TechPhonesAndroid PhonesMid-range Android phones could be getting a huge camera upgradeQualcomm’s new Snapdragon tech means more memory for processing your photos tooWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechPhonesAndroid PhonesMid-range Android phones could be getting a huge camera upgradeQualcomm’s new Snapdragon tech means more memory for processing your photos tooWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon tech means more memory for processing your photos too
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(Image credit: Qualcomm)
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The next generation of Qualcomm’s Snapdragons for thebest Android phonesat more modest price points, theSnapdragon 7+ Gen 2, doesn’t just deliver a pretty impressive performance boost. It looks like it’ll give your camera one too.
More power for your phone’s photography
The Gen 2 system has some serious camera power. It’s the first 7-series chip that supports video recording at 4K resolution with frame rates up to 60fps. It’s also capable of recording slo-mo at 240fps.
The Image Signal Processor in the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 is a Qualcomm Specra Triple 18-bit chip, which is new to the 7 series. It’s capable of processing images from three 32MP cameras simultaneously without any shutter lag, and it can take photos at up to 200MP. For video it can record 4K HDR at up to 60fps and slo-mo at up to 240fps.
There’s better connectivity too. Qualcomm’s model supports both mmWave and sub-6GHz for fast 5G across more networks and frequency bands, and there’s Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 for fast and stable connections.
It’s all very impressive, but when do we get to see it in the metal? That hasn’t been confirmed yet, but the smart money is on theSamsung Galaxy S23FE – if indeed there is such a thing, because reports have oscillated between saying the S23 FE is definitely happening and saying the S23 FE is definitely not happening. The latest swing is into the definitely happening camp, with reports predicting a launch towards the end of 2023.
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