Snapdragon 480 is the first 4-series 5G chipset from Qualcomm
Qualcomm’s budget-friendly 4-series chipset line just got its first 5G SoC with the freshly announced Snapdragon 480. It’s bound to power more affordable 5G phones in the coming year. The chipset is built on the 8nm process and comes with an integrated Snapdragon X51 5G Modem-RF system with support for both mmWave and Sub-6 GHz networks.

On the CPU side, we have the Kryo 460 performance cores based on the Cortex-A76 clocked at 2.0GHz alongside more power-efficient A55 cores working at 1.8GHz. The GPU is an Adreno 619. Qualcomm is boasting a two-fold increase in both CPU and GPU performance compared to the Snapdragon 460 chipset. AI tasks will be 70% faster thanks to the Qualcomm Hexagon 686 chipset.
Chipset (process) | Snapdragon 460 (11 nm) | Snapdragon 480 (8 nm) |
CPU | Octa-core up to 1.8 GHz Kryo 240 |
Octa-core up to 2 GHz Kryo 460 |
GPU | Adreno 610 | Adreno 619 |
Photo | Spectra 340 Up to 48 MP; 1080p @ 60 fps |
Spectra 345 Up to 64MP; 1080p @ 60 fps |
Modem | Snapdragon X11 LTE |
Snapdragon X51 5G |
Connectivity | Dual VoLTE; Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.1 |
mmWave + Sub-6 Ghz; Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.1 |
Fast charging | Quick Charge 3 | Quick Charge 4+ |
Other specs include support for 120Hz refresh rate displays with FHD+ resolution, 64MP camera sensors and 1080p recording at 60 fps. The SD480 comes with Qualcomm’s Spectra 345 ISP which supports simultaneous capture from up to three camera sensors. The new chipset also gains SA and NSA 5G modes, Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DDS), Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity.
The Snapdragon 480 is expected to debut on budget 5G phones from a range of makers including vivo, Oppo, Xiaomi, Motorola, and Nokia sometime in Q1 2021.
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Reader comments
No one said SD675 is not powerful. We are talking about power creep due to technology. SD865 is very powerful, but doesn't mean 2-3 years down the road a SD7xx series will overtake it.
- 08 Jan 2021
- uJA
Octa core but 2x Cortex-A76 and 6x Cortex-A55 with lower clocks. But yeah it should be smooth and efficient even on a budget phone which is good news.
- 07 Jan 2021
- 33D