Qualcomm introduces snapdragon 450

Taking advantage of its presence at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai, Qualcomm has wanted to present its new Snapdragon 450 processor. It is a processor designed as a lower-middle range by the company. So there was quite an uncertainty about it.

Qualcomm presents Snapdragon 450

We have already been able to know the characteristics of this new processor. Snapdragon 45o presents a series of improvements over previous versions, as expected. Below we discuss the specifications of this new Qualcomm processor.

Specifications snapdragon 450

The Snapdragon 450 presents 8 A53 cores with a speed of up to 1.8 GHz. Which is a 25% increase in performance over Snapdragon 435. It should also be noted that it is manufactured in the 14nm process. Which makes it match the chips of higher categories. Qualcomm also guarantees 4 more hours of battery per charge. This allows about 18 hours of video playback and 15 hours of game play. In addition, there is also the QuickCharge 3.0 with which the battery charges up to 85% in just 35 minutes. This makes QuickCharge 3.0 45% more efficient than the previous generation

The camera also stands out on this Snapdragon 450. It is the first in its range to be able to produce depth and blur effects in real time on a double camera (13 MP + 13 MP). An important novelty, since this was an aspect that the previous chips in this range did not have. Which is an advance for Qualcomm. In addition to these new features, it also provides USB 3.0 for cable transfer. Although it is the modem where Qualcomm usually stands out. In this case, the X9 guarantees LTE download speeds of up to about 300 Mbps and upload speeds of 150 Mbps.

Qualcomm has also confirmed that Snapdragon 450 will be able to perform iris identification in real time. Without a doubt, a surprising novelty in this range. Now, all that remains is to wait for the first devices with Snapdragon 450, which are expected to start arriving next year in bulk, with some specific launches in late 2017.