Qualcomm launches new AI-capable SoCs for budget, mid-range smartphones
What's the story
While Qualcomm's Snapdragon 600 and 400 series have become the go-to processors for several budget and mid-range smartphones, Qualcomm has announced three new chipsets - Snapdragon 632, 439, and 429 - aimed at future budget and mid-range smartphones.
Qualcomm claims that these new chipsets have better performance and graphics, give more battery life, and have artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
Here's more.
Snapdragon 632
The Snapdragon 632 gives 40% more performance that its predecessor
The most powerful among the three, the Snapdragon 632 comes with a Kyro 250 processor coupled with an Adreno 506 GPU, and gives 40% more performance than its predecessor.
The AI-capable chipset supports display resolutions up to fullHD+, can capture 4K video, play mainstream games, and can be equipped with a single 24MP camera or a dual camera setup with 13MP sensors each.
Snapdragon 439
The Snapdragon 439 offers impressive features for budget phones
While the Snapdragon 632 is meant for mid-range phones, Qualcomm's new 400 series releases are aimed at budget smartphones.
The AI-capable Snapdragon 439 is 25% more powerful and efficient than its predecessor, and comes with an octa-core CPU coupled with an Adreno 505 GPU.
It supports a 21MP single camera, dual 8MP cameras, and supports fullHD+ display.
Snapdragon 429
Despite being a budget chipset, Snapdragon 429 offers AI capabilities
The least powerful of the lot, the Snapdragon 429, also offers a 25% improvement in performance over its predecessor.
It also supports dual 8MP cameras, but only a single 16MP camera.
Notably, despite being a budget chipset, the 429 offers AI capabilities in camera, voice, and security features.
However, the 429 doesn't support fullHD+ resolutions, and draws the line at HD+.