Qualcomm introduced a new chipset for entry-level smartphones – the Snapdragon 215. It’s a tangible upgrade over the Snapdragon 212 with a 64-bit CPU, a faster GPU and support for dual cameras. However, the chip is still built on the old 28nm node.
The new CPU features four Cortex-A53 cores at 1.3GHz, which ARM claims are 50% faster than the four A7 cores inside the old chipset. Being 64-bit is the bigger upgrade, however, as it should massively improve compatibility with new versions of Android – the Nokia 2, for example, is stick on Oreo.
Anyway, the GPU is an Adreno 308, which…
