08 February 2019, India:
Qualcomm has launched a new processor for mid-range smartphones – Snapdragon 712. This processor is the successor of Snapdragon 710.
The Snapdragon 712 is built on a 10 nm design like it’s predecessor Snapdragon 710. The processor is has eight Qualcomm® Kryo™ 360 CPU cores. The CPU is clocked at 2.3 GHz.
The new Snapdragon 712 has Qualcomm Adreno 616 GPU for graphical tasks. It has Qualcomm® Hexagon™ 685 Vector Processor DSP.
The company claims that Snapdragon 712 provides up to a 10 percent increase in performance over Snapdragon 710, providing elevated multimedia and other mobile experiences that are as technologically advanced as they are efficient and affordable.
The Snapdragon 712 has Snapdragon X15 LTE Modem, which lets you connect quickly and enjoy lightning-fast speeds. Designed to tap into several enhanced 4G LTE features and with support for 4×4 MIMO and License-Assisted Access (LAA).
The Snapdragon 712 has Tri-band Wi-Fi: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz with Dual Band Simultaneous (DBS) + 60 GHz.
The new processor supports Quick Charge 4+ tech.
Let’s take a look on specs of Snapdragon 712:
Qualcomm® Artificial Intelligence Engine
CPU: Qualcomm® Kryo™ 360 CPU
GPU: Qualcomm® Adreno™ 616 GPU
DSP: Qualcomm® Hexagon™ 685 Vector Processor
CPU
CPU Clock Speed: Up to 2.3 GHz
CPU Cores: 8x Qualcomm® Kryo™ 360 CPU
CPU Bit Architecture: 64-bit
Process
Process Technology: 10 nm
DSP
DSP Technology: Qualcomm® Hexagon™ 685 DSP, Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Vector eXtensions (HVX), Qualcomm All-Ways Aware™ technology
Cellular Modem
Modem Name: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X15 LTE modem
Multi SIM: LTE Dual SIM
Next-generation Calling Services: VoLTE with SRVCC to 3G and 2G, Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) with LTE call continuity, HD and Ultra HD Voice (EVS)
LTE Category
Downlink LTE Category: LTE Category 15 (downlink)
Uplink LTE Category: LTE Category 13 (uplink)
LTE Downlink Features
Downlink Carrier Aggregation: 3×20 MHz carrier aggregation
Downlink LTE MIMO: Up to 4×4 MIMO on two carriers
Downlink QAM: Up to 256-QAM
LTE Uplink Features
Uplink Technology: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Upload+
Uplink Carrier Aggregation: 2×20 MHz carrier aggregation
Uplink QAM: Up to 64-QAM
LTE Speed
LTE Peak Download Speed: 800 Mbps
LTE Peak Upload Speed: 150 Mbps
Cellular Technology
Cellular Technology: WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
LTE Technology: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ All Mode, LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE Broadcast
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Standards: 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n
Wi-Fi Spectral Bands: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 60 GHz
Channel Utilization: 20/40/80/160 MHz
MIMO Configuration: 2×2 (2-stream)
Peak QAM: 256 QAM
Wi-Fi Features: MU-MIMO, Dual-band simultaneous (DBS)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth 5.0
Location
Satellite Systems Support: GPS, QZSS, GLONASS, SBAS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC
Near Field Communications: Supported
RF
RFFE: Qualcomm® Signal Boost adaptive antenna tuning, High-power transmit (HPUE)
USB
USB Version: USB 3.1, USB-C
Camera
Image Signal Processor: Qualcomm Spectra™ 250 image signal processor, 2x Image Signal Processor (ISP), 14-bit
Megapixel Support: Up to 20 MP dual camera, Up to 32 MP single camera
Video Capture: Rec. 2020 color gamut video capture, UltraHD Video Capture, Up to 10-bit color depth video capture
Video
Codec Support: H.265 (HEVC), H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9
Display
Maximum On-Device Display Support: Quad HD+, HDR10, 3360×1440
Maximum External Display Support: Up to 4K
HDR: 10-bit color depth, Rec 2020 color gamut
General Audio
Audio Technology: Qualcomm TrueWireless™ Stereo Plus technology, Qualcomm® Broadcast Audio technology, Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio technology, Qualcomm® aptX™ audio technology
Qualcomm® aptX™ playback support: aptX Classic, aptX HD
Audio Playback
PCM, Playback: Up to 384kHz/32bit
GPU
GPU Name: Qualcomm® Adreno™ 616 GPU
API Support: OpenCL™ 2.0 Full, DirectX 12, OpenGL® ES 3.2, Vulkan® 1.0
Charging
Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ Support: Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 4+ technology
Security Support
Security Features: Qualcomm® Mobile Security, Qualcomm® Processor Security, Qualcomm® Content Protection
(Source – Qualcomm)