Qualcomm Snapdragon 212

Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 was a central component. It was specifically developed for entry-level mobile devices. Its Cortex-A7 architecture formed the basis for remarkable energy efficiency. This was crucial for the long battery life in the respective smartphones and tablets. Manufacturing using the then-common 28 nm process significantly contributed to cost efficiency.

Another advantage was the integrated graphics unit, as the Qualcomm Adreno 304 handled the image output. It enabled basic visual applications and a smooth user experience. Simple browsing on the Internet worked seamlessly with it. Watching videos was also easily possible on these devices. The Snapdragon 212 impressively demonstrated that solid technology could be made accessible to everyone.

It offered a reliable platform for everyday communication tasks. Simple applications always ran satisfactorily on it. We can confirm its important role in the availability of mobile technology. This chip was an excellent example of fit-for-purpose hardware in its class.
  • Energy-efficient Cortex-A7 architecture
  • Cost-effective 28 nm manufacturing
  • Integrated Qualcomm Adreno 304 graphics
  • Contributes to the accessibility of mobile technology

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank ? / ?
In segment Smartphone / Tablet
Multi-core performance
Rank ? / ?
In segment Smartphone / Tablet
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 205
Qualcomm Adreno 304
19
Qualcomm Snapdragon 208
Qualcomm Adreno 304
19
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
Qualcomm Adreno 304
19
MediaTek MT8163V/B
ARM Mali-T720 MP2
18
MediaTek MT6735M
ARM Mali-T720 MP2
17

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyQualcomm Snapdragon (105)
CPU groupQualcomm Snapdragon 205-212 (4)
ArchitectureCortex-A7
Technology28 nm
SegmentSmartphone / Tablet
Socket
Generation2
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 4x Cortex-A7
Frequency: 1.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):
L2-Cache
L3-Cache
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameQualcomm Adreno 304
GPU frequency0.40 - 0.40 GHz
CUs / Shader / 24
Raytracing
Max. displays0
Max. GPU Memory
Technology28 nm
Release dateQ3/2015

NPU AI performance

PropertyValue
AI hardwareQualcomm AI engine
AI specificationsHexagon QDSP6
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
LPDDR3-1066
LPDDR2-1066
4.3 GB/s
4.3 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory4 GB
Memory channels1
ECC
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designChiplet
AES-NI
Operating systemsAndroid
Instruction setArmv7-A (32 bit)
ISA extensions
Release date2015
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212
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