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Qualcomm, a major player in the global mobile processor market, introduces users to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 (MSM8917), featuring numerous enhancements.
What is Snapdragon 425?
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 is an affordable chip, equipped with a quad-core Cortex-A53 processor clocked at 1.4 GHz (28nm process) paired with the previous-generation GPU, Adreno 308 (without support for OpenGL ES 3.1).
Technical Specifications of Snapdragon 425
The chip supports image resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels at 60 frames per second, sufficient for recording Full HD 1080p videos with a maximum resolution of 16 MP. Snapdragon 425 utilizes the somewhat older X6 LTE modem, providing a maximum 4G speed of Cat. 4 with 150 Mbps download and 75 Mbps upload. It also features wifi 802.11n/ac and Quick-Charge 2.0.
Similar to the 435 chip, Snapdragon 425 will also support LPDDR3 RAM clocked at 800 MHz. Supported network bands include: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, WCDMA (DC-HSPA+, DC-HSUPA), CDMA1x, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA, and GSM/EDGE.
Advantages of Snapdragon 425 Enhancements
In reality, devices equipped with Snapdragon 425 outperform their counterparts with MT6737T chips by approximately 12% on AnTuTu benchmark, and even more impressively, they surpass Snapdragon 410 by over 53%.
Which Smartphones Support Snapdragon 425?
Budget-friendly smartphones from major brands like Samsung, OPPO, and others are currently adopting this chip.
Offering a reasonable price tag alongside the Snapdragon chipset instead of MediaTek, devices running Snapdragon 425 are consistently praised for their stable performance within this price range.
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