Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 Reviews. Qualcomm Snapdragon Middle Capsets

After the Xiaomi company in the first half of this year released the Redmi 3 model (full), it became clear that before us if not the best, then exactly one of the best budget smartphones 2016 so it came out - the device showed simply staggering sales.

Later, the manufacturer released the upgrade of his hit, a modification that received fingerprint scanner, more memory and small changes in the design of the back cover. And now we are dealing with another reincarnation of this bestseller - we meet the smartphone Xiaomi Redmi. 3s and its full review.

In that review Xiaomi. REDMI 3S I focus on design and hardware, because it is in this and consist of a difference between 3s from precursors. Also check autonomy and will definitely summarize - whether to take it or not. Display, cameras, interface here are exactly the same as in Redmi 3.

Equipment and design

The box is the smartphone itself, the block s / y on 2a + adapter under the Euroreset, cable, paper and metal clip to extract the tray.

There are three versions of the body color:

- gray with a black front surface,
- Golden with a beige screen frame,
- Light silver with a white frontal part (I have exactly on the review).

Dimensions remained as compact. It's just ideal dimensions for people who do not want to put up with a shovel in their pocket. Smart is really convenient and especially appreciate its compactness in the summer, when the number of pockets is observed in clothes and free space in them.

Body materials Previous: Rear light metal alloy and plastic inserts on top and bottom. Front panel - glass.

The placement of all buttons and connectors is the same as the predecessor. Tray for SIM cards and memory cards on the left side, the volume and power button on the right. MicroUSB connector and spoken microphone - on the bottom. Jack for headset, IR port and noise reduction microphone - top. Multicolor event indicator on the old place - under the "Home" button. REDMI 3S, like Redmi 3 Pro, has a fingerprint scanner that is on the back surface. Let me remind you, the usual Redmi 3 scanner has no. And as well as the PRO version, 3s received a monochrome rear panel.

CHARACTERISTICS

- Display: 5 inches, IPS, HD, multitouch for 10 touch
- Processor: 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430, 64 Bit
- Graphic Accelerator: Adreno 505
- Memory: 2 GB of operational and 16 GB integrated in the younger version or 3 GB of RAM + 32 GB drive in high modification
- OS: Android 6.0 (with MIUI branded software shell 7)
- Cameras: Main 13 MP (Samsung) and Frontal 5 MP
- Modules: Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, IR port, GPS and print scanner
- Communication: Support 2 SIM cards and 2G / 3G / 4G LTE networks
- Accumulator capacity: 4100 mAh
- dimensions and weight: 139 x 70 x 8.5 mm, 145

DISPLAY

The screen here is exactly the same as that of the collections on the line. The usual HD display with a oleophobic coating, the permissions of which is enough for these 5 inches. I have never had no complaints about the display - it's absolutely everyone. And the built-in MIUI chips allow you to set up a picture to your needs and under your eyes.

PERFORMANCE

The main difference between the Redmi 3S from the predecessors is new processor Snapdragon 430. It has 8 nuclei, of which 4 operate at a frequency of 1.4 GHz, and 4 more work at low frequencies of 1.1 GHz. Let me remind you in Redmi 3 and in Redmi 3 Pro also 8-core Snapdragon 616.

In fact, both of these budget processors, but these are excellent chips that clearly exceed the same MTK6753 and other budget competitors from MediaTek. But the chip is not in the new processor. The chip is that Snapdragon 430 goes in a bundle with the new Adreno 505 graphic chip, while the predecessors we have Adreno 405. Therefore, as soon as the Announcements of Xiaomi Redmi 3s appeared on the network immediately went conversations that 3S is just a dream. Heimer and he in the fluff and dust will break his fellows on the line in games. In the fluff and dust, of course, it does not bloom, but some productivity increase is a new video chip, of course, will give. By and large, the old man of Redmi 3 is also not bad in games. C REDMI 3S The situation is even better. He pulls almost all games, incl. And the most demanding and however, it allows not limited to the minimum graphics settings. It can be considered as a budget option for games. But the gamers, of course, you need to take the older version with a 32 GB drive.

In the Graphic 3D test, the Epic Citadel Redmi 3S showed the result of 48 FPS on ultrasound.

GeekBench 3. In single kernel mode, smart scored 674 points, in a multi-core test of about 3000.

In the Antutu test, the results can jump from 36,000 to 40,000 with a small one. The maximum result I achieved was shown at the third launch of the test - smart showed more than 41,000 points. Let me remind you, REDMI 3 is gaining 34-35 thousand in Antutu.

I have a junior version with 2 GB of RAM and a 16 GB drive. This is an option for not very demanding users. If you are used to storing a lot of content in the smartphone, you often take a video, install many applications and games, and also use two SIM cards, then you need to look in the direction of the older modification of the Redmi 3S, which has a 32 GB drive and 3 GB RAM. After all, the card slot here is still combined, so if you use two sims, then there is no place for the memory card. If you have one SIM card, then in the second slot you can install a memory card with a capacity of up to 128 GB.

Software

Xiaomi Well done - they did not make a new product on the 5th Android, which we saw from predecessors. REDMI 3S received Android 6.0.1, and the interface remained the same - this is a branded and many favorite MIUI 7 shell with all its chips and advantages. What about firmware? Now there are already custom firmware, and multilingual (until the unofficial) global, and under the unlocked loader, and under the blocked. In short, there is from what to choose. But from China, smart to you will most likely come with a non-multiling firmware, in which there is only Chinese and english. Therefore, in most cases it is to "sew". To whom it is scary to independently flash (well, there is no experience or desire), you can trust this business to the specialties. But in fact, you can easily flash yourself. Step by step instructions and all required filesAs usual, you can find on the 4pda forum in the subject xiaomi firmware REDMI 3S. Most users now set the unofficial multilingual firmware Global ROM V7.5.4.0. Why is it? Because it does not require a pre-unlocking of the bootloader, easily installed through the MiFlash program and works quite stable, although small jams are found in it, but you can live with them. Most likely, the official multilingual globe will soon appear, which should be flawless.

