In addition to the 800 series, the Snapdragons 600 series are also of high quality that can be found in mid-range smartphones, such as the Huawei P8 Lite, OPPO R5, HTC Desire 820 and similar.Ĭonsidering the advanced technology, the arrival of increasingly demanding content like VR or 4K, a smartphone with a processor below the 600 series is not recommended. Graphic capabilities are the fifth generation Adreno GPU (Adreno 530). The main advantages of Snapdragon 820 in comparison to previous models stand out in speed, low energy consumption, 40% improvement in graphics. Qualcomm currently holds 65 percent of the 4G LTE market, and is particularly dominant in China, where the 5 largest manufacturers use mainly their processors (Xiaomi, Huawei, ZTE, TCL, Lenovo). The fact that Samsung has moved away from its Exynos chip is enough to talk about the quality of the Snapdragon 820. The best Chinese mobile phones – Xiaomi Mi 5, OnePlus 3 LG G5 Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge (Chinese and American market) and HTC 10. This premium model can be found in some of the best smartphones of today. They are currently the best in the market thanks to the Snapdragon 820. Qualcomm processors are best known for their Snapdragon series.
One of the few better devices with P10 is the Sony Xperia XA, while the X20 is found in devices not so popular such as Elephon, Zopo or Doogee. Benchmark testing shows that the X20 is ranked with Snapdragon 820 and Exynos 8890, but still it doesn’t find the way to the premium smartphone class. The biggest criticism for MediaTek’s processors is the extremely rapid warming and reach of high temperatures (Snapdragon 810 had the same problem).Īmong the latest models are Helio X10, P10 and X20. However, user experiences are not that good. MediaTek’s main advantage over Qualcomm and Exynos is the price that can be up to two times lower for roughly the same performance. MediaTek processors can be found primarily in Sony smartphones and somewhat weaker devices by Chinese manufacturers. MediaTek is producer of the affordable yet powerful Helio chipsets. That’s why commonly used name by manufacturers is SoC (system on a chip) as it explains their purpose more clearly. To begin with, it’s completely wrong to call them “processors” because they are much more than that. Without a doubt, one of the most complex smartphone themes are their processors.