Entry-level phones are about to get 25% better with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 450 chipset, give or take. Despite its 4-series branding, this one is more of a reworked Snapdragon 625 and comes to replace the Snapdragon 435.
The new chipset features eight Cortex-A53 cores and promises a 25% boost in processing speed over the incumbent S435 chip. It also moves to the Adreno 506 GPU, which will offer a 25% boost in gaming performance.
Of course, the highlight of this new chip is that it’s built on a 14nm process – the first among the 4-series (as expected). Power draw when gaming will be reduced by up to 30% and Qualcomm expects batteries will offer up to 4 hours more of active use compared to the old chip.
The Snapdragon 450 also brings support for new camera features. For one, it can record 1080p @ 60fps video and it supports dual cameras natively (up to 13MP+13MP). It can do real-time bokeh effects too! One thing is lacking compared to the S625 chip, however, and that’s 4K video capture (it is an entry-level chip, after all).
There are a few other improvements, see the table below for a more direct comparison. Just to rattle off a few more specs – USB 3.0 is now supported, QuickCharge 3.0 (80% charge in 35 minutes) and Wi-Fi ac also come included.
Snapdragon 435 | Snapdragon 450 | Snapdragon 625 | |
Process | 28nm (LP) | 14 nm (?) | 14 nm (LPP) |
CPU | 8x Cortex-A53 (1.4GHz) | 8x Cortex-A53 (?) | 8x Cortex-A53 (1.4GHz) |
GPU | Adreno 505 | Adreno 506 | Adreno 506 |
Camera | Up to 21MP | Up to 21MP / 13MP + 13MP | Up to 24MP |
Video | 1080p @ 30fps | 1080p @ 60fps | 4K @ 30fps |
Max screen res | 1080p | 1080p | 1080p |
LTE | 300Mbps / 100Mbps | 300Mbps / 150Mbps | 300Mbps / 150Mbps |
Wi-Fi | 802.11ac (433Mbps) | 802.11ac (433Mhz) | 802.11ac (433Mhz) |
USB | USB 2.0 | USB 3.0 | USB 3.0 |
QuickCharge | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
A7x is for highend phones. That is why you don't see them in 200 and 400 series. 200 for 100$ phones 400 for 150-250$ phones, snapdragon 6xx series for 300-450$ phones And so on. People Are very lunatic if They Expect high end stuff in low end ph...
Yet it cost ~280€ and offers 2013 flagship perfomance! And this SoC would be very similar to 7870... Those tiny A53 cores should've been long death by now,or eventually find its place in
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