Snapdragon 617 launched in late 2015 is a mid-range chipset with high-end features. It’s almost the same as the Snapdragon 430. The only difference comes in the making of the chipset and the Snapdragon 617 is clocked at 1.5 GHz whereas the Snapdragon 430 is clocked at 1.4 Ghz. The 1.5 GHz octa-core processor is of 8x ARM Cortex A53.
It is the MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 made up with a 28nm fabrication bundled with Adreno 405 GPU. The chip has X8 LTE modem with support for Cat 7 download speeds of up to 300 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 100 Mbps, and 2x20MHz carrier aggregation. It is also capable of supporting stunning photos and image quality reaching up to 21MP.
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Moto G4
The Moto G4 which was released in May of 2016 is powered by the Snapdragon 617 chipset. The phone packs 16GB of internal storage and 2GB of RAM. The internal storage can be expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card. It has a 5.5-inch full HD IPS LCD display with the protection of Gorilla Glass 3. It has a 13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera. It has 3000 mAh battery and supports Fast Charging.
Moto G4 Plus
The Moto G4 Plus which was released in May of 2016 is powered by the Snapdragon 617 chipset. The phone packs 16GB of internal storage and 2GB of RAM (there are other variants up to 64GB/4GB). The internal storage can be expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card. It has a 5.5-inch full HD IPS LCD display with the protection of Gorilla Glass 3. It has a 16MP rear shooter and 5MP selfie camera. It has fingerprint sensor at the front and supports fast charging. The battery of 3000 mAh keeps you away from the charger throughout the day. Read our Moto G4 Plus review to know more.
Samsung Galaxy C5
The Samsung Galaxy C5 was launched in July of 2016. It is powered by the Snapdragon 617 chipset. It has a 5.2-inch full HD super AMOLED display with 424ppi pixel density. It is available in two variants; 32GB/4GB RAM and 64GB/4GB. It has a 16MP rear shooter and 8MP selfie camera. It has a fingerprint sensor at the front, has a battery of 2600 mAh and supports Fast Charging.
Coolpad Max
The Coolpad Max which was released in June of 2016 is powered by the Snapdragon 617 chipset. It has a 5.5-inch full HD IPS LCD display with 401ppi pixel density. It has an internal storage of 64GB and 4GB of RAM. Thew storage can be expanded up to 64GB using a MicroSD card. It has a 13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera. It has a fingerprint sensor at the rear. The 2800 mAh non-removable battery will keep the juice up for a day.
Nubia Z11 Mini
The Nubia Z11 Mini which was launched in May of 2016 is powered by the Snapdragon 617 chipset. It has a 5-inch full HD IPS LCD display with 441ppi pixel density. It’s designed perfectly sleek and with curvy edges. It has an internal storage of 64GB and 3GB of RAM. It has a 16MP rear shooter and 8MP front camera. It has a fingerprint sensor at the back and is packed with 2800 mAh non-removable battery.
ZTE Axon 7 Mini
The ZTE Axon 7 Mini was released in October of 2016. It is powered by the Snapdragon 617 chipset. It has a 5.2-inch full HD AMOLED display with 423ppi pixel density. It has an internal storage of 32GB and 3GB of RAM. It has a 16MP rear camera and 8MP front camera. It has a fingerprint sensor at the back and supports Quick Charge 2.0. It has 2700 mAh non-removable battery. It’s got Dolby Atmos sound enhancement.
HTC One A9
The HTC One A9 is one of the few devices which got equipped with the Snapdragon 617 in 2015. It has a 5-inch full HD AMOLED display with 441ppi pixel density and Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is available in two variants; 16GB/2GB RAM and 32GB/3GB RAM. It has a 13MP rear camera and 4MP front camera. It has a fingerprint sensor in the front and has 2150 mAh battery which supports Quick Charge 3.0.
ZTE Axon Max
ZTE Axon Max which was released in December of 2015 is powered by the Snapdragon 617 chipset. It has 6-inch full HD IPS LCD display with 367ppi pixel density. It has an internal storage of 32GB and 3GB of RAM. It has a 16MP rear camera and 13MP selfie camera. It has fingerprint sensor at the back and supports Quick Charge 2.0. It is equipped with a 4140 mAh non-removable battery.
BlackBerry DTEK50
The BlackBerry DTEK 50 was launched in August of 2016. It is powered by the Snapdragon 617 chipset. It has 5.2-inch full HD IPS LCD display. It has an internal storage of 16GB and 3GB RAM. The storage is expandable up to 256GB via MicroSD card. It has a 13MP rear shooter and 8MP front shooter. It has a 2610 mAh battery and supports Quick Charge 2.0.
Other Phones powered by Snapdragon 617 Processor
- Lyf F1
- ZTE ZMax Pro
- Huawei G9 Lite
- Kyocera DuraForce Pro
- Sharp Aquos 507SH
- Alcatel Idol 4