Cameras

The cameras are all the same as in Redmi 3. We have an honest 13 megapixel basic chamber with phase autofocus, aperture F / 2.0 and a single, but rather bright flash. The s5k3l8 module manufactured by Samsung is used.

With a bad lighting to it, of course, you can slightly frit. But with normal light, the pictures are obtained simply excellent. Again, do not forget to keep the price tag of the smartphone in the mind. And the younger version of the Redmi 3S can now be bought for about $ 120-130. And at such a price is a smartphone with one of the best cameras. Links where to buy, as always, in the final part of the review.

Sources Photo and video from the main chamber

Other functional

As we are already accustomed, GPS in Xiaomi smartphones works immaculately. Model 3S is another confirmation. Navigation starts smartly, communication with satellites holds confidently.

The sound is also not to complain - the hanging speaker here is the same as the colleagues in the ruler - moderately loud and at the same time high-quality. The sound in the headphones is traditionally worthy. OTG support is. WiFi catches normally. The scanner recognizes the fingers quickly and practically unmistakably.

A set of sensors is rich: In addition to the accelerometer, light sensors, approximation and other standard sensors, we obtain a magnetic sensor and a hardware gyroscope.

Autonomy

The battery capacity remained the same - we have a solid built-in battery at 4100 mAh. With such modest dimensions and such a small thickness is just a fabulous battery. Xiaomi Redmi 3S, Saving the battery large tankIt has become even more autonomous than REDMI 3. And in this the unconditional merit of the new processor, which is more energy efficient than Snapdragon 616. Having in the REDMI 3S pocket, you can be sure that you will not stay in the evening without communication even With the active use of the smartphone during the working day.

I launched Antutu Battery Test with a discharge by 40% and REDMI 3S lasted in this test 3 h. 35 min., Drawing 12500 points. For comparison of REDMI 3 under the same conditions lasted 3 hours. 10 minutes And scored 10,400 points. So the modification of 3s by autonomy exceeds its fellow.

VERDICT

I consider the REDMI series the most successful in the line of smartphones from Xiaomi. Each of these devices becomes a hit, thanks to the ideal balance of performance / autonomy / dimension / functional and, of course, prices. These smartphones are now simply no worthy competitors in the price segment to $ 150. And if we consider only 5-inch models, then there are no competitors to 200 bucks. It may exist to compete with them again from Xiaomi - last year MI4C cost more than $ 200, but now it can be taken for $ 100 with a little. But if autonomy is important for you, it is worth getting REDMI 3S - today it is the most relevant, productive and autonomous representative of the REDMI series.

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Qualcomm is a well-known chipset developer for mobile devices. In her arsenal there are processors for smartphones of all price categories. In the upper price niche, the company is the leading SOC supplier for phones, in the middle - she also owns an impressive market share, and Taiwanese competitors represented in the face of MediaTek.

Qualcomm chipsets are usually equipped with a special DSP (digital signal processing) Hexagon. It is responsible for processing voice, sound, sensor readings, in order to reduce the load on the main kernels and optimizing power consumption.

About what current processors are in model row Qualcomm as the beginning of 2017 will tell our article. The material does not consider removed from production and rare products, like Snapdragon S4, and is dedicated only to the fact that they are found in sold or preparing for the sale of smartphones.

Chipsets for Narough inexpensive smartphones (up to 100 dollars) - obviously not the car of the company. However, Qualcomm Arsenal has enough budget chips. Traditionally, they come out under model numbers of 200 and 400th series.

Snapdragon 200.

An old budget processor exists in 4 versions. All of them have 4 nucleus performed on the process of 28 nm (earlier completed on a 45 nm process), but differ in the type of these nuclei, as well as graphics. 2 models with 1.4 GHz have a microachitecture of Cortex A5 (32-bit) and Adreno 203 graphic, a frequency of 300 MHz and a capacity of 9 GFLOPS (billions of floating-point calculations per second). Models with a frequency of 1.2 GHz are equipped with Cortex A7 cores (also 32 bits) and Adreno 302 graphics (400 MHz, 12 GFLOPS).

All series chipsets are equipped with a single-channel LPDDR2 controller (300 MHz). Displays are supported, resolution up to 1280x720 points. ISP This chipset does not have, so the camera resolution depends on which the external image processor supports (usually Qualcomm is used by ISP manufactured by Texas Instruments). The modem works with 2,4 GHZ Wi-Fi networks, GSM, CDMA and HSPA operators, depending on the version (LTE is not).

Maximum resolution Cameras, which pulls the chipset - 8 Mp.

Snapdragon 210.

This is the development of the previous model, a processor is made on the standards of 28 nm. It has 4 Cortex A7 kernels 1.1 GHz, Adreno 304 graphics. Its frequency - 400 MHz, performance - 21 GFLOPS.

The memory controller maintains LPDDR3 and LPDDR2 chips to 533 MHz. The display controller is designed to resolve up to 1280x720, the processor for processing images in the chip is not. The modem is designed for the Wi-Fi network 2.4 GHz, GSM, HSPA, CDMA and LTE CAT. four.

The maximum resolution of the camera, which supports the chipset - 8 Mp. There is even technology support fast charging second generation. This is an old technology that on paper allows you to charge smartphones faster than three hours, but in practice, the chipset in question is unlikely to meet in a smartphone with the realization of the quick charge of the second generation from Qualcomm.

Snapdragon 410.

The processor for the smartphones is higher than the 200th model. Based on a 64-bit architecture, but is made according to the same standards of 28 nm. It has 4 cores Cortex A53 to 1.4 GHz. The graphics processing is engaged in Adreno 306 GP, with a frequency of 400 MHz and a capacity of 21 GFLOPS.

