For example, the original flagship Windows Phone 8
phones were using Snapdragon S4 processors.
Not exact matches
That
's probably going to change once
phones using Qualcomm
's new
Snapdragon 835 start rolling out over the next few weeks, but for now, the Mate 9 and its Huawei - made Kirin 960 chip have zero problems opening apps, installing apps, running multiple apps at once, or flipping through menus.
It will
be the first
phone to
use the quad core Qualcomm
Snapdragon 600 CPU and most of its previously rumored specifications have now
been confirmed.
The popular
Snapdragon 820
is used in all of the other comparison
phones, but the Nexus 6P.
Specs on the
phone are remarkably blah, with the unit featuring: a 5 - inch display with 800 × 480 pixels resolution, 1.3 GHz
Snapdragon 400 processor, 8 - megapixel rear - facing camera with LED flash (and a 2 - megapixel front - facing camera), 1 GB of RAM, and 32 GB of on - board storage (which can
be expanded
using a microSD card).
As can
be deduced by the name, the
phone is water - resistant and
is the first mid-range smartphone from the manufacturer to feature the octa - core 64 - bit Qualcomm
Snapdragon 615 processor with integrated 4G LTE support (market dependent) and 2 GB RAM, running Android 5.0 Lollipop with up to two - day battery life when
using Sony's STAMINA power - saving mode.
The
phone will
be powered by a Qualcomm
Snapdragon 801 chipset clocked at 2.5 GHz, which
is the same chipset that
is used in the Samsung Galaxy S5.
It even has a
Snapdragon 617 processor, so you'll
be able to
use the Continuum feature of Windows 10 Mobile to turn this
phone into a PC.
I don't think it has to do with performance as the device
uses the same system - on - chip as the Razer
Phone (the Qualcomm
Snapdragon 835), so I
'm leaning towards Android compatibility or perhaps display panel inconsistency.
The test
was conducted by a popular tech page named AnandTech which after extensive testing confirmed that the A11 chip
used in the iPhone X
is way more powerful than any other Qualcomm
Snapdragon processor
used in most flagship
phones these days.
The available resources confirm that the
phone will
use a Super AMOLED Infinity Display powered by
Snapdragon 625, 4 GB of RAM and the base variant will have 32 GB of storage space while a 64 GB variant will also
be available.
The Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus
are the first
phones to feature Qualcomm
's Snapdragon 835 processor (international variants
use Samsung
's Exynos 8895), which means it
's supposed to deliver 27 percent better performance than
phones that
use the
Snapdragon 821, such as the Google Pixel and the OnePlus 3T.
Apparently, the first batch of Qualcomm
Snapdragon 845 will all
be used on Samsung Galaxy S9, with other flagship
phones set to
be unveiled in Q1 2018 to settle for the second and subsequent batches.
In terms of processor, it
's hard not to
be impressed, as the
phone uses a
Snapdragon 835 processor.
For $ 99, the Yezz Billy 4.7
is, in my opinion, one of the best Windows
Phones on the market, despite
using the low end
Snapdragon 200 processor.
While all three
phones use Qualcomm's
Snapdragon 835 processor, the Pixels make do with only 4 GB of RAM, while the OnePlus 5T can
be had with either 6 GB or 8 GB, depending on how much you
're looking to spend.
This
is because the initial flagship Windows
Phone 8
phones used Qualcomm
Snapdragon S4 processors, the high end processors from a generation and a half ago.
This
is the first Windows
Phone to come with Windows
Phone 8.1.1 preinstalled and also the first Windows hone too
use a Qualcomm
Snapdragon 801 processor.
The difference here
is all in computing power; Lenovo's
phone uses the mid-range
Snapdragon 600 series, while ASUS went for a top - of - the - line 800 series chipset.
We wouldn't
be surprised if this turns out to
be true as the
Snapdragon 820
is currently powering most Android flagships in 2016 and the Motorola team
is known to
use QHD AMOLED displays in their high - end
phones earlier as well.
The OnePlus One has the same Qualcomm
Snapdragon 801 CPU
used in the Samsung Galaxy S5, and with 3 GB of RAM this
is one of the best - equipped
phones you can buy right now.
Update: We have edited our headline from «Quick Charge 3.0 won't
be on Galaxy S7, S7 edge because of Exynos support» to reflect that neither Qualcomm nor Samsung have stated why Quick Charge 2.0
is being used on
Snapdragon 820 - equipped Galaxy S7 and S7 edge
phones.
OnePlus 6 will
be powered by the latest Qualcomm
Snapdragon 845 processor, given the company
uses the latest Qualcomm flagship series on its
phones.
The
Snapdragon 212
is a chipset Nokia has
used in the past, albeit during its Windows
Phone days in the Lumia 650.
Qualcomm
is invading Intel's turf, announcing Windows PCs that
use the same
Snapdragon chips as your
phone, with battery life that can last well into a second day of
use.
