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Snapdragon 821, a powerful chipset for smartphones year 2016

The chipset that is the basis of most high-level smartphones this year is Snapdragon 820, being used by both companies that deliver globally as well Samsung, LG si HTC, And by the biggest companies in China as well Xiaomi si LeEco. These models will not stay long among the most advanced phones because this fall will debut Snapdragon 821, a more powerful version of the famous chipset from Qualcomm.

The American company announced the launch of the new Snapdragon 821 without too much agitation. The reason for this decision seems to be the minor difference between the models, they use the same architecture. On paper, only the frequencies at which the new chip works seem to be changed, the performance gained being about 10%. Considering that Snapdragon 820 it was already a very powerful chip, probably many users will not notice the differences in regular use. Snapdragon 821 Kryo integrates four cores, two for high performance, clocked at 2,4 GHz and two for normal activities, working at GH 2. Adreno graphics chip gets a little optimization, from the 624 650 MHz. The advantage of integration Snapdragon 821 820 seems to be towards increased efficiency, offering higher performance theoretically consuming the same quantity per electricity.

Qualcomm states that many partners will integrate this chipset in the second half of 2016, but it is not just about smartphone-hate. According to the official statement, Snapdragon 821 will also be found in VR headsets, which suggests that it has everything it needs to be compatible with Daydream VR platform from Google.

It is not clear when it will debut first smartphone based on the new chipset, but there is already speculation about models ZenFone si LeEco which should be launched in the near future.

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