The chipset is equipped with a single-channel controller random access memory LPDDR2 / 3 (533 MHz). Display resolution can reach FullHD 1920 × 1080 pixels. The built-in ISP in the composition is not, the cameras are usually supported up to 13 MP. The radio module supports Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz, cellular networks up to LTE CAT. four.

The maximum supported resolution of the chamber is 13.5 megapixel. Fast charging technology can be the second generation.

Snapdragon 425/427.

These Qualcomm processors belong to the budget category and are a continuation of the model 415. They are also produced according to 28 Nm standards and have 4 Cortex A53 kernels. They work at a frequency of 1.4 GHz, the Adreno 308 graph is installed on board. The frequency of the GP is not known (the only smartphone with this SOC, Xiaomi Redmi 4a, will not fall into massive sale), approximate performance - about 30 GFLOPS.

Both processors are designed for the memory of the LPDDR3 standard (667 GHz). Display Resolution - HD 720. The differences between Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 and 427 are in networks: both support Wi-Fi of two standards and all networks 2 and 3 generations. But model 425 has LTE Cat 4, and 427 - LTE CAT 7.

The 425th model is supported by its second-generation fast charging technology, the 427th model is supported fast charging of the 3rd generation. The camera can be a maximum of 16 megapixels in both.

Snapdragon 430/435

These Qualcomm processors are the most modern in the budget segment. Both are produced under the process of 28 Nm and have 8 cores of Cortex A53 1.4 GHz. The processing of graphics in them is engaged in the latest generation accelerator ADRENO 505. The clock frequency of the video processor is 450 MHz, and theoretical performance is up to 49 GFLOPS.

Memory controller is designed for LPDDR3 800 chips. The display resolution can be both HD and FullHD. Both chipset support almost all topical networks, but the model 430 modem LTE CAT 4, in 435 - CAT 7.

The fast charging of the third generation from Qualcomm is supported. Shot of the chamber chipsets can be treated in a resolution of 21 MP.

Qualcomm Snapdragon Middle Capsets

Among the mid-level chips in Qualcomm are good SOC for both medium-budget and almost flagship apparatuses. Usually they relate to the 600 series, but there is one exception.

Snapdragon 615/616/617

Inexpensive mid-level processors, oriented to smartphones of the mass segment. Produced on the norms of the technical process of 28 nm, 8 cores of Cortex A53 have in configuration 4 + 4. Different frequencies and modems. In a model 615, 4 rapid nuclei operate by 1.5, in 616 - 1.7, in 617 - 1.5 GHz. Another cluster of 4 cores everywhere is overclocked to 1.2 GHz. The graphics processing is engaged in Adreno 405, 550 MHz, with a capacity of 60 Gflplops.

RAM controller Single-channel LPDDR3, 800 (in models 615 and 616) or 933 MHz (617). Chips can display a picture on the displays up to QHD 2560 × 1600 (617-aya only Full HD 1920 × 1080). Cellular modules models 615 and 616 support networks to LTE CAT 4, in 617 - LTE CAT 7. All processors for smartphones of this series work with Wi-Fi of both ranges. The first two models support quick charging technology Quick Charge 2.0, and 617 already Quick Charge 3.0. Pictures on the camera can be processed in the maximum resolution of 21 MP.

Snapdragon 415.

Immediate version of the 615th model. The first eight-year Qualcomm processor for smartphones, designed to interest the Chinese multi-deductor and give response to the MediaTek chips (Qualcomm representatives themselves once mentioned). Despite belonging to the 400 series, is a mid-level representative. It is made according to the technical process of 28 nm, has 8 cores of Cortex A53 1.4 GHz. Graphic coprocessor - Qualcomm Adreno 405, 465 MHz, 50 GFLOPS.

RAM controller can operate with LPDDR3 667 chips. The chipset supports screens with a resolution to 1920x1080 points. Wi-Fi module Works with frequencies 2.4 and 5 GHz, there is also support for all networks, up to LTE CAT 4.

Supports the technology of rapid charging of the second version. Camera snapshots can be processed in a resolution of 13 megapixel.

Snapdragon 650 (initially was represented as 618)

A powerful Qualcomm processor of the middle class, initially wearing number 618. It was presented in 2015. Then his production was suspended due to overheating problems and was reused, it was launched in production in 2016 at number 650. It is made by the process of 28 nm. It has 6 cores, of which 2 powerful Cortex A72 with a frequency of 1.8, another 4 - economical Cortex A53 1.4 GHz. Graphic subsystem - Adreno 510, 600 MHz, speed of about 180 GFLOPS.

The chipset is equipped with a two-channel LPDDR3 memory controller with a frequency of up to 933 MHz. Screen resolution - up to QHD 2560 × 1600 points. Equipped with a modem with support for all networks to LTE CAT 7, and Wi-Fi can work in 2.4 and 5 GHz networks.

The chipset supports quick charging technology Quick Charge ™ 3.0. The camera module can be a maximum of 21 MP.

Snapdragon 652/653

Powerful eight-core processors produced by the process of 28 nm. In fact - more advanced versions of model 650. 4 Cortex A72 kernels have frequencies 1.8 (652) or 1.95 GHz (653), 4 Cortex A53 - 1.4 (652) or 1.44 (653) GHz. The processing of graphics is occupied by Adreno 510, 600 MHz, 180 GFlplops.

Both chips are equipped with a memory controller operating with two LPDDR3 933 channels. Screens up to 2560x1600 points are supported. Both models are equipped with Wi-Fi Standard AC (5 GHz) and LTE CAT 7, but model 653 has a rate of return to 150 Mbps, and 652 - 100 Mbps. The interface smartphone connector with these chips must support only USN 2.0.

Both models support fast charging of the third generation, snapshots on the camera in a resolution of 21 MP, video filming in 4K at 30 frames per second.

