Alongside the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform, Qualcomm had also introduced the Snapdragon 765 and Snapdragon 765G chipsets on the day one of the Snapdragon Tech Summit yesterday. Today, the detailed information on the Snapdragon 865, 765 and 765G mobile platforms. Readers can go read about the technical specifications of the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform through its dedicated article. The SD865 requires an external X55 5G modem to connect to 5G networks. Aimed towards the upper mid-range and mid-tier markets, the SD765 and SD765G chipsets are integrated 5G modem. The first devices featuring the SD765G SoC such as Redmi K30 and OPPO Reno 3 Pro 5G will break cover this month. Nokia Mobile is expected to announce SD765 driven smartphone in Q1 2020.
The Snapdragon 765G SoC is 7nm octa-core processor that includes one Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76) CPU working at 2.4GHz, one Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76) CPU clocking at 2.2GHz and six Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55) working at 1.8GHz. On the SD765, the Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76) CPU clocks at 2.3GHz and rest of its CPU cores are same as SD765G.
People with technical knowledge will be disappointed to see Qualcomm still using Cortex-A76 based CPU cores on SD765 and SD765G. In comparison, the mid-range Exynos 980 from Samsung comes with Cortex-A77 cores.
For graphics, the SD765 and SD765G come with Adreno GPU that promises 38 percent improved performance than the predecessor Adreno 618 GPU that came with Snapdragon 730 last year. The SD765 offers 20 percent better GPU performance than SD730. Thus, the SD765G is designed to offer better gaming experience compared to SD765. The rest of the specs of the SD765 and SD765G are identical.
The Snapdragon 765 and 765G are both integrated with X52 5G modem promises 3.7Gbps 5G download speeds and 1.6Gbps 5G upload speeds over sub-6GHz and mmWave. The SD765 carries support for up to dual 16-bit 12 GB of LPDDR4 RAM. The on-device resolution on SD765 powered phone will support Quad HD+ with 60Hz refresh rate and full HD+ resolution with 120Hz refresh rate. It also supports HDR10+ and Rec2020 color gamut. The maximum resolution supported by an external display on SD765 phone is UHD with 60Hz refresh rate.
The Spectra 355 ISP allows the Snapdragon 765 to support single camera of up to 192-megapixel and single camera of 36-megapixel with zero shutter lag and multi-frame noise reduction. It supports up to 22-megapixel dual cameras with zero shutter lag and multi-frame noise reduction. The SoC supports 720p slow-motion video shooting at 480 fps. It can capture videos in formats like HDR10, HDR10+, HLG and HEV. The SD765 powered phones can shoot 4K HDR videos at 30fps with portrait mode.
The 5th generation AI engine on SD765G offer 5.5TOPs of computing power. The audio capabilities of the SD765 include Hexagon Voice Assistant Accelerator, Aqstic smart speaker amplifier up to WSA8815 and Aqstic™ audio technology. When it comes to charging, the SD765 supports Quick Charge 4+ and Quick Charge AI technologies. Fingerprint, iris, voice and face scanning biometric recognition features are also supported by SD765. The SD765 offers connectivity features like dual-band GPS, Wi-Fi-6, Bluetooth 5.0 and USB-C. The Qualcomm Sensing Hub is available on SD765 and SD765 that assists voice assistants to work better in busy environments.
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