The Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 brings major performance gains to mid-range phones

What you need to know

• Qualcomm has announced the all-new Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2. It is expected to be featured in many upcoming mid-range Android smartphones.
• The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 was announced at an event in China, with the first devices expected to arrive later this month.
• According to the company, the new chipset offers up to 50% more performance and 13% more power efficiency than its predecessor.

At an event in China, Qualcomm unveiled its latest chipset, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2. This comes just under a year after the launch of his Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 which came along with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. .

Surprisingly, there weren’t many handsets released in the past year that actually featured the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. The most notable of these was the Xiaomi 13 Lite, which just launched in China in February 2023.

Either way, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 hopes to steer some of the top budget Android phone contenders this year. It claims to offer 50% faster CPU performance, up to 2x GPU performance, and 13% better power efficiency than the model.

But Qualcomm is so much more. This new chipset also integrates his Snapdragon X62 5G modem, allowing for dual 5G/4G SIM support. This is accompanied by both mmWave and sub-6Ghz 5G connectivity, which can reach speeds of up to 4.4 Gbps.