance

• Built-in hardware image stabilization

These features were previously limited to flagship chips — now they’re coming to mid-range devices.

🎧 Premium Audio and Seamless Connectivity

The chip includes:

• Aqstic DAC for high-quality audio

• Snapdragon Sound with lossless audio support

• XPAN technology for seamless multi-device connectivity at home

On the wireless front, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 supports:

• Wi-Fi 7

• Bluetooth 6

• 5G with download speeds up to 4.2 Gbps

📱 Coming Soon to Honor and vivo Phones

The first smartphones powered by Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 are expected to launch before the end of May. Honor and vivo will be the first OEMs to release devices with this chip — likely the upcoming Honor 400 series and vivo S30 series.