Three new Qualcomm budget chipsets out
 

For the cheap and cheerful and mid-tier

Qualcomm has announced three new Snapdragon platforms that will enhance the abilities of future entry to mid-tier smartphones.

Dubbed the Snapdragon 632, 439 and 429 the chipsets are designed to bring several premium benefits to budget and affordable devices. The mobile platforms promise higher performance over previous Snapdragon 600 and 400 equivalents. Also, they offer better battery life, more efficient designs, "impressive graphics", and AI capabilities.

The 632 will have 4K video capture, AI and fast 4G LTE speeds. It uses the Qualcomm Kryo 250 CPU and Adreno 506 GPU and can drive dual 13-megapixel cameras.

The 439 and 429 mobile platforms have AI capabilities, camera enhancements and support for voice and security. The 439 has an octa-core CPU and can support a FHD+ display and dual 8-megapixel cameras or a 21-megapixel single camera. The 429 supports 8-megapixel cameras, but only up to 16-megapixels for a single lens cam.

Devices using these chipsets will "launch in the second half of 2018".

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