The Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 is Qualcomm's Newest Midrange Chip

As Qualcomm continues to round-out its mobile processor offerings, the company recently announced its latest addition to its midrange chip lineup, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2. The new processor is designed to give mobile devices decent performance without going overboard on price.

As for what users can expect, the new Snapdragon new chip comes with support for Quick Charge 4+ technology for fast-charging capabilities, and is designed to work alongside Qualcomm's Kryo CPU and Adreno GPU for day-to-day tasks and gaming. Speaking of the latter, the new chip also supports FHD+ displays as well as 144Hz refresh rates, in addition to select Snapdragon Elite Gaming Features such as Qualcomm Game Color Plus and Qualcomm Game Quick Touch.

For imaging, the 7s Gen 2 also features Qualcomm's Spectr 12-bit ISP for detailed photography, as well as support for 4K HDR video capture, and improved low-light photography performance. As with the rest of Qualcomm's newer chips, the 7s Gen 2 also features built-in AI processing for improved performance, as well as facial recognition and QR-code scanning by way of the Qualcomm Sensing Hub.

Other details include support for up to 2.9 Gbps connection speeds with mmWave and sub-6GHz support, and Qualcomm FastConnect 6700 Mobile Connectivity System with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity.