On December 2, Qualcomm announced the Next generation flagship processor Snapdragon 8. Qualcomm then announced another chipset. The entry level chipset Snapdragon 480 comes with several upgrades and surprises. So, today's article will look at the specs of this new chipset as well as try to differentiate it from the other chipset in this lineup Snapdragon 460 and review the possibility of this chipset coming to low-end devices at all even if it is a low-end chipset.
CPU
If we first look at the Core Arrangement, we can see that Predator where 4 + 4 was, where Snapdragon 480 came in, like the 600-700 series CPU Arrangement, 6 + 2 Arrangement has also come in 400 Series, which is a good move. 2 of the 8 cores are Cortex A-76 which will run at 2.0Ghz clock speed. The other 4 cores are usually the efficiency cores that we see on different chipsets, the Cortex A-55 cores, so here are the ones whose clock speed is 1.8Ghz. The whole fabrication was made in 8nm process whereas Snapdragon 460 was made in 11nm process. This is the first time in the 400 series that a chipset has received 8nm of fabrication. With the exception of the 8nm process, the rest of the architecture (Kryo 460) is fully compatible with the Snapdragon 75. With the omission of the Cortex-A73 from the Snapdragon 460, the Cortex A-76 is expected to have higher single-core performance. Even Qualcomm itself has claimed that it will get twice as much performance as before.
GPU
The GPU is the Adreno 619 which was previously used in the Snapdragon 750 G 5G. The Adreno 610 was offered on the predecessor Snapdragon 460. As always, Qualcomm doesn't go into much detail about their custom GPUs this time around, which is how many cores and how many megahertz they will run, but it does say that it will get twice as much performance as its CPU performance from its previous chipset. The new chipset combines Hexagon 686 DSP, Sensing Hub, Scaler and Vector Accelerator to provide 70% more Ai performance theoretically than the previous chipset, according to Qualcomm. As a result, more accurate voice assistant and AR related tasks will be available.
RAM and storage
The RAM section is the same as before i.e. 2x 16-bit LPDDR4X. Only the frequency has been increased from 1866MHz to 2133MHz. Storage options include eMMC 5.1 and UFS 2.2.
Image processing
There are surprises in image processing as the Triple ISP feature introduced in Qualcomm's latest flagship is also given in this entry level chipset. That means 3 Spectra 345 ISPs have been given who can work simultaneously. But with the entry level chipset, there is not much headroom available, which means you can record pictures at 13MP and video at 720p using 3 camera sensors at the same time. . Highest 64MP single camera, 25MP + 13MP in dual camera, 13MP + 13MP + 13MP in triple camera, ZSL means you can take pictures with zero shutter lag. There is not much improvement in the video recording section i.e. 4K video cannot be recorded. Yet the highest 1080p @ 60fps is kept at this. Slow-mo video can be recorded at 720 @ 120fps. On the other hand, in the previous Spectra 340, the highest 36MP single and 22MP dual camera could take pictures at Zero Shutter Lag.
Others
Display resolution HD + i.e. 900 x 1600 and 2520 x 1080 i.e. FHD + support. Interestingly, both HD + and FHD + resolutions offer a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz although the question remains whether it will be used by smartphone makers. The FastConnect 6200 module is used to include Bluetooth 5.1, Wi-Fi 6, NFC and Qualcomm s aptX and Qualcomm TrueWireless. A lot of satellite support has been put in place for accurate positioning. QuickCharge 4+ has been provided as fast charging support which was earlier limited to QuickCharge 3 only. Besides, many more security features have been given.
Finally 5G
The biggest surprise is the addition of this chipset X51-RF 5G modem. Last year, Qualcomm introduced the 5G feature in mid-budget smartphones with the introduction of 5G in the 690A. This time the 500 series also opened the way for 5G on low-end phones with a chipset. While the Qualcomm 690 had 5G only sub-6GHz spectrum support but the Snapdragon 480 has been given the sub-6GHz as well as the mmWave band i.e. True 5G support. With 5G you can get the highest 2500 Mbps download and 660 Mbps upload speeds. Although in our country there is no significant update with 5G yet.
This chipset is likely to come in low-end devices
While the 400 series is primarily known for its entry-level chipset, the range of phones it will use depends entirely on the smartphone maker. A few phones of oppo realme oneplus were launched with the previous Snapdragon 460. The price was above 15000. Officially and unofficially in our country. The Snapdragon 480 is packed with a lot of upgrades and features, so the possibility of an entry level smartphone with the Snapdragon 480 seems unlikely. Because of the good CPU / GPU capability, FHD + resolution 120Hz refresh freight, fully 5G support, there is a possibility to bring a mid-ranger phone with high light. In the meantime, oppo and vivo Snapdragon 480 with oppo A93 and vivo Y31s have been brought to the Chinese market. The price at which Qualcomm is providing these chipsets to vendors will also play a role in whether we get a Snapdragon 480-enabled smartphone at all. Among the vendors, HMD Global, Oppo and Vivo as well as OnePlus have also been seen, so it is expected that more phones will come in the OnePlus Nord lineup.