Speaking of Qualcomm's new products this year.
I believe that the fans should all think of the "Snapdragon 8 1" that has been listed on a large scale for a long time.
Even because I understand it, this year, even the TSMC version of "Snapdragon 8 Root 1 Plus" was exposed early and will be listed in the second quarter.
but... Everyone is about to forget.
High-end chips are quite fast-paced, but Qualcomm's mid-range, has not yet been seen?
In fact, don't talk about the friends, because there was really no news before.
Even the machine brother almost forgot, the original Qualcomm has a new 7 series chip has not been released...
Only recently, it finally got a little bit of movement.
According to the blogger @digital chat station, the latest generation of Snapdragon 7 series chips will use 4nm process, and the foundry is likely to be Samsung.
In terms of specific specifications, the CPU is 4 A710 + 4 A510, and the GPU is Adreno 662.
Although, this process is upgraded.
But from the perspective of the CPU's architecture, this overturned A710...
Yes, this new 7 series, it seems that the performance probability is still not as good as the Snapdragon 870.
Coupled with the fact that the mobile phone of the Snapdragon 870 has been sold to more than 1,000 yuan...
The machine brother's expectations for the Snapdragon 7 series chips this year are basically nothing to look forward to.
Even if you think about it, it seems that since the iteration to the 7 series, Qualcomm's mid-range chips have rarely been able to support it.
You know, in the middle end of Qualcomm at that time, there were these classic products -
Snapdragon 650/652
The Qualcomm flagship chip in 2015 can be said to have pulled the crotch.
Yes, the machine brother is talking about the previous fire dragon - Snapdragon 810.
Because of it, many Android manufacturers' flagship mobile phones can be said to be collectively overturned.
The scene is like a lot...
On this point, everyone who understands it understands, and the machine brother will no longer look back.
Perhaps for this reason, the performance of the mid-range chip Snapdragon 650/652 released later, Qualcomm directly gave the CPU a new A72 architecture.
As a result, the performance release stood up.
Take the Snapdragon 650, the most impressive thing about this brother is the Redmi Note3.
At the beginning, the Redmi Note3 was equipped with the first work of MediaTek to hit the high-end - Helio X10.
Later, everyone knows that MediaTek's running score is indeed as fierce as a tiger, and it will all stop when it hits the game.
Because of the poor performance, the Redmi Note3 that was just released at that time was actually not very good.
As a last resort, Redmi urgently engaged in a full Netcom version of the Snapdragon 650.
Compared to the version of MediaTek X10, the game performance is directly hanging.
In terms of power consumption and heat generation, the Snapdragon 650 is not as explosive as the big brother 810.
So, at that time, this phone came out not long ago, and it harvested a double harvest of sales and word of mouth.
In Lei Jun's "most impressive Redmi Note" Weibo vote last year, Redmi Note3 became the third place voted by netizens.
Although there are other factors for reasons, if there was no Snapdragon 650 at that time, this phone would most likely not become a classic.
Snapdragon 625
Speaking of Qualcomm's "generation of god U", in addition to the Snapdragon 835 that has been pulled out for the past two years.
Snapdragon 625 is definitely a product that cannot be avoided.
Even the title of "Generation God U" arose because of it.
(It's really honest)
The popularity of a chip, in general, is nothing more than these reasons:
High performance, low power consumption, or cost-effective.
And snapdragon 625, basically all three accounts.
In terms of process, compared to the 28nm of the previous generation Snapdragon 617.
The Snapdragon 625 is directly upgraded to the same 14nm process as the Snapdragon 820, and it is also the first 64-bit octa-core processor built with a 14nm process.
In contrast, MediaTek's flagship Helio X20 used a 20nm process.
True dimensionality reduction strike.
Although the running percentage is not.
But in the actual experience, the performance of the Snapdragon 625 is indeed the flagship of MediaTek.
Enough performance, so that the Snapdragon 625 is enough to smoothly run popular mobile games such as "Glory of kings".
Coupled with the extremely excellent endurance performance, the Snapdragon 625 in the mobile phone market of that year, it is not too much to say that it is indiscriminate killing.
From the low-end machine Redmi 4 of the online king, to the offline hot vivo X9, OPPO R9s, etc., almost all the brands you can call famous have products equipped with it.
Even, after Meizu and Qualcomm reconciled that year, the first Qualcomm chip used was also it.
Charm blue Note6, also very classic.
From 2016 to 2018, think of it, may only be the current Snapdragon 870.
Snapdragon 660
If you say, Snapdragon 625 is the best choice for most ordinary users.
The Snapdragon 660 released in 2017, the machine brother feels, can be said to be the performance party's favorite cost-effective choice.
Needless to say, Qualcomm's technology decentralization on mid-range chips in those years is even more conscientious.
Snapdragon 660 is such a chestnut.
Not only has the performance been greatly improved compared to the previous 650 series.
Even many features on the flagship Snapdragon 820 and 835, such as the integrated Kryo CPU and Spectra ISP, have been brought to it.
Then, the Snapdragon 660 took over the mid-range market.
Dry flip MediaTek's flagship, there is no surprise.
What's more disturbing is that because it has a more durable performance output, this game is played, and the 660 even completes the KO for its own old flagship Snapdragon 820.
Good guy, "We don't just want to KO friends, but we also ko ourselves."
In 2021, there are still netizens squeezing it, and you say it is not outrageous.
Finally, everyone should be clear.
Compared with those high-end chips, the annual shipments on mobile phones often have to be these low-end series.
And it is precisely because of the continuous power of Qualcomm's mid-end in those years, even in the case of flagship overturning, Qualcomm can still sit firmly in the position of the first shipment at that time.
But, now?
In contrast, what are qualcomm's mid-range chips in recent years?
730G 750G 765G 778G 780G...
Take the 778G and 780G, compared to the Snapdragon 865, even the previous 855 is not comparable.
(Excerpted from Geek Bay mobile phone chip ranking)
On the contrary, MediaTek, which has been hanging in the past, has been making steady progress in recent years on low-end and mid-range chips.
It has successively launched a variety of products with strong performance and high cost performance, such as Tianji 700 series, 800 series and 1100 series.
In terms of sales, it surpassed Qualcomm in one fell swoop and has now become the first place for six consecutive quarters.
Seeing that the time has come to this year, MediaTek has issued the Tianji 8000 series, as well as the toothpaste version of the Tianji 1300 (saying that it is not because of Qualcomm Taicai I do not believe it).
That Qualcomm means, will not want to rely only on the Snapdragon 870 to fight, right?