New Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 series chipset could create some powerful mid-rangers

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 series of chipsets represents the best the company has to offer. The Snapdragon 7 series, on the other hand, are designed by Qualcomm and target mid-range handsets. For the most part, the Snapdragon 7 series offers pretty decent performance, but the upcoming new model could turn things on its head.

A post on Weibo by user Digital Chat Station has revealed that Qualcomm has a new Snapdragon 7 series in the works. The chipset will likely bear the name “Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3” and may incorporate some of the new architecture from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 currently features a core architecture that consists of two low-power cores, five performance cores, and a single prime Cortex-X4 core. If the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 adopts a similar architecture, we could be looking at some insane boosts in performance levels!

The GPU could also be seeing improvements, making mid-range phones using the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 more feasible for gaming. This is just a rumor at this point. Qualcomm has not announced anything regarding a new Snapdragon 7 series chipset. The last time we saw the Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 was in March 2023, so it will most likely be around the same time this year that the new model could debut.