{"id":5866,"date":"2020-07-31T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviancetechnologies.com\/blog\/blog\/snapdragon-765g-tested-we-probably-dont-need-premium-android-phones-anymore\/"},"modified":"2020-07-31T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T16:00:00","slug":"snapdragon-765g-tested-we-probably-dont-need-premium-android-phones-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviancetechnologies.com\/blog\/snapdragon-765g-tested-we-probably-dont-need-premium-android-phones-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Snapdragon 765G tested: We probably don’t need premium Android phones anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Snapdragon 765G tested: We probably don’t need premium Android phones anymore<\/h2>\n

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If you\u2019re spending time poring over Android phone spec sheets when deciding which phone to buy, then you know there are basically two processors to look for: the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon chip\u2014right now, that would be the Snapdragon 865 or slightly faster 865+\u2014and everything else. Smartphone processors move so fast that even the previous year’s flagship processor\u2019s speeds are old news.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s changed this year. Along with the high-end Snapdragon 865 that powers flagships like Samsung’s Galaxy S20 and the Snapdragon 865+ for even higher-end gaming phones, Qualcomm is also selling the Snapdragon 765 and 765G chips, which raises the middle tier substantially. While mid-range phones have typically run Snapdragon 6 and 7 Series chips, the 765 is a different animal.<\/p>\n

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The LG Velvet 5G looks like a premium phone on the outside but isn\u2019t powered by the latest Qualcomm silicon.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For one, it has an integrated 5G modem. For another, it\u2019s significantly cheaper than the 5G-enabled Snapdragon 865, so 765-based phones won\u2019t cost anywhere near the four-figure prices flagship phones command. In fact, the first Sanpdragon 765G phone to launch in the U.S. is the LG Velvet and it costs $599, considerably less than the crop of high-end 5G phones from Samsung and Oneplus that launched earlier in the year.<\/p>\n

But how does it measure up to those phones? I recently got my hands on the LG Velvet and ran it through a battery of tests and came away very impressed. While it\u2019s still bested by the Snapdragon 865, as it should be, the gap isn\u2019t nearly as wide as the previous mid-range processor, and it could make a phone like the Pixel 3a feel remarkably fast. Let\u2019s dive in.<\/p>\n

First, let\u2019s set a baseline. The predecessor to the Snapdragon 765G is the 730, with a 2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Octa-core CPU. It\u2019s a different sort of chip for a much cheaper class of phone (mostly because it doesn\u2019t have 5G), but it\u2019s roughly similar to the 765\u2019s 2.3 GHz Kryo 475 CPU. I don\u2019t own a phone that uses this chip, but a smattering of tests on NotebookCheck<\/a> gives a good idea of what to expect:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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