Snapdragon 625/626.

Qualcomm processors for smartphones that were widely used in 2016. Chipsets have proven themselves well. It is made according to a relatively thin technical process of 14 nm, which gives economical power consumption and lack of heating. Equipped with 8 cores Cortex A53. The clock frequency in the model 625 - 2, 626 - 2.2 GHz. 3D processing is engaged in the Adreno 506, 650 MHz graphics accelerator, with a capacity of about 130 GFLOPS.

A single-channel LPDDR3 933 controller is responsible for communication with the RAM 933. Maximum screen resolution - 1920x1080 points. The radio module is designed for the network to LTE to Cat 7, as well as Wi-Fi in two bands. A feature of Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 is also support for USB 3.0.

Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Quilcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Technology is supported. The removed video is possible in the 4K resolution at 30 frames per second. Snapshot resolution - 24 MP.

Snapdragon 660.

A cooking processor on the basis of which no smartphone is announced. It is built on a thinner technical process 14 nm, equipped with 8 kernels of Kryo's own microarchitecture (Qualcomm development based on ARM). 4 powerful kernels possess a frequency of 2.2, 4 economical - 1.9 GHz. Adreno 512 is provided as graphics (according to preliminary data - about 200 Gflpl).

The chipset provides installation to LPDDR4 1866 memory smartphones, in 2 channels. According to available information, LTE CAT 9 support is provided. The displays permission is unknown, since the first smartphones at the chip will appear not earlier than spring 2017.

Flagship processors Qualcomm Snapdragon

SOC for top smartphones Qualcomm manufactures 800 series model numbers. In them, developers introduce all advanced achievements in the SOC.

Snapdragon 820.

The flagship chipset of 2016 is one of best decisions On the market until now. It is made according to the process of 14 nm, equipped with 4 KRYO cores. 2 of them operate at a frequency of 2.15, another 2 - 1.6 GHz. There is a version with 1.8 and 1.36 GHz, characterized by reduced power consumption. Graphic accelerator - Adreno 530, 625 MHz, 499 GFLOPS.

Memory controller - four-channel LPDDR4 1866. Maximum screen resolution - 4K 3840x2160. Cellular networks - right up to LTE CAT 12 (which only appears in the world) and Wi-Fi AC and AD (Wigig).

Supports Quick Charge Charge 3.0 quick charging technology and WIPOWER charging wireless technology. Cameras are supported in a resolution of 28 megapixel.

Snapdragon 821.

Optimized and slightly overclocked version of the previous processor for smartphones. The frequencies remained the same, or elevated to 2.35 / 1.6 GHz. The graphic accelerator is overclocked to 650 MHz (519 GFHS).

Snapdragon 835.

The processor is presented in January 2016 at the CES 2017 exhibition. The first 935 smartphones should appear about MWC 2017 (at the end of February). Machine process production - 10 nm. It works on eight kernels Kryo 280. Adreno video chip 540. The maximum frequency of a powerful 4-core - 2.45 GHz. Another 4 cores for less demanding tasks operate at a frequency of 1.9 GHz.

Memory controller is a four-channel LPDDR4. QHD and 4K displays support. The wireless module is calculated on the Wi-Fi 802.11 A / B / G / N / AC / AD network, LTE support is provided to Cat 16 (up to 980 Mbps, not a major operator on a mass basis). Snapdragon chipset 835 Gets LTE X16 modem, 4 × 4 MIMO, three layers of safety, and machine learning.

There will be a quick charging technology of the Quick Charge of the 4th generation, which is 20% faster than the third generation.

The 835th chipset will be able to electronically stabilize the video in 4K resolution at 60 frames per second. Supports a 32 MP camera or two chambers of 16 megapixels. .

These two models should be for a long time The most powerful from Qualcomm. In a press release, they are described as the most powerful and energy efficient mobile chipsets in history.

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At the end of 2015, Qualcomm officially introduced Snapdragon 430 and 617 processors. Since then, they have been repeatedly tested and entered into a variety of smartphones, and now we will briefly compare their capabilities. Like the Snapdragon 4xx line chip, Snapdragon 6XX processors are designed for medium price categories. As can be seen from the numbering, they are intended for a little more expensive devices and provide higher performance. In this case, Lenovo K6 smartphones on Snapdragon 430 and Moto G4 are used for comparison, which is one of the cheapest devices on Snapdragon 617.

Specifications

Snapdragon 430.

Architecture: 64 bits
Clock frequency: 1.4 GHz
GPU: Adreno 505

Snapdragon 617.

Technological process: 28 nm
Computing cores: 8 ARM Cortex-A53
Architecture: 64 bits
Clock frequency: 1,21-1.52 GHz
GPU: Adreno 405

The first processors on Snapdragon 430 MSM8952 appeared in the second half of 2016. Smartphone Lenovo. K6 was among them. In addition to the above hardware characteristics, there is support for Full HD format screen, camera sensors with a resolution of up to 21 mp and recording Full HD video at 30 frame frequency / s, quick recharging Quick Charge 3.0 (38% more efficient compared to the previous generation standard) , Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, LTE category 4 with a speed of incoming connections up to 150 Mbps. Graphic processor Adreno 505 is a significant step forward compared to the preceding chip. More information can be found on the official processor page on the manufacturer's website.

Benchmark

Both processors provide smooth operation of devices, but it is interesting to compare them among themselves. In the first four, productivity was checked central processorIn the last four graphic features. The results are shown in the table.

If you do a brief output, graphic performance is approximately equal, but in terms of CPU, Snapdragon 617 leads.

Temperature

Smartphones on the SNAPDRAGON 400 processor usually better manifest in testering. It also happened this time, after a long use of Lenovo K6 was colder. The hottest point was heated to 34.3 degrees Celsius.

