For someone who has bought a smartphone, of course we have been confused by the specifications of our smartphone. The choice between top quality cameras, high resolution screens, and of course advanced features such as face recognition or fingerprint sensor that is integrated directly with the screen. These sophisticated specifications certainly affect the depth of our pockets.

The influence of smartphone specifications on product decisions which we will choose will certainly vary. For gamers and techno junkies, perhaps the most influential in choosing a smartphone is the processor. This smartphone user segment is very hungry for the performance of their smartphones. Even so, many of them are still confused with the mobile device processor. The many technical terminology also does not help the users in recognizing the device they are using. Because we are kind and not arrogant, we will give a little insight about the processor that is on the mobile device that you use everyday.
System on Chip (SoC)
The mention of processors for mobile devices is actually rather ambiguous because the specifications commonly mentioned in the cardboard smartphone units are the chipset system. What is meant by the chipset itself is a series of electronic integrated circuits (ICs) that regulate data flow between the processor, memory, GPU, and others. In System on Chip (SoC), the chipset is assembled into one with several components consisting of:
• CPU (Central Processing Unit),
• GPU (Graphic Processing Unit),
• Connectivity (mobile network, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.)
• DSP (Digital Signal Processor)
• Image Sensor Processor
• Location (GPS, GLONASS, etc.)
A lot, right? All types of chips are collected into one component called the system on chip. Indeed, during the early generation of smartphones, this chip set was separate and the smartphone trend is getting thinner and denser. SoC is now … Read More
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