It was a matter of time before not only the main phones of the companies offered access to 5G mobile networks . 2021 seems to be the year for almost any new terminal to be compatible, since last day Qualcomm has officially announced Snapdragon 480 5G .
Snapdragon 480 5G is the first processor that is part of the Qualcomm 400 series to add support for this new connection standard . In addition, it is accompanied by other very attractive benefits for the entry range of phones (for the mid-range it was already presented to Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 ), such as use on Full HD + screens at 120Hz, compatibility for Quick Charge 4+ fast charging and WiFi connectivity 6 .
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Official Features: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480, 5G reaches the entry range
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Specifications Summary
This model maintains a continuity architecture with an 8 nanometer process that is composed of a total of eight cores, two of them being Kryo 540 Prime (based on Cortex A76) at a speed of 2 GHz and the remaining six Kryo 560 (Cortex A55 ) at a frequency of 1.8GHz .
As a complement, an Adreno 619 GPU with compatibility for OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 FP and Vulkan 1.1 is presented, while there is a chip for Hexagon 686 artificial intelligence, support for LPDDR4X RAM memories at 2.13GHz in addition to standard storage units USF 2.2 and reversible USB Type-C connections.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G can be used in mobiles with Full HD + native resolution screens with up to 120Hz refresh rate , while its battery is compatible with Quick Charge 4+ technology. For its cameras, its Spectra 345 chip can handle single sensors of up to 64 megapixels or a dual system of 25 and 13 megapixels respectively . There is also no lack of video recording in Full HD at 60 frames per second or in slow motion at 120 fps in HD quality.
Finally, the 5G connection includes download speeds of 2.5Gbps and uploads of up to 660Mbps compatible with DDS, Sub-6GHz and millimeter wave. There’s also WiFi 6 with 2 × 2 MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 5.1, and dual GPS and NFC chips.
Snapdragon 480 5G is already available to manufacturers in the beginning of 2021 , so it will probably only take weeks to see the first models that arrive with it inside.
