For smartphone buyers, we’ve been influenced by smartphone specs. Top-quality camera, high-resolution display, and maybe cool features like face recognition (pengenalan wajah) or sensor sidik jari yang terintegrasi dengan layar. This canggih specification affects certain of our kocek.

Smartphone specifications affect product choices differently. Gamer and computer enthusiasts may choose smartphones based on processors. Their smartphones will fare well in this segment. However, many are still using cell phones. Many technical terms don’t help users choose a network. Because we are honest and fair, we will provide some information on the mobile device you use daily.

Processor for mobile phone is ambiguous because chipset is usually specified in smartphone kardus. Chipset is an electronic integrated circuit (IC) that controls data flow between processor, memory, GPU, and others. In System on Chip (SoC), chipset is one of several components:

CPU, GPU, and connectivity (mobile network, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, dsb)
DSP (Digital Signal Processor) Image Sensor Processor GPS/GLONASS/dsb Location
Many, huh? These chips form a system-on-chip. At the start of the smartphone generation, this chip range was narrow and narrower, which is why SoC is now used in all smartphone models from elementary to high school.

Every smartphone component is controlled by the CPU. Popular smartphone CPUs are ARM-based. ARM is a processor architecture company like Intel or AMD. ARM doesn’t manufacture its own processor; Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, and MediaTek do. As with desktops, mobile CPU performance depends on architecture, clock speed (Hz), and core count. Like desktop processors, mobile processors must manage battery life, output, and many shared applications. Therefore, vendors should use new architecture and high-core-count processors to conserve battery life and be more efficient when multitasking. This vendor, like Qualcomm, usually configures its Kryo CPU.

The latest ARM architecture until this article is Cortex A76. This 64-Bit processor uses 7 nM technology and clocks at 3 GHz. Yup! Cortex A76 is a smartphone processor that can boost laptop performance. There are no vendors or OEMs using this processor architecture, which may debut in 2019.

As we know, the GPU enhances smartphone visuals. As GPU performance increases, so does display quality. On a desktop, visual quality is usually determined by FPS (frame per second), or the number of images per second. As FPS increases, so do layar generation and animasi.

If we only use smartphones for social media and surfing, we can’t tell which GPU has high performance and which has low. However, smartphone GPU performance is not very different from desktop GPU performance. SoC prevents users from having many options. For high-performance GPU, one must buy a smartphone with a high-end SoC like Snapdragon 845, which has Adreno 630.

The easiest way to compare this chip is to look at it. Qualcomm, Huawei, and Intel chipsets are rarely considered by users regardless of their mobile network type. Wireless devices like smartwatches and headphones aren’t popular in Indonesia, therefore users may overlook bluetooth. VoLTE (Voice over LTE) is a feature that may be considered since one mobile operator has already adopted this technology and is expanding its network so that users cannot receive calls or texts without it.

Digital Signal Processors convert analog signals to digital. We know that smartphones include many sensors, including a camera, microphone, gyroscope, and analog sensor. Tugas dari DSP ini adalah mengubah semua sinyal tersebut menjadi data digital secara terus menerus tanpa terputus jika dibutuhkan dan sebaliknya yaitu mengubah sinyal digital (untuk video dan audio) ke analog sehingga bisa ditangkap oleh indera manusia. Other chipsets can perform this task. Due to its efficiency in battery charging, chip vendors then disabled this function.

This is a special processor for converting camera-captured images. This ISP has a big impact on smartphone photo quality. ISP component is usually included in SoC production. However, smartphone manufacturers are not satisfied with ISP chip quality and customization. Google designed Pixel Visual Core, an ISP chip, for Pixel 2 and processed images. Pixel 2 can take bokeh photos with just one camera thanks to its Pixel Visual Core and AI processor. We don’t need this ISP’s specifications. We constantly analyze image quality and provide feedback.

Chipsets for positional control are also in SoCs. GPS and GLONASS, Russia’s 2011 positioning system, are two types of positioning methods. Differentiation is usually limited to satellite position. GPS is generally more accurate, although GLONASS is somewhat more accurate when we are near water or land. New chipsets usually use both methods.

It’s about our smartphones’ chipsets. Components listed above are not yet complete. Because other components have never been deal-breakers for smartphone buyers, we only count 6 SoC components.