Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 SoC launched: Specifications & Availability

American chipmaker giant Qualcomm recently launched a new SoC (System-on-chip) "Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 SoC for entry-level 'always on, always connected' entry-level Windows PCs/Laptops and Chromebooks. The new Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 will be the successor of the Snapdragon 7c chipset which was launched back in 2019. It is said that the new Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 SoC will challenge Intel's budget CPUs like Intel Celeron N4020 and Intel Pentium N5030 & MediaTek's MT 8183 directly in the arena of entry-level CPUs According to Qualcomm the new Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 SoC will give 10% overall enhanced performance than what Intel and Mediatek are selling right now. It'll also give a boost to the battery life of entry-level laptops and Chromebooks, somewhat more than 19 hours of working time on a single charge. [Now that's impressive]

The new Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 chipset is designed for laptops aiming at students, educators, everyday light users, etc.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 specifications

1. Kryo 468 based octa-core chipset based on 8nm process technology with a maximum speed of 2.55GHz. [2×Kryo 468 Gold Cores and 6×Kryo 468 Silver cores]
2. GPU- Adreno 618
3. ISP- 14-Bit Qualcomm Spectra 255 ISP [Image Singal Processor] supporting a single rear camera up to 32-Megapixels and a dual-camera setup in a 2×16 Megapixel manner.
4. Qualcomm Hexagon 692 DSP.
5. Dual-channel LPDDR4x RAM and UFS 2.1 or eMMC 5.1 storage.
6. Snapdragon X15 LTE modem supporting carrier aggregation [4×4 MIMO].
7. Display up to QHD/2K resolution at 60Hz refresh rate.
8. Also supports 4K HDR10 video playback.
9. For Audio, it comes with Qualcomm Aqstic Technology and Qualcomm Voice Suite for smooth enhanced audio output. Also features Qualcomm aptX audio playback support.
10. Connectivity features include Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5, GPS/A-GPS, Galileo, and NavIC.

Conclusion

To sum it up, the new Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 SoC is claiming to be 60% more performance efficient than its competition and will be available in commercial devices from this summer, Qualcomm confirms.