Qualcomm has expanded its range of single-chip systems, announced a new model for the middle segment of smartphones – Snapdragon 616. Even the name, you can guess that the chip is not much different from the Snapdragon platform 615, but first things first.
The composition of Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor cluster consists of two that comprise four core ARM Cortex-A53 with a frequency of 1.7 GHz and 1.2 GHz. It is unlikely that a small low-power acceleration Four somehow affect the performance of mobile devices, but the new wireless modem Snapdragon X5 support JavaScript aggregation carriers 2×10 MHz. It allows different operators to use a common network LTE Advanced, by the way, last year an agreement was signed by “MTS” and “Beeline”.
During the performance of new responsible gaming graphics subsystem Adreno 405, the same GPU integrated into the SoC-chip previous “six” series. Among other features Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 note support for 2K-display with a resolution of up to 2560×1600 pixels, 21 megapixel camera and fast charging technology Quick Charge 2.0. In addition, processing capability is declared Full HD-video.
The first smartphone based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 became Huawei Maimang 4 recently passed certification at TENAA. This model is designed for the Chinese market.
