How Fast Is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2? Here Are the Early Benchmarks
Not every phone needs or deserves the fastest mobile processor available, particularly if the manufacturer is looking to price it affordably. This is why Qualcomm recently unveiled the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2, a high-enough-powered processor for affordable flagships, or phones priced in the $600 to $800 range. These are the phones many people get instead of $1,000 iPhones and Galaxies.
Qualcomm focused on fine-tuning the artificial intelligence capabilities of the 7+ Gen 2 while also ensuring that it has the CPU and GPU grunt to power today's more challenging apps and games. For example, it contains a Kryo CPU with clock speeds up to 2.91GHz, giving it a 50% speed boost when compared to the outgoing 7 Gen 1. The refreshed GPU delivers a 2x performance upgrade for graphics and yet the 7+ Gen 2 still manages to tamp down its power needs by 13% to help balance battery life. Do these adjustments make for any real-world gains? We found out.
Qualcomm invited PCMag to test the 7+ Gen 2's performance on a reference design. The device included a 6.65-inch display with Full HD+ resolution and a refresh rate of 144Hz. The CPU itself contained a single Kryo 2.91GHz prime core plus three Arm Cortex-A710 performance cores at 2.49GHz and four Arm Cortex-A510 efficiency cores at 1.8GHz.
The 7+ Gen 2 was supported by 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage. Qualcomm did not say what GPU is on board but noted that the reference device included its Spectra ISP as well as the Snapdragon X62 5G Modem-RF System. The device contained a 4,192mAh battery.
As was the case when we benchmarked the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, we were not able to control the testing environment nor allow the reference devices to cool down between test runs. Warmer
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