Hi guys, I'm Shahriar. Today I'm gonna talk about low priced Snapdragon 820 and 821 processor enabled best smartphones, which are the best budget smartphones at the $300 price tag and are the best value for money.
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So why not the mighty Snapdragon 835 processor? :-
the Snapdragon 835 processor powers all the flagship smartphones including OnePlus 5, Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+, Xiaomi MI 6 and the list goes on. The smartphones backed up by Snapdragon 835 processor starts from $539, which does not include in the budget phones.
Ok, lets's get to Snapdragon 820 processor.
Snapdragon 820 has a completely different architecture to its predecessor, the 810. It’s comprised of the X12 LTE modem, Kryo CPU, Adreno 530 GPU, Hexagon DSP, and Spectra ISP.
The 64-bit Kryta CPU is one of the bigger changes and will reportedly offer twice the performance of the 810.According to the Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 820 uses 30% less power than the Snapdragon 810 overall. That’s thanks to efficiency improvements with the system-on-a-chip’s various components, like the Kryo CPU and Adreno GPU.
The CPU has a maximum 2.2GHz clock speed and is quad-core, not octa-core. Qualcomm claims the reduced number of cores won’t adversely affect performance, as Android, and the majority of its apps, still aren’t optimised, nor demanding enough to need octa-core muscle.
Now it's turn for Snapdragon 821 beast.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 821 is a slightly more powerful version of its 820 chip, with a minor bump in clock speeds across the board to give it roughly 10% more processing performance. The 820 will continue to be manufactured, with Qualcomm making very clear that this new specification is
Since it’s the same chip with the same architecture, the boost in clock speed will increase power consumption, so only manufacturers making phones with high-capacity batteries will want to put these in their phones.
The maximum clock speed of the two high-power processing cores have been increased from 2.2GHz up to 2.4GHz. The two lower-power cores have received a bigger boost, going from 1.6GHz to 2GHz. However, manufacturers have final say over how high clock speeds go so we may not see every Snapdragon 821 phone getting full power out the chip.
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The Adreno 530 graphics chip has also received a slight performance increase, going from 624MHz up to 650MHz and possibly beyond, depending on the desires of individual phone manufacturers.
So, guys, here now comes the most important question,
which are the best smartphones powered by Snapdragon 820/821 processor and are under $300?
OK then, let's get the list by the lowest to the top one by one.
LeEco Le Max 2 :
LeEco Le Max 2 smartphone was launched in April 2016. The phone comes with a 5.70-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1440 pixels by 2560 pixels at a PPI of 515 pixels per inch.
The LeEco Le Max 2 is powered by quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and it comes with 4GB of RAM. The phone packs 32GB of internal storage cannot be expanded. As far as the cameras are concerned, the LeEco Le Max 2 packs a 21-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 8-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
This beast runs Android 6.0 and is powered by a 3100mAh non removable battery. It measures 156.00 x 77.60 x 8.00 (height x width x thickness) and weigh 185.00 grams.
The LeEco Le Max 2 is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, USB OTG, 3G and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include Compass Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor and Gyroscope.
Xiaomi MI 5 :
Xiaomi Mi 5 smartphone was launched in February 2016. The phone comes with a 5.15-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels at a PPI of 428 pixels per inch.
The Xiaomi Mi 5 is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and it comes with 3GB of RAM. The phone packs 32GB of internal storage cannot be expanded. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Xiaomi Mi 5 packs a 16-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 4-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
This underrated beast runs Android 6.0 and is powered by a 3000mAh non removable battery. It measures 144.50 x 69.20 x 7.25 (height x width x thickness) and weigh 129.00 grams.
The Xiaomi Mi 5 is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, Infrared, USB OTG, 3G and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include Compass Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Gyroscope and Barometer.
LeEco Le Pro 3 Elite :
LeEco Le Pro 3 Elite smartphone was launched in March 2017. The phone comes with a 5.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels at a PPI of 403 pixels per inch.
The LeEco Le Pro 3 Elite is powered by 2.15GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and it comes with 4GB of RAM. The phone packs 32GB of internal storage cannot be expanded. As far as the cameras are concerned, the LeEco Le Pro 3 Elite packs a 16-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 8-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
The LeEco Le Pro 3 Elite runs Android 6.0 and is powered by a 4070mAh non removable battery. It measures 151.40 x 73.90 x 7.50 (height x width x thickness) and weigh 175.00 grams.
The LeEco Le Pro 3 Elite is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, USB OTG, 3G and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include Compass Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor and Gyroscope.
Zuk Z2 Pro :
Zuk Z2 Pro smartphone was launched in April 2016. The phone comes with a 5.20-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels.
The Zuk Z2 Pro is powered by quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and it comes with 4GB of RAM. The phone packs 64GB of internal storage cannot be expanded. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Zuk Z2 Pro packs a 13-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 8-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
It runs Android 6.0 and is powered by a 3100mAh non removable battery.
The Zuk Z2 Pro is a single SIM (GSM) smartphone that accepts a Regular-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, USB OTG, 3G and 4G. Sensors on the phone include Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor and Gyroscope.
And Finally,
Here comes the topper of the list...
Xiaomi MI 5S :
Xiaomi Mi 5s smartphone was launched in September 2016. The phone comes with a 5.15-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s is powered by 2.15GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor and it comes with 3GB of RAM. The phone packs 64GB of internal storage cannot be expanded. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Xiaomi Mi 5s packs a 12-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 4-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
This absolute beast runs Android and is powered by a 3200mAh non removable battery. It measures 145.60 x 70.30 x 8.25 (height x width x thickness) and weigh 145.00 grams.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, USB OTG, 3G and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include Compass Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer , Ambient light sensor, Gyroscope and Barometer.
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