Our mobile chipset guide: The 2017 edition
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- Kxc
- 26 Dec 2020
can you give list of armv7 mobile chipset list from major company like Qualcomm, mediatek, nvidia, .etc, big hope for mobile devices list too
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- gLm
- 23 Mar 2020
Are you planning on updating this guide?
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- Anonymous
- j{9
- 13 Oct 2019
Hi! From Puerto Rico. I really like gsmarena. I was looking for info about chipsets and found info in your site but......from 2017...... : (
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- Anil
- bEL
- 21 Aug 2019
Razi, 24 Mar 2019I'm crazy about playing games,which the phone is better for... moreReal me 5 pro
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- Anonymous
- 3DR
- 19 Jul 2019
Are you planning on updating this guide?
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- Razi
- KZK
- 24 Mar 2019
I'm crazy about playing games,which the phone is better for gaming?
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- Vinod
- U@F
- 03 Nov 2018
Very very informative
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- Kangal
- uCX
- 09 Jul 2018
Natural Selection, 07 Jul 2018very good work and i agree with most of it.but a midrage GP... moreYes, IPC means single-core performance in layman's terms.
That's also true, the Snapdragon 805's GPU is much more powerful than the Snapdragon 625's.
So there really is no point for someone with a QSD 805 handset (example a Samsung NOTE 4) to try and upgrade there device to something with a QSD 625 (example a Xiaomi Redmi Note 5). Its a side-grade at best, but realistically, its a downgrade. So what I'm saying is that you CANNOT trust synthetic benchmarks alone (and out of context) to decide which phone is better.
Case in point, the LG G7 screams at the synthetic benchmarks but cannot play Nintendo Wii emulator games properly... whereas the Google Pixel 2XL has a much lower synthetic benchmark yet it actually runs the emulator more smoothly. Its a case of better software taking advantage of the hardware that's under the skin. So yeah, don't trust simple benchmarks alone.
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- Natural Selection
- ajB
- 07 Jul 2018
Kangal, 02 Jul 2018Alright, you asked and so here it is.
This is based on "O... morevery good work and i agree with most of it.but a midrage GPU like Adreno 506 is still no match for a GPU inside the flagship SOC like Snapdragon 805 and its Adreno 420’s.A420 almost outperforms it 3 times.
and then again do the IPC mean single core performance or related somhow to it?if so i think in top of the chart samsung top tier SOC most just outperform by apple’s.
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- uCX
- 02 Jul 2018
Natural Selection, 27 May 2018new edition of this plezzzzAlright, you asked and so here it is.
This is based on "Overall Performance". Importance was given to IPC, then GPU, then multicore performance, then battery efficiency. So it can't be judged by a simple benchmark like Geekbench which is very misleading, this list is far more accurate, precise, and useful as it takes in practical/real-world performance into account. As an example, an efficient and fast quadcore will outperform a less efficient and slower octacore. I've limited it to the high-end and midrange SoC's, all Quadcores, and didn't go past 2012 (seemed redundant to do so). However I've not included MediaTek chipsets since they are very confusing, and frankly aren't worth mentioning for their GPL-infractions, developer hostility, bans overseas, impeaching patents and licences held by and not paid to the rightful holders. I have no qualms including them, because I'm not a fanboy of any company I simply admire a product based on its merits, and not the logo.
Hierarchy:
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Apple A11-Bionic
Apple A10
QSD 845
Exynos 9810
QSD 835
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Kirin 970
Exynos 8895
Kirin 960
Exynos 8890
Kirin 955
Kirin 950
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Apple A9
QSD 821-Overclocked
QSD 820-Underclocked
QSD 710
QSD 660
QSD 636
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Exynos 7420
QSD 653
QSD 652
Tegra K1-Denver
Apple A8
QSD 650
Tegra K1
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Exynos 5433
Apple A7
QSD 632
QSD 805
QSD 810
QSD 808
Tegra 4
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QSD 801
QSD 800
Exynos 5420
QSD 630
QSD 626
QSD 625
Kirin 655
Kirin 650
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Apple A6
Kirin 935
Kirin 930
QSD 617
QSD 600
QSD 400 (Krait S4 Pro)
Exynos 4412
Tegra 3
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*The 2016 low-end Snapdragon 625 (along with the refreshed 626 and 630) can beat the 2014 flagship QSD 805 when it comes to multicore performance, almost match it for graphics, beats it in battery life, whilst supporting 64-bit applications... however its rated lower because the QSD 625 has a much lower IPC than the QSD 805 when comparing the in-order small Cortex A53 cores to the out-of-order large Krait 450 cores (which is similar to ARM Cortex A17 core architecture).
**Tegra X1 wasn't included because its not a chip for phones, but for TV Consoles or Tablets. The Snapdragon 810 and 808 were rated much lower than benchmarks suggest because they throttle quickly, drain battery very fast, and generate heat. Also not suitable for a phone like the SONY Z5 Compact but instead a tablet like the Nexus 9.
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- Anonymous
- KZK
- 09 May 2018
This article is so helpful! Please update this article to the latest.
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- teleduardo11
- Pw3
- 31 Jan 2018
Please make the update as promised. Congratulations for this very useful information. Suggetstion: Getting one way to compare with the Apple Chipsets too.
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- Denes
- M{j
- 01 Dec 2017
You guys promised to keep it updated - in the article. We would really appreciate an update as dozens of chipsets have been released meantime.
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- Anonymous
- PUn
- 14 Sep 2017
Time to get it updated cause there has been a few new chips introduced in the market.
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- XLE
- 08 Aug 2017
Firstly, great article. Very informative. Secondly, can you guys do a gpu comparison as well?
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- HHH
- 7tW
- 02 Aug 2017
Good article... helps on deciding the phones.
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- Anonymous
- nmM
- 15 Jul 2017
A great article for quick comparison of different chipsets. Keep up the good work!
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- Kam
- vx6
- 02 Jul 2017
still going back over and over again on this article!!!! ^_^