Both the Snapdragon 650 and 652 chips are highly different though they can showcase their both capable CPU and GPU, they have a quite noticeable difference in actual performance, speed test, and benchmarks.
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Let’s take a closer look at both of Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 and 652 and find out, which is better for you.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 points of interests
- A high-end gaming focused chip
- Powerful Adreno 510 for high-end graphics play
- Cat. 7 LTE of up to 300Mbps download speed
- 2x ARM Cortex A72 and 4X ARM Cortex A53 are good performing combination
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 points of interests
- Provides excellent multimedia performance for top of the line phones and tablets
- 4x ARM Cortex A72 and 4X A53 provides a very high-level of multimedia performance
- Cat. 7 or X8 LTE is similar to the SD650
Which is better?
Both chipsets are graphically capable of dishing out the best experience in gaming and multimedia. Though, the SD652 can be easily seen as a more powerful chip, thanks to its extra two cores of ARM Cortex A72 on top of the other 2x A72 and 4x ARM Cortex A53.
You can also check the benchmark scores of Snapdragon 650 and 652 below:
- Antutu SD650 – 68,000 (Xiaomi Mi Max vs Galaxy A9)
- Antutu SD6522 – 71,000 (Galaxy A9 Pro vs Galaxy A9)
However, since the SD650 is a hexacore chip, it primarily gains its power on running speed and multi-tasking, making SD650 the best choice in gaming and browsing through various apps.
What do you guys think? Which do you guys prefer? Hit us up in the comment section below.
| Features |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 |
| CPU | Up to 1.8 GHz hexacore, (2x ARM Cortex A72, 4x ARM Cortex A53) | Up to 1.8 GHz octa-core, (4x ARM Cortex A72, 4x ARM Cortex A53) |
| GPU | Qualcomm® Adreno™ 510 GPU | Qualcomm® Adreno™ 510 GPU |
| Camera | Up to 21 MP camera | Up to 21 MP camera |
| Video | Up to 4K Ultra HD capture and playback | Up to 4K Ultra HD capture and playback |
| LTE | X8 LTE or Cat. 7 of max 300Mbps | X8 LTE or max at 300Mbps |
| Charging features | Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 3.0 | Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 3.0 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Ports | MicroUSB v2.0 | MicroUSB v2.0 |
Mi Max launched yesterday in India with two versions.
One is 3Gb/32Gb Snap 650 version priced at 225$
Another is 4Gb/128Gb Snap 652 version priced at 300$
My requirement is to squeeze out maximum battery life. Which one should i buy? Does those 2 extra A72 cores reduce battery life?
Thank you!
Go for the 652 version, I think the speed and power is worth it. No, the extra A72 cores wont reduce battery life in light use/apps. Yes, the extra A72 cores will help you get more efficient battery life in heavy usage (will not require faster clock speed). It really depends on your usage.
Im happy with my rn3 pro and the 650 it gives me 75000 in antutu and runs everything perfecto like an s6
I mostly play games, looking at this phone (handing in note 7) – Is the 650 better at gaming than the 652 like the article says?
Aussie prices are slightly higher –
One is 3Gb/32Gb Snap 650 version priced at au$240
Another is 4Gb/128Gb Snap 652 version priced at au$420
The gpu is exactly the same Adreno 510 @ 550MHz.
great…thanks for the info. I was searchig for something like this only, but i want SD652vsSD820vsSD821 comparison. I’d be happy if u can do this for me. thank u so much agian.
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