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[STRIKE]Say bye bye to dualcore.[/STRIKE] Mediatek too is planning similar move. Looks like Qualcomm is dead serious about getting back its market share that it lost to Mediatek over the years.
Spec:
Basically S210 = S400 + LTE modem integrated. Adreno 304 will be nothing more than Adreno 305 (450Mhz) running at clockspeed between 400-450Mhz. A dualcore Cortex A53 at 1.5Ghz will provide better performance than ageing Cortex A7 but then it allows Qualcomm to reuse their existing SOC with minor tweaks. Moreover quadcore looks good on paper and can be used to lure more customers in.
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Update: Qualcomm also announced Snapdragon 208. Changes from 210.
rest everything stays the same. looks like dualcore is here to stay. should be idle for sub 5k devices.
[STRIKE]Say bye bye to dualcore.[/STRIKE] Mediatek too is planning similar move. Looks like Qualcomm is dead serious about getting back its market share that it lost to Mediatek over the years.
Spec:
- Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor up to 1.1 GHz
- Adreno 304 GPU with support of 720p displays
- 8MP camera support
- 1080p video recording and playback
- LTE Cat.4 connectivity
- LTE dual-SIM support
- Quick Charge 2.0 support (up to 75% faster charging)
Basically S210 = S400 + LTE modem integrated. Adreno 304 will be nothing more than Adreno 305 (450Mhz) running at clockspeed between 400-450Mhz. A dualcore Cortex A53 at 1.5Ghz will provide better performance than ageing Cortex A7 but then it allows Qualcomm to reuse their existing SOC with minor tweaks. Moreover quadcore looks good on paper and can be used to lure more customers in.
source1 source2
Update: Qualcomm also announced Snapdragon 208. Changes from 210.
- dual-core ARM Cortex A7 CPU
- 5MP camera, 720p video recording and playback
- Display up to qHD
- 3G HSPA+ (up to 42 Mbps)
rest everything stays the same. looks like dualcore is here to stay. should be idle for sub 5k devices.