Xiaomi Berlin Smartphone With Snapdragon 632 Spotted on Geekbench

Back in January, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 was rumoured to launch with an unannounced Snapdragon 632 processor. The Chinese company instead launched the Redmi Note 5 with a Snapdragon 625 processor while the Note 5 Pro version got the Snapdragon 636. However, a recently leaked Geekbench listing of a device dubbed “Xiaomi Berlin” reveals it to be powered by a Snapdragon 632. The Xiaomi Berlin was benchmarked in February as per the listing. The motherboard is listed as sdm632 with a ARM Qualcomm hexa-core processor that is clocked at 1.02GHz. The CPU is paired with 3GB of RAM, and the device runs Android 7.1.2 Nougat OS.

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The alleged device scored 1155 in the single-core test and 2738 points in the multi-core test. The single core test of the Xiaomi device much higher than the smartphones powered by Snapdragon 630, though the multi-core test score is significantly less.

The alleged Xiaomi Berlin, however, may never launch since it is probably a test device that has not been fine-tuned as seen from the base frequency. The number of cores also seems to be incorrect because the Snapdragon 632 is said to have eight cores instead of 6 mentioned in the benchmark test.

Besides, there’s been no confirmation as to Qualcomm plans for a Snapdragon 632 processor. The Snapdragon 630 and Snapdragon 636 are more than sufficient, and phone makers are even still releasing devices with the older Snapdragon 625. In addition, there’s also a Snapdragon 626 processor.

Still, Qualcomm might proceed with a Snapdragon 632 release later this year. As per previous reports, the Snapdragon 632 is a toned down version of Snapdragon 636. It is expected to come with a reduced clock speed of 1.8GHz, and the accompanying GPU will also take a hit. The new system-on-chip, however, will come with better support and optimisation for dual camera set up.