Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5G mobile chipset to bring premium features to mid-range smartphones

Qualcomm has launched a new mobile chipset under its 7-series portfolio and promises to bring a premium experience through the devices based on it. It expects the chipset to be available on smartphones by the second half of 2021.

Qualcomm has announced the latest addition to its 7-series portfolio with the launch of the new Snapdragon 780G 5G mobile chipset. The company says that the mobile processor will enable several premium-tier features focused on camera capabilities on mid-range smartphones. As a highlight, the Snapdragon 780G 5G comes with a 6th generation Qualcomm AI Engine and Qualcomm Spectra 570 triple ISP. The former will allow smartphone cameras to capture images from three camera-lenses simultaneously - zoom, wide, and ultra-wide lenses. Qualcomm says that the technology will enable users to capture images more seamlessly and effortlessly. As for the latter, the 6th generation Qualcomm AI Engine on the Snapdragon 780G comes with the Qualcomm Hexagon 770 processor and delivers up to 12 TOPs AI performance, which is a 2x improvement compared to its predecessor.