Flashback: the Snapdragon 625 efficiently conquered the mid-field in 2016

22 January 2023
This chip wasn't the best - but it was good enough and it wore that as a badge of honor.

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Anonymous, 22 Jan 2023765g and then 778g. 7 gen 1 and 2 are inefficient. As long ... moreLOL jokes on you, the 765G uses a "Samsung" 7nm EUV node, yet we can confidently regard tye SD765G as one of the best processors that Qualcomm has ever made.

The problem does not always lie in the process node, sometimes the ARM cores itself are an issue...

    This thing support 4k recording but the 695 don't despite having 6x performance is the biggest joke from Qualcomm. After 6,9 years, we have to pay almost double just to get phones that can't record high quality videos like we did in 2016, while 4K TVs can be found at $500+ price range compared to $1000+ in 2016.

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      • 22 Jan 2023

      765g and then 778g. 7 gen 1 and 2 are inefficient. As long as Samsung nodes are used, it will be inefficient

        Anonymous, 22 Jan 2023Don't use Samsung Just use tsmc 6nm It doesnt matter if its Samsung or Tsmc, both Foundries A510 use more power, there are reasons why midrange and Lowend still use A78+A55 combo

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          • 22 Jan 2023

          Hemedans, 22 Jan 2023A510 isnt efficient so you wont get efficient soc by puttin... moreDon't use Samsung
          Just use tsmc 6nm

            Anonymous, 22 Jan 2023It should be 10x A510 Or maybe 2x A715 + 8 A510 at 6nmA510 isnt efficient so you wont get efficient soc by putting 10 of them.

              Anonymous, 22 Jan 2023I had the predecessor, the Snapdragon 615. It may have been... moreUnisoc T310 is good example of how low end cpu should be. Its just Quadcore with 1 A75 + 3 A55 but it outperform those 8xA53.

                Anonymous, 22 Jan 2023480 is great too. Enough speed and ultra efficidnt. I ... morewhat phone you have ?

                  An0n, 22 Jan 2023Indeed that SD 625 was a legendary. Continued by SD 636, th... moreThe 6 gen 1 is promising. Based on a 4 nm node, it boasts a much better ISP with 4k recording and playback.

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                    • 22 Jan 2023

                    Akashi Seijuro, 22 Jan 2023Now if only Qualcomm were to make another efficiency-orient... moreIt should be 10x A510
                    Or maybe 2x A715 + 8 A510 at 6nm

                      Akashi Seijuro, 22 Jan 2023Now if only Qualcomm were to make another efficiency-orient... moreSd 680 has A73 built on 6nm

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                        • 22 Jan 2023

                        I had the Lenovo P2 (s625 + ambled + 5100mAh) for around 3 years
                        Impressive battery life but only 1 year of support
                        I'm now with its (sort of) successor, the Xperia 10 IV (s695, 6" and 5000mAh)


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                          • 22 Jan 2023

                          Indeed that SD 625 was a legendary. Continued by SD 636, thus it's soul continue to SD 665, then SD 680. All of them has magnificent battery life for mid ranger, though now the definition of mid ranger itself is slowly fades, starting with SD 680 has no 4K recording while SD 625 had one. SD 695 is too pricey to be called mid ranger, and lack of 4K recording question its position. Hopefully next SD 6 gen 1 or SD 7 gen 1 could bring mid ranger market to its glory again.

                            Now if only Qualcomm were to make another efficiency-oriented SoC like this for budget devices, maybe an all-A73 or A75 CPU built on at least 7nm process, then we'd probably get insane battery life with budget phones today.

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                              • 22 Jan 2023

                              Please do the mediatek one.
                              I think dimensity 700 or G95 is the popular one?

                                this processor is legend, I used it from Redmi Note 4X 2017 to Redmi S2 in 2022. As I recall I get 10-12 hours of SOT on the Note 4X.

                                  Xiaomi used the 625 in a fk ton of phones

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                                    • 22 Jan 2023

                                    bormat, 22 Jan 2023 One of the top 3 Qualcomm SoC everIt's was top 3 because the company's freaking over used it over and over and over.

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                                      • 22 Jan 2023

                                      I’d say the legacy of being the annoying 6 series chip is now carried by the Snapdragon 695. Nobody wants it because it cannot even record 1080p at 60fps or 4K video at all.

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                                        • 22 Jan 2023

                                        Anonymous, 22 Jan 2023You cant be serious if yiu ckaim device like LG G2 can outp... moreCan you even read? I said one A73 at minimum and the Snapdragon 680 in the Moto has 4xA73 cores

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