At t Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017, Qualcomm unveiled its new Snapdragon 450 Mobile Platform, which is going to power the next generation of budget segment devices (most probably Redmi 5). It brings a number of improvements an updated GPU, improved camera post processing and a faster modem. This helps Google and other companies who are pushing cheaper Android phones for a wider range of customers.
The new Snapdragon 450 Mobile Platform sports an octa-core ARM Cortex-A53 built on the 14nm FinFET process. This brings 25 percent increase in compute performance compared to Snapdragon 435. It also includes the integrated Adreno 506 GPU which delivers a 25 percent increase in graphics performance over the Snapdragon 435’s Adreno 505 GPU. Also, this new 14nm FinFET process brings better battery life to smartphones.
The Snapdragon 450 brings big improvements to the camera department. It brings real-time Bokeh effects (just like iPhone 7 Plus) and also includes Qualcomm Hexagon DSP, which brings improved multimedia, camera, and sensor processing while still using low power. It is designed for enhanced dual camera at two 13-megapixel sensors, or single camera support up to 21-megapixel, hybrid autofocus, and 1080p video capture and playback at up to 60fps, enabling slow motion capture. For connectivity, it uses Snapdragon X9 LTE modem which brings downlink and uplink for peak speeds of 300Mbps and 150Mbps respectively. It also supports 2K (1440×2160 pixels) resolution, USB 3.0, and Quick Charge 3.0.
All these features looks good for a budget segment smartphones. But don’t expect all of them to come in a budget smartphone. As implementing all of these features will surely increase the cost of the device but let’s see when we will see the Snapdragon 450 in actual devices.
