Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks


Qualcomm just announced the successor to Snapdragon 768G. Dubbed as the Snapdragon 780G, it is said to bring premium industry-leading innovations first to the 7-series. Qualcomm says the Snapdragon 780G is designed to deliver powerful AI performance. Similar to its predecessor, the SD 780G is also a 5G-enabled chipset with Snapdragon X53 5G modem. We saw a lot of devices using the Snapdragon 765G SoC; For example, one of the best-selling mid-range devices in India, the OnePlus Nord, is powered by the 765G SoC. The upcoming Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite which is expected to launch on March 29 might be the first to use Snapdragon 780G Mobile Platform. Here’s everything you need to know about the Snapdragon 780G chip.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G SoC: Features Detailed
As noted, the Snapdragon 780G is all about AI and camera performance. It features Qualcomm Spectra 570 triple ISP and the 6th generation Qualcomm AI Engine to enhance the camera performance. It is also the first Snapdragon 7-series platform to feature a triple Image Signal Processor (ISP); For the unaware, the Spectra 570 is capable of capturing images from three cameras simultaneously. This feature delivers three different images captured by zoom, wide, and ultra-wide lenses at once. There’s support for HDR10+ video recording along with a new 4K HDR feature that promises dramatic improvements to colour, contrast, and detail for brilliant photos.
The chipset also features a 6th generation Qualcomm AI Engine with the Qualcomm Hexagon 770 processor. In simple words, the SD 780G delivers 2x improvement in AI performance compared to Snapdragon 768G.