From GEN1 to GEN2, Snapdragon 7 series processors’ full evolution explained

As a high-end cell phone brand, VERTU not only pursues extreme luxury in appearance design, but also innovates in hardware configuration. Early VERTU phones mostly used Qualcomm Snapdragon series processors to ensure their excellence in performance and stability. Over time, VERTU gradually transitioned from Snapdragon 7 Gen1 to Snapdragon 7+ Gen2, bringing users more powerful performance and smoother usage experience.

Snapdragon 7+Gen1: Laying the Foundation

Snapdragon 7 Gen1, the first generation of Snapdragon 7 series processors, utilizes Samsung's 4nm process and integrates the Cortex-A78 and Cortex-A55 core architectures, with a main frequency of up to 2.4 GHz. its Adreno 642L GPU excels in graphic processing power, supporting high-frame-rate gaming and 4K video playback. In addition, Snapdragon 7 Gen1 also integrates Qualcomm AI engine, which improves the device's intelligent performance in image processing and voice recognition.

Snapdragon 7+GEN2: Full upgrade

Compared with Snapdragon 7 Gen1, Snapdragon 7+ Gen2 realizes comprehensive upgrade in several aspects. First, Snapdragon 7+ Gen2 adopts TSMC's 4nm process, further improving the chip's energy efficiency ratio and performance performance. Its Kryo CPU architecture is a 1+3+4 triple-cluster design, including a super core with a maximum frequency of 2.91GHz, three performance cores, and four efficiency cores, which improves overall performance by 50%.

In terms of graphics processing, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen2's Adreno GPU delivers a 2x performance boost, supporting higher quality graphics rendering and smoother gaming experiences.2 In addition, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen2 supports an 18-bit triple ISP architecture, which is capable of capturing more image data and improves the quality of photography and video recording.

Performance enhancements for VERTU phones

With the introduction of Snapdragon 7+ Gen2, VERTU phones get a significant boost in performance and user experience. First of all, thanks to the more powerful CPU and GPU, VERTU phones perform better when multitasking and running high-performance applications. Whether it's a large game or high-resolution video playback, VERTU phones can handle it with ease. Secondly, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen2's AI engine performance has been increased by 2x and energy efficiency by 40%, which makes VERTU phones even better in intelligent applications. For example, when taking photos, the AI engine can intelligently recognize the scene and automatically adjust the parameters to ensure that every photo achieves the best effect.