At Moto G4 with its processor SNAPDRAGON 617, the temperature rose to 44.8 degrees. These values \u200b\u200bwere achieved after long-term three-dimensional games that are simulated in the Epic Citadel application. Of course, the processor is not the only component that heats inside the smartphone, so different models Results are different.

The real race between the manufacturers broke out on the smartphone market. In 2018, the realities are such that sales of mobile devices are significantly ahead of laptops. In this regard, it would be logical to disassemble the best processors for smartphones.

But for starters, let's clarify, because to say "processor" in the case of smartphones is not entirely true. Phones and tablets are currently based on the SOC system (System-On-A-Chip - the system on the chip). It is a crystal, which includes various modules: computing block, graphics core, communication components (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.), RAM and much more.

Go and buy a new processor for your smartphone will not succeed at least because they are not on sale. It is also worth considering that the same SOC can work differently on various smartphones, so we were based on the results of the tests of popular Western sources and benchmark tests and prepared the top 10 processor performance at the end of 2018.

Top 10 best processors for smartphones

Note! All prices are on the smartphone models that are completed with the following processors.

10 Helio X30.

Tentuclear processor
Country: China
The average price: 17 240 rubles.
Rating (2019): 4.3

First declant mobile system I became one of the most powerful in 2017. X30 takes 10th place in terms of performance among best processors For 2018. This contributed to a new technical process of a value of 10 nanometers. Compared with the previous generation, the "stone" has become more productive by 35% and energy efficiently by 50%. There are three clusters on the board. First has two kernelsCortex-A73 with a frequency of up to 2.5 GHz. The second consists of four Cortex-A53 nuclei with a frequency of up to 2.2 GHz, and the youngest has four Cortex-A35 cores with an indicator of 1.9 GHz. As a GPU there is a PowerVR 7XTP-MP4 with a frequency of 800 MHz. The solution is able to decode 10-bit 4K2K video formats with the support of HDR10.

A kind of novelty was the introduction new technology CPU core management called Corepilot 4.0. It is capable of saving up to 25% more energy than version 3.0. Intellectual system Task planning Together with the UX monitoring monitoring system and SystemPowerAllocator (SPA) power management, helps architecture perfectly show yourself in resource-proof tasks.

9 Snapdragon 710.

Qualcomm budget processor
Country: China
Average price: 27 766 rub.
Rating (2019): 4.4

710 The model is an intermediate link between the top 800 series and more budget models. It combines flagship opportunities in photography photography, videos and provides good artificial intelligence at the most optimal price. In addition, autonomy increased due to improved production technology.

This stone is the heir of the bestthe Snapdragon 660 medium-budget mobile processor released in 2016. The system has on chip eight Kryo 360 kernels based on Arm architecture. Four kernels with an A-75 index operate at a frequency of 2.2 GHz, four more - A-55 give out the frequency of 1.7 GHz. In fact, there are kernels from Snapdragon 845, but have low frequencies in accordance with their category. Adreno 616 responds with the display of graphics, and helps him processor for image processing Spectra 250 supporting double 20 megapixel chambers.

8 KIRIN 970.

Technological breakthrough from Huawei
Country: China
The average price: 27 990 rubles.
Rating (2019): 4.4

Singlery systemKIRIN 970 has become a real revelation from Huawei. A separate neuromorphic processor with its own single-chip system is designed to solve the highestmost tasks in neural networks, for machine vision and image recognition systems. The NPU processor unit provides a productivity gain of 25 times compared to the same type of systems and improves energy efficiency by 50 times. Thus, the speed increases and the heat dissipation is reduced. In addition, Huawei gave access to the internal stuffing of the NPU block, which will allow the developers of third-party applications to optimize their products under this iron.

Additionally, it is necessary to select the presence of a tweaking signal processor, which allows you to capture movements and detect faces. These functions are fed a four-level hybrid autofocus, improved shooting of moving objects with insufficient lighting.

7 Snapdragon 835.

Folk love
Country: China
The average price: 30 790 rubles.
Rating (2019): 4.6

This processor is installed on not mobile smartphones Samsung Galaxy S8 and One Plus 5. That's just unlike exynos, this model can be easily found on large quantities other android smartphones, a significant part of which is accessible to Korean.

In terms of performance, there are 8 cores here (4 kernels operating at 2.45 GHz, and 4 cores - 1.9 GHz) and a good graphics accelerator - Adreno 540. Performance in synthetic tests is comparable to exynos, the difference is about 7%, However, with everyday use, you are unlikely to notice this difference.

Advantages:

Excellent performance
Wide prevalence on sale
Low cost

6 exynos 8895.

Power at an acceptable price
Country: Vietnam
Average price: 35 489 rub.
Rating (2019): 4.6

The basis for flagship smartphones, technological know-how by Samsung - so you can characterize this processor. Its such frequency can reach 3 GHz, and the model itself will become the first in the Samsung model row, made in 10 nanometer process. 8 nuclei will be responsible for performance that effectively both similar one-core and multi-core mode.

Energy consumption is extremely low and is only 5 watts. It also has the ability to record 4K video at 120 frames per second, which is four times higher than that of a competitor - Snapdragon 835 is limited to 4K video at 30 frames per second. One of the minuses is a limitation in performance due to the support of DirectX 11. Despite this, the stone supports Vulkan 1.0. Data transmission is also limited to two-way Wi-Fi 802.11. Thus, smartphones on this mobile processor will become an excellent option for video recording lovers.

5 Snapdragon 845.

Powerful and most common processor
Country: China
The average price: 21 490 rubles.
Rating (2019): 4.7

This processor uses universal computational nuclei of their own production, and not reference from ARM. New technical process with index 10 nm LPP Finfet , Allows you to get a greater productivity gain, unlike 10 nm LPE FINFET. The best combination of production, performance and costs made the processor most popular among manufacturers.

