Qualcomm, one of the largest producers of mobile processors in the world has announced updates to its lower-end and mid-range ARM processor line-ups. The new Snapdragon 212, 412 and 616 processors will be available in markets later this year or early 2016.
No word on the much-awaited Snapdragon 820, though. All of these chips are manufactured on the 28nm processor.
The main difference in these iterations is essentially the higher clock-speed. The 616 comes with two quad-core Cortex-A53 clusters, clocked at 1.7 Ghz and 1.2 Ghz respectively. That’s a step up from 1 Ghz on the low-power chip.
The next in line is the Snapdragon 412, which sees a step up from 1.2 Ghz to 1.4 Ghz Snapdragon 410. The 64-bit chip also comes with a new GPU, Adreno 306 with support for latest APIs, supports Full HD videos and 1080p displays, and features X5 LTE for up to Cat 4 Speeds.
There’s support for Fluence HD audio and QuickCharging 1.0 and 2.0, as well.
The lowest-end announcement is the new Snapdragon 212 processor, which too comes with X5 LTE this time. Accompanying it is Adreno 304 GPU, with support for 8 megapixel cameras and finally the capturing and viewing of Full HD videos. It also supports QuickCharge 2.0 for up to 75 percent faster charging and Fluence HD audio.
Expect the processors to hit the markets later this year on in 2016. They will contribute towards making budget phones more usable and functional.
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why snapdragon 412 can decode 720 only while 212 can do 1080 make no sense
thats qualcomm for you !
MTK is much better … its Mira Vision feature on 720 p phones makes qualcomm look like fools…
Typo ha larkay..
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/processors/412
unki official site pe confirmed ha, 1080 and 720 both are natively supported.. Aur Yasir bhai MTK performance aur battery life, dono may Qualcomm se hamesha se pichay ha so please!
Koi ek MTK phone bata dein jo qualcomm ki range may milta ho aur battery life better ho QC se.. .
but will they generate heat
generate?
bijli generate krty to kia he bat thi
wow … those glasses arent for show , Dr … you really ARE weak sighted !
what he means to say is that they generate wayyy too much heat as compared to other processors ( e.g the new MTK series) , which can damage the device and is not good for operating life …
mai tu water aur gas generation ki baat kar raha hu amir bhai
WASA walay feature de rahay hain mobile phones pai
still MTK >>> Qualcomm !