Snapdragon 205 Processor 4G for "Feature Phone"

Feature phone again in the spotlight with the emergence of a new version of the Nokia 3310. Although generally priced at a relatively affordable price, speed internet feature phones can not match the smartphone more "smart".

That could soon change with the presence of Snapdragon 205, the new processor from Qualcomm which is specifically aimed at feature phone.

Introduced earlier this week, Snapdragon 205 has an integrated LTE 4G modem that supports downlink speeds up to 150 Mbps and uplink speeds of up to 50 Mbps.

In them were embedded dual core CPU with a speed of 1.1 GHz and Adreno GPU. Snapdragon 205 supports the main camera with a resolution of up to 3 megapixel and 0.3 megapixel front camera, following the dual-SIM and NFC.

As summarized KompasTekno from Cnet, Tuesday (21/03/2017), feature phone that is equipped with Snapdragon 205 is expected to appear within the next few months.

So far Qualcomm has been partnering with a number of manufacturers such as Megafone, Nubia, and HiPad to make a feature phone berkapabilitas 4G LTE.

Feature phones still dominate the mobile phone market in developing countries such as India, Vietnam and Africa.

At the same time, demand and 4G LTE infrastructure continues to grow so the research institute IDC memperdiksi that 80 percent of mobile phones sold in 2020 will support 4G LTE connectivity.