Inherited from 835 models, he received the same eight-year architecture. The configuration here consists of 4 energy-efficient nuclei with a frequency of up to 1.8 GHz to perform uncomplicated tasks and 4 high-performance powerful cores with a frequency of up to 2.8 GHz, which is higher than that of the previous generation. In the synthetic test Antutu, he scored 270,461 score, which is higher than that of 835. The Adreno 630 Mobile Video Scorer is one of the most powerful on the market and perfectly shows itself when working with graphics, providing a high-quality image to a smartphone user.

4 kirin 980.

7 nm techprocess
Country: China
The average price: 76 990 rubles.
Rating (2019): 4.7

KIRIN 980 is ahead of its time due to the best technical innovations, including:

An innovative approach to the creation of the basic processor architecture and the newest mobile chipset with 7 nanometer technical process;
Use in the architecture of the Cortex-A76 kernel;
Two neural network modules in the chip;
Graphics MALI-G76;
Built-in modem CAT.21 with a data transfer rate of up to 1.4 Gb / s;
Support for RAM format LPDDR4X with a frequency of 2133 MHz.

Thanks to the transition to 7-PNM technical process, the performance has grown by 20%, and energy saving is 40%. At the same time, the density of the placement of transistors rose 1.6 times. In total, they are about 7 billion. It had a positive effect on the productivity on the core, which increased performance by 75%. Thus, the component capacity is enough to furnish even one of the best and powerful processors today - Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 in synthetic tests like Geekbench.

3 exynos 9810

SAMSUNG best processor
Country: Vietnam
Average price: 51 490 rub.
Rating (2019): 4.8

New processor OT.Samsung Displays the degree of interaction of the owner and its device to a new level. Advanced technologies allow you to identify objects or people to quickly search or classify images. Also here is the possibility of scanning the contours of the face to unlock the smartphone. As for the structure, the processor itself refers to the 3rd and most recent generation in the line. It is characterized by wide capabilities in data processing and optimized cache. Eight cores are divided into "custom" for ordinary tasks and "resource-intensive" for "heavy" processes.

Thus, the processor shows excellent results in all tests, demonstrating excellent computational capabilities and trouble-free operation when starting many processes with minimum power consumption. In addition, data transmission channels (1.2 Gbps and 200 Mbps, respectively) provide a comfortable transmission of data of any format without loss of quality.

2 A11 Bionic

One of the most powerful chipsets in the world
Country: USA
The average price: 51 990 rubles.
Rating (2019): 4.9

The fifth generation processor has become 25% more powerful version A10. It is manufactured using 10 Nm of the technical process, which made it possible to increase energy efficiency with special technology by 70%. Increased performance can be attributed to the processor nuclei called Monsun and Mistral. This chipset has two additional nuclei and is able to produce asymmetric multiprocessing. This means that it can simultaneously use all six nuclei.

The processor is equipped with a new ASP, which helps in the new portrait mode. Two-parallel kernels can handle up to 600 billion operations per second and create effects even on video. Delicious animery became available due to a powerful neural engine. Despite the excellent performance, this processor can only be found in Apple smartphones, which is a significant disadvantage.

1 A12 Bionic

Apple best processor
Country: USA
The average price: 91 900 rubles.
Rating (2019): 5.0

Version A12 is considered the best and powerful processor in the world. With its inspection, a balanced use of a lithographic plate area without an imbalance to one or another component is rushed. Two large productive cores operate at a frequency just below 2.5 GHz. Nearby is a monstrously large cache of 8 MB, divided into 4 clusters grouped into two blocks. The most notable change was the increase in the level 1 cache from the circuit 64 + 64 to 128 + 128. 4 TEMPEST energy efficient kernels also have level 2 cache 2 in two blocks, tentatively on megabyte. System Cash It remained in its place and is still brought out of the CPU borders. High-performance kernels in the new iteration have become more powerful by 15%, and energy efficiency increased to 50%.

The processor has a graphic accelerator with a neural processing unit. It consists of 6 cores in configuration 2 + 4 and performs up to 5 trillion operations per second, which is 9 times higher than that of the previous generation. This "stone" can be found in recent models iPhonexS / XR smartphones, in addition, the chip option with an index of 12x is used in iPad Pro.

Alcatel smartphones have never been ultrafast - even flagship models received middle-class processors, and state employees are not allocated to productivity. Not allocated that no model is postponed in memory, with the exception of flagship idol.

POP 4S also created not as an extremely powerful mobile phone. On the contrary, he was a solid option for those who did not love "Chinese" and could not accumulate on korean smartphones middle class. It is now the dam broke through the cell salons at a reasonable price, all sorts of Xiaomi Redmi and Honor / Huawei with a suffix "Lite" were poured, and in early 2016 the choice was much more modest. Probably, therefore Alcatel asked for a smartphone as much as 19 thousand rubles.

Lovers of China fluids did not appreciate this initiative and went to buy Xiaomi Redmi Note. 3 Pro, and lovers of beautiful nameplates on the hull sighed and issued on the Credit Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), with a protective film and an extended warranty, and what about!

As a result, POP 4S was not set with popularity, and he became sharply cheaper. Yes, so that last year's middle-class smartphone in some salons is now sold for 6,500 rubles! For this money, even from China, you can only book cheap Xiaomi Redmi 4a, which will not have eight nuclei, nor Full HD display, nor NFC ( Android Pay.) nor a fingerprint scanner. And in POP 4S there is even a discrete DAC (AK4375). Cheap and crapp-colored, but even in such a condision, it gives a better sound in headphones than almost all four-core budget smartphones for the same money.

The disadvantages in the depletion of Alcatel also pleaded - the intersection display, which "chew automatics" to a good level of constructivity, the camera exactly at the level of smartphones for 8 thousand rubles, stacked by all garbage and a bit "buggy" firmware (without perspectives android updatesAs it is accepted by the alkator), and autonomy, which with grief in half will grab on the day. The issue of reliability remains open and the question of the Alcatel dances widely from the model to the model, and yet in the new POP 4S for 6.5-8 thousand rubles, pluses outweigh cons.


