The Snapdragon 870 is a sub-flagship processor launched by Qualcomm in early January 2021, and although it has been launched for more than a year, it is still favored by major manufacturers, and even active in some recent mobile phone and tablet products.
For example, the latest Redmi K50 standard version has been exposed to continue to use the Snapdragon 870; and the previous Xiaomi 12X has also adopted this processor, and has been set at a high price of more than 3,000 yuan.
In the increasingly hot Android tablet market, the OPPO Pad released today also chose the Snapdragon 870; earlier Xiaomi's Snapdragon 870 tablet Xiaomi Tablet 5 Pro recently opened a flash drop of 100 yuan promotional activities, and there is also a good market response.
Under the premise that the new generation of Snapdragon 8 platform has been greatly upgraded and snapdragon 870 is slightly old, in 2022, will it be an IQ tax to buy products equipped with Snapdragon 870?
To answer this question, we also need to look at it dialectically. Compared with the flagship platform, the Snapdragon 870 does have some hard injuries, and because it has been on the market for more than a year, after the time is extended, the disadvantage will be more prominent.
For example, the newer the processor, the greater the maintenance of Qualcomm and manufacturers, taking the three Xiaomi Mi 12 as an example, Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi 12 Pro to pre-installed Android 12 system, Xiaomi Mi 12X is still Android 11. In terms of hard injuries, there is no support for higher frequency LPDDR5 memory, flash memory continuous write speed is not as good as Snapdragon 888, Snapdragon 8, do not support the main and secondary cards to open 5G at the same time.
In addition, there are AI, ISP and other computing power is not as good as Snapdragon 888, Snapdragon 8, image performance may have an impact.
But the reason why manufacturers choose Snapdragon 870 is also very simple, that is, higher cost performance, such as Redmi K50 standard version can bring the ultimate cost performance, maintaining the popular starting price of 1999 yuan.
For Android tablet products, it is necessary to change the thinking. Because the Snapdragon 870 itself does not have a built-in baseband, and if the 5G function is not used, it will eliminate the cost of the external baseband, and there is no need for 5G dual CARD dual standby, camera algorithm, etc.
At the same time, because the tablet has more space, it can get more room for play in the battery and heat dissipation, and the performance of the Snapdragon 870 can also be better played, and the power consumption can be controlled.
This, we have a clear understanding of the latest OPPO Pad and Xiaomi Mi Tablet 5 Pro, although the use of Snapdragon 870, but the actual game is still not lost to today's flagship level. At the same time, they all have a large battery of more than 8000mAh, which completely cures your battery life anxiety.
So even in 2022, the Snapdragon 870 is still an excellent choice for Android tablets that take into account both experience and cost performance. And mobile phone products, you need to look at it separately, the pursuit of better internal stacking, stronger algorithms and a more comprehensive 5G experience, then do not buy Snapdragon 870, on the contrary, you know.