In March, Qualcomm refreshed its Snapdragon 7 series with the launch of the Snapdragon 780G. Now, however, the company is bringing a new chip, the Snapdragon 778G. It is the successor to last year's Snapdragon 768G.
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The Snapdragon 778G shares many of the core features of the Snapdragon 780G, but with some minor differences. The new chip features a faster CPU, a better modem with support for mmWave 5G, and support for faster memory. The Snapdragon 778G aims to deliver some of the top-notch features of the Snapdragon 8 series in a more affordable package.
In terms of technical details, the Snapdragon 778G is quite similar to the Snapdragon 780G. It has a similar CPU, with higher performance (40%) than the Snapdragon 768G. On the GPU side, the Snapdragon 778G comes with the Adreno 642L, which according to Qualcomm offers up to 40% faster graphics rendering than its predecessor.
When it comes to gaming, the chip supports select Snapdragon Elite Gaming features, such as Variable Rate Shading (VRS) and Qualcomm Game Quick Touch, which offers up to 30% faster touch response rate in games.
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Additionally, the Snapdragon 778G comes with the Spectra 570L Image Signal Processor. The triple 14-bit ISP allows for simultaneous capture of photos and videos from wide, ultrawide, and telephoto sensors. The Spectra 570L also supports Staggered HDR.
Although the Snapdragon 778G offers similar performance to the Snapdragon 780G, there is one area where the new chip excels: memory. The Snapdragon 778G supports LPDDR5 memory chips with capacities of up to 16 GB. In contrast, the Snapdragon 780G only supports LPDDR4 memory chips.
Finally, in terms of connectivity, the Snapdragon 778G supports the FastConnect 6700 system, which enables support for WiFi 6/6E, 8×8 MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 5.2, and Snapdragon Sound suite. However, OEMs are free to use alternative WiFi/Bluetooth chips, so it is not certain that these features will be supported on every device.
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See more in the table below:
| Specifications | Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G |
| CPU | Kryo 475 CPU cores (up to 2.4GHz)1x ARM Cortex-A76 @ 2.8GHz1x ARM Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz6x ARM Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz | Kryo 670 CPU cores (up to 2.4GHz) 4x ARM Cortex-A78 @ 2.4GHz 4x ARM Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz | Kryo 670 CPU cores (up to 2.4GHz)1x ARM Cortex-A78 @ 2.4GHz3x ARM Cortex-A78 @ 2.2GHz4x ARM Cortex-A55 @ 1.9GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 620Vulkan 1.1H.265 (HEVC) and VP9 decoderHDR10+, HDR10, and HLG | Adreno 642LVulkan 1.1Snapdragon Elite Gaming FeaturesHDR Gaming (10-bit color depth, Rec. 2020 color gamut)H.265 and VP9 decoderHDR10+, HDR10, HLG | Adreno 642Vulkan 1.1Snapdragon Elite Gaming FeaturesHDR Gaming (10-bit color depth, Rec. 2020 color gamut)H.265 and VP9 decoderHDR10+, HDR10, HLG |
| Display | Maximum On-Device Display Support: FHD+ @ 120Hz Maximum External Display Support: 4K @ 60HzHDR support10-bit color depthDisplayPort over USB Type-C support | Maximum On-Device Display Support: FHD+ @ 144HzMaximum External Display Support: 4K @ 60Hz10-bit color depth, Rec 2o20 color gamutHDR10 and HDR10+ support10-bit color depthDisplayPort over USB Type-C support | Maximum On-Device Display Support: FHD+ @ 144HzMaximum External Display Support: 4K @ 60Hz10-bit color depth, Rec 2o20 color gamutHDR10 and HDR10+ support10-bit color depthDisplayPort over USB Type-C support |
| AI | 5th gen AI EngineHexagon 696 processorQualcomm Sensing Hub5.5 TOPS performance | 6th gen AI EngineHexagon 770 processorQualcomm Sensing Hub (2nd gen)12 TOPS performance | 6th gen AI EngineHexagon 770 processorQualcomm Sensing Hub (2nd gen)12 TOPS performance |
| Memory | LPDDR4 (2133MHz) Up to 12GB RAM | LPDDR5 (3200MHz) Up to 16GB RAM | LPDDR4 (2133MHz) Up to 16GB RAM |
| ISP | Dual 14-bit Spectra 355 ISPSingle camera: Up to 36MP with ZSLDual camera: Up to 22MP with ZSLVideo capture: 4K HDR @ 30 fpsSlow-motion up to 720p@480 fpsHDR10, HDR10+, HLG | Triple 14-bit Spectra 570L ISP Single-camera: Up to 64MP with Zero Shutter Lag (ZSL) Dual camera: Up to 36MP + 22MP with ZSL Triple camera: Up to 22MP with ZSL Multi-frame and Staggered HDR sensor support Video capture: 4K HDRSlow-motion up to 720p@240 fpsHDR10+, HDR10, HLG | Triple 14-bit Spectra 570 ISPSingle-camera: Up to 84MP with Zero Shutter Lag (ZSL)Dual camera: Up to 64MP + 20MP with ZSL |
| Modem | Snapdragon X52 4G LTE and 5G multimode modem (integrated) Downlink: 3.7Gbps (5G), 1.2Gbps (4G LTE) sub-6 GHz: 100MHz bandwidth, 4×4 MIMO | Snapdragon X53 4G LTE and 5G multimode modem (integrated) Downlink: 3.7Gbps (5G) Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) mmWave: 400MHz, 2×2 MIMOsub-6 GHz: 100MHz bandwidth, 4×4 MIMO | Snapdragon X53 4G LTE and 5G multimode modem (integrated) Downlink: 3.3Gbps (5G) Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) sub-6 GHz: 100MHz bandwidth, 4×4 MIMO |
| Charging | Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ | Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ | Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ |
| Connectivity | Qualcomm FastConnect 6200WiFI 6 ready2.4GHz / 5GHz bandsTWT, WPA3, 8×8 MU-MIMOBluetooth 5.2, aptX TWS, and Adaptive | Qualcomm FastConnect 6700WiFI 6E, WiFI 62.4GHz, 5GHz, 6GHz bands8×8 MU-MIMOBluetooth 5.2, aptX suiteDual Bluetooth antennaSnapdragon Sound compatible | Qualcomm FastConnect 6700WiFI 6E, WiFI 62.4GHz, 5GHz, 6GHz bands8×8 MU-MIMOBluetooth 5.2, aptX suiteDual Bluetooth antennaSnapdragon Sound compatible |
| Manufacturing process | Samsung's 7nm process | TSMC's 6nm process | Samsung's 5nm process |
Availability
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G is expected to hit smartphones in the near future. Motorola, Realme, iQOO, Xiaomi, Honor , and OPPO are among the manufacturers that have confirmed the launch of phones with the new Snapdragon 778G.
Source: XDA-Developers Android Forums