How much is	6.5 - 10 thousand rubles (official retail)
What is known about filling	MediaTek Helio P10m (MT6755M) - This is when eight standard processor kernels "strangled" a little to prophe it in budget mobile phone at a more interesting price. Pretty voracious under load, the rest of the problem does not deliver. In the applications, the difference with "Just Helio P10" is low, but in the Games the Defined Mali-T860 "Fused" to the level of Adreno 505 (Xiaomi Redmi 4X, Nokia 6), and with the screen in the Full HD resolution pulls the game or on minimum detail.
	As a model for a couple of years ahead - so-so, but nothing is as powerful and flushed for 6-8 thousand rubles in cellular salons not to find. If Xiaomi / Meizu / Leeco does not fall on the horizon for the same money - the POP 4S will fit. With all his shortcomings, it is much better "buggy calculators", for which 10 thousand rubles are asked in network stores.

Moto G5 - fast processor and nothing superfluous in the system

Smartphones with good modern processors Today they start from 10-12 thousand rubles - for this money you can count on a Chinese mobile phone, which will be much faster than the flagships of past years ( Sony Xperia. Z3 / SAMSUNG GALAXY S5) or new Samsung / Sony / LG worth 20-25 thousand.

You can even buy a smartphone with a rare processor and 4 GB "RAM" - some ASUS Zenfone 2 ze551ml with Intel Atom and most powerful graphics on board. But only if Monsie is a sense in perversions, because in Android, all rare or outdated in modern conditions work through JO is not optimal. That is, it almost always turns out that the new promotion "stateput" without heating and the lock performs the same tasks as the fire flagship of 2015 "in the jump through I can not".

Although "Warriors of Ali Ekspress" and for 7-8 thousand may not deny anything - there is enough money to the cheap REDMI 4X, and on the fast, as the flagships of 2016, Leeco Cool1. And on fashionable-stylish, although not so fast meizu. But those who do not want / cannot buy smartphones in Chinese stores, no matter how cool, most, so today we will dance from official retail.

And in this very retail, your "Xiaoma" does not look so sexually - Redmi 4x "in the minimum" (2/16 GB) for 12 thousand rubles competes closely with faster Wileyfox Swift 2 and more sensible in the shooting photo of the Honor 6C. Therefore, I will give the preference of Moto G5, and I have five two reasons for it:

The first reason is the software, he is very old in Xiaomi and Tolsta. The second is, after all, the price, in Xiaomi is very shaky. And, we will be frank, truly powerful Budget Redmi is definitely not 4x, which works simply "within the framework of decency", to a largerly under the Miui gift on 2 gigabytes, it is not necessary to count on RAM. And in Moto G5, on the contrary, the Android is one of the most lightweight in his own kind, and it is very promoted. And in Motorola, a phenomenally bright and clear display (according to the standards of state employees) - comparable at the price of Xiaomi and Asus nearly not stood!

Everything else in the G5 was performed "on the fourth" - the average for the quality of the camera (the default removes better than in Redmi 4x, but not "drags" over it in HDR, nor in manual mode), average autonomy per day, normal for Snapdragon 430 sound in headphones. Of the pretty bias of features, it is worth licking on separate SIM slots (two) and microSD. There are no more surprises, and it is good, because you can not imagine how many "jokes" (most often in the bad sense of the word) Many smartphones worth 10 thousand rubles.


How much is	10 thousand rubles (official retail)
What is known about filling	Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937) - twice the red-known orders of Californian capitalists and budget China info eight-year. In 2014, he was in the rank of the "middle class processor" under the Snapdragon 615 index (Samsung Galaxy A7, Lenovo vibe. SHOT, ASUS ZENFONE SELFIE). In 2016, he received a new name and was exiled to smartphones of the "budget, but no longer scrap." "While" games on low / medium (depends on the game) detail in smartphones with HD display, and only on low, with rare slow-fixes, in Full HD. There is no power in the years for years in this model, but the speed of work on a non-ripped android is already enough for everyone, except for the maximists "I want this that this is incorporately!" At least, with Snapdragon 430 there is no feeling that "scrap metal will threaten at the time of downloading photos in VKontakte."
Is a smartphone less than a processor	To run faster, you need to not build up muscle mass, and get rid of excess weight - this is all Moto G5. "Flies" on the budget processor at a speed of more expensive models. Honestly, besides the quality of the display, he does not surprise anything, but the smartphone on a reasonable price is already descended - this is good.

Xiaomi Redmi 4 PRIME - the most "evil" stateput in a 5-inch case

Almost anyone smartphone Xiaomi. You can call the fastest for your money, without even looking into the table with the characteristics - Chinese discounters are knocked out from super-discount processor manufacturers on steep chips. But Redmi 4 Prime is an outstanding mobile phone. Because among the clumsy powerful "shovel" is the fastest compact smartphone - It combines exactly 5 inches Full HD display and the processor that is now equipped with a twice as expensive model.

No one speaks about it, but the speed of budget smartphones is growing along a teaspoon, if at all grows in recent years. So far, for the flagships, iron producers try to "cover flea" and release even faster, even more economical processor, with new cores and "full minced meat", then in state employees, the manufacturers are more often fooling, engage in the adhesive of new names on old processors or symbolic acceleration (" A shaded "smartphone becomes slightly faster, but heats up harder and eats more energy).

Especially in this, MEDIATEK succeeded, which ... worsens every year cheap processors instead of introducing faster options for the same money. MediaTek MT6752 was degenerated into a slightly less fast MT6753, and then it was subjected to "secondary castration" and turned into an even weaker MT6750. Qualcomm "stabbed" voracious, but fast Snapdragon 650/652 and rented a very economical and fast in the applications, but dead in Snapdragon 625 games.

Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime

Therefore, when Motorola Z Play appeared on the light, in which 35 thousand rubles asked for Snapdragon 625, she, to put it mildly, "did not take off." But Redmi 4 Prime with the same "heart" became megapopular and, for a while, a scarce smartphone.

And it is clear why - brutal performance in just 11 thousand rubles in a smartphone with a metal case, a clear screen, an impressive drive (32 or 64 GB), and even with a capacious battery (4100 mAh) "demolished the roof" all enthusiasts. Yes, in all Redmi were and there were cheap cameras, the hull is also far from premium and on appearance, and to the touch, and the charge rate is far from Quick Charge and the like "Pribambas".

But Redmi 4 Prime is a unique racing projectile among budget smartphones, which did not have a replacement, no, and, apparently, will not (Xiaomi removed from the production of Redmi 4 Prime and left him for a replacement less than REDMI 4X). Not fell even 9 months after the exit, but it is worth hunting behind him if you want to get a powerful, compact and budget smartphone at the same time.


How much is	15 thousand rubles (official retail) 12 thousand rubles ("Gray" retail)
What is known about filling	- Imagine that the secret clan of auto mechanics paid the details of "Zhiguli" and gathered a car from superhigh and super-durable alien materials, and the old engine from these materials was adjusted under high-octane fuel and "wrecked" for consupport. Such a "Zhigul" will still not look like a Mercedes outside, will not be comfortable as premium cars inside, and it is hardly a record holder on overclocking on planet Earth (you remember that the engine ancient, though tuning?), But will deliver a lot inconvenience in the fifth point to all non-racing cars in starts from the traffic light. So looks like Snapdragon 625, which in the past life was a dull processor-mid-naughty processor of the 2014 sample, and then it was made on a new technical process 14 nm (less heating, lower energy consumption) and "Discalled" all eight cheap nuclei at the maximum. As a result, in the applications born anew chip simply "flies", in games, it hits and is suitable for the average detail settings for Full HD. But he knows how and loves to work in the intensive load mode, it is easy to pull the pack of messengers + music + browser and not "tweet". You'll like it.
Is a smartphone less than a processor	Well, how to tell you - on the one hand, pay extra 4 thousand rubles, and instead of this Redmi buy on Aliexpress much coolest and fast flagship Xiaomi Mi 5s. But on the other hand, "the dams of Muscovite completely lit up, for you already 4 thousand rubles not money?!". And with such a bell tower exactly for 12 thousand REDMI 4 Prime beats all competing mobile phones.
	With the exception, perhaps the same for the LEECO Cool1 steepness for 8 thousand. But this model in Russian stores will not be ourselves, and there is a chance to have problems with the FSB upon delivery from China - notifications. With Xiaomi, such problems have moved into the past, although we have not forgotten and someday I remember the first number guilty.

Huawei Nova - not very cheap, but good in everything

You see what the tragedy of fast budget smartphones - they are fast, but to the detriment of anything else. In Moto G5, for example, the battery capacity of the battery, in Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime "Chromas" quality cameras, Alcatel is simply famous for the "curvature" firmware and rapid wear. No golden middle. In rare cases, it appears, but immediately leaves for the boundaries of what we understand under the phrase "Budget Smartphone".

Wake me out in the middle of the night and ask, what smartphones in 2016 "not state employees, but not flagships, but simply know how to all well," and I will answer you - ASUS Zenfone 3, Huawei Nova, Meizu MX6. Reference mobile phones for those who have not decided that it is more important for him - the camera, games, autonomy or something else.

From all this trinity, the cheapest and still quite common became Huawei - partly because Asus is still a meager with the release of "just Zenfone 4" and does not discard the prices of the old model, partly because of Chinese origin and the recent NOVA exit 2. But The fact remains a fact - the smartphone fell from 23 to 18 thousand in all federal networks, and you can order it from China even for 12 thousand (although it is already on the rights of the deficit, so do not look very much for "freebie").

There is nothing to tell about this smartphone, he, as a not surrender classmate, "good" is a normal guy, but not remembered. Photographing is not bad (for 12 thousand, it can be said, cool), autonomy was measured exactly for a day, the body is small, the display is bright and clear, the speed is the same as in Redmi 4 Prime, but for 18 thousand this fact is no longer a consciousness.

Yes, and should not bother, because Huawei Nova is just a little more civilized Redmi. If Xiaomi's buyers are the main thing that "dulled by speed, so that cheap!", Then Huawei is more expensive, because the creators of in addition to this stuff your smartphone with intelligent cameras (Nova especially in the shooting of Self) and not such a "intelligence" case like Xiaomi. I am well aware of what "I hear, you can have a MEIZU Pro 6 10-nuclear to buy for the same money!", But 10 nuclei in compact building It will not work in full capacity, and Nova with its "cold" Snapdragon 625 - will, and it, unlike the half-year old flagship Meizu and Redmi 4 Prime, is still fully in stores.


How much is	18 thousand rubles (official retail) 12-14 thousand rubles ("gray" retail)
What is known about filling	Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 (MSM8953) "I, such, I pretend that did not make a description of the same processor for the last week, and you will read the new text about the same Snapdragon and wonder. And if seriously, then the 625th is still good, as a processor for non-gamers, and people who give fast work Messengers and modest battery charge consumption. By the way, Nova is hardly the last Huawei, which was completed by the "enemy" American Snapdragon. In Nova 2, an import-substituted Chinese KIRIN 659 has already been installed, which, oddly enough, in fact works slower than the filling in the first Nova.
Is a smartphone less than a processor	If you already indignant "How so? And Xiawa pours out as many cores cheaper! And why do I need this usual Huaway for not budget price? ", I remember that there are no radical faster smartphones in the official Russian retail for 18 thousand. And if you're a "high-speed maniac" and you want the most-most fast smartphone For the price of the "state employee", read on.