Even though Qualcomm has confirmed the
Snapdragon 835, the list of
phones that will
use the chipset
is not yet confirmed.
The Galaxy S9 Plus
is the fastest Android
phone we've tested thanks to the fact that it
uses the Qualcomm
Snapdragon 845 chipset (in the US and China to support both CDMA and GSM carriers) or Samsung's own Exynos 9810 (globally for GSM carriers).
A developer named B -
S - G has
been generous enough to work on modding the stock camera app of the pixel
phones, enabling other devices with a
Snapdragon 820,821 and 835 chipsets that house the Hexagon 680 ISP, to
use the app.
The XZ Premium
is another
Snapdragon 835 enabled
phone that comes with 4 GB of RAM that
is used to good effect mainly because of a slimmer Android skin.
The
phone is powered by a 1.8 GHz hexa - core
Snapdragon 808 processor paired with 3 GB of RAM and comes with a 3,000 maAh battery (30 hours of «mixed
use»), and
is available in the following storage options — 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, with support for Micro SD cards up to 128 GB.
Manufacturers everywhere
are reportedly barred from
using the next - generation
Snapdragon 835 chip in their
phones until the S8 lands, as Samsung has scooped up all of the available chips for itself.
Additionally, it looks to
be the first
phone to
use the 10nm
Snapdragon 835 chip, which could make it nearly twice as fast than the S7.
While hardcore Android fans will take one look at the Moto X
's spec sheet and scoff at the
phone's 4.7 - inch, 1280 - by - 720p AMOLED display and 1.7 GHz dual - core
Snapdragon S4 processor, there
's a lot more to a handset than the type of chips it
uses or the resolution of its display.
The
phone's Qualcomm
Snapdragon 625 does a more than a decent job for a majority of the things you'll
be using your
phone for.
Seeing as the HP Envy x2
is now up for pre-order, you may have anticipated a lower starting price than that of Microsoft's tablets due to its
use of the Qualcomm
Snapdragon 835 processor found in a lot of Android
phones these days.
This
is because the company wants to
use the Qualcomm
Snapdragon 835 SoC on the
phone and because Samsung
is having the first priority with the S8, the wait will have to go a little bit close or into the second half of the year.
The demo
was handled by the unnamed Motorola flagship
phone, which Sprint's press release said will
use the Qualcomm
Snapdragon 835 processor, combined with the chip company's
Snapdragon X16 LTE modem.
We've known for a little while that OnePlus
was using a
Snapdragon 810 processor in this
phone, but the company has gone out of its way to ensure the experience
is a high enough quality to dispel any concerns about heat.
Numerous flagship smartphones
are expected to
use the new chip, including the still - unannounced Samsung Galaxy S9, which
is rumored to
be the first
phone to ship with the new
Snapdragon processor in the U.S.
In the UK, for example, the country's top handset retailer, Carphone Warehouse,
is still selling the Porsche Design P» 9982 running BlackBerry 10 for a whopping # 1,175 GBP (around $ 1,700 USD)- despite that device featuring ageing specs, including the same
Snapdragon S4 Plus processor that
was used in
phones like the Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC One X.
It
is supposed to set a new benchmark one more time in the mid-range
phones and it
is expected that they will make
use of Qualcomm
Snapdragon or other battery efficient processor for long usage.
It
's unclear if this Razer
Phone rival will carry Xiaomi branding, but based on an official teaser image uploaded to Weibo,
Snapdragon 845 processor
use is pretty much guaranteed.
The software only works for users of Android smartphones who have Qualcomm
Snapdragon processors, however, most high - end
phones use Snapdragon processors and will
be compatible.
Both
phones use a quad - core
Snapdragon 410 SoC that
is clocked at a speed of 1.2 GHz and
is supported by an Adreno 306 GPU.
Using the
phone is a pleasant breeze, thanks to proper optimization and a high - end hardware set, which comprises of Qualcomm's
Snapdragon 820 CPU, Adreno 530 GPU and 4 GB RAM.
Samsung
is also expected to upgrade the processors in the
phones, with the company
using both Qualcomm's
Snapdragon 845 chipset (primarily in North American markets), while other countries will get Samsung's own recently announced Exynos 9810 processor instead.
This report has surfaced at a time when rumors of the Nokia 9
are heating up, with claims that the
phone will keep much of the specs
used on the Nokia 8, among them the
Snapdragon 835 SoC, 4 GB RAM, 64GB / 128 GB storage and a dual camera, but there won't
be a 3.5 mm audio jack.
All that
being said, the
phone will likely still
be in the budget price range, considering the company's previous
phones, but Mrwhosetheboss says the company
is planning to
use a
Snapdragon processor for the first time.
The
Snapdragon 835 and the Exynos 8895 feature the same 10nm FinFET technology, making them the ideal supplementary chips to
be used interchangeably on Samsung
phones.
The
phone may support a better and a powerful processor, the
Snapdragon 660
is one which the company can put to
use.