Qualcomm’s AI ambitions are now trickling into more affordable territory.

As always, Qualcomm’s “s” segment is dedicated to the affordable smartphone market.

On-machine AI is the marketing gimmick, predictably.

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But it’s an understandable gimmick.

However, Qualcomm does advertise two AI features that may immediately benefit mid-range and budget smartphone buyers.

The first is on-equipment multi-language translation and transcription (no need for the cloud).

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And the second is noise cancelation for phone and video calls.

We’ll see the first Snapdragon 7s Gen 3-equipped smartphones in late 2024 or early 2025.

Illustration of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3.

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A sheet explaining the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3’s features.

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