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title: "Snapdragon 617 Processor"
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description: "Experience the balance of power and efficiency with Snapdragon 617, offering smooth multitasking, sharp imaging and rapid connectivity for everyday mobile use."
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# Snapdragon 617 Processor

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The Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 617 processor with X8 LTE is designed to deliver efficient performance and connectivity with an octa-core CPU, X8 LTE with support for Cat 7 speeds and Qualcomm® Adreno™ 405 graphics.

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## Benefits

#### Fast speeds for greater needs

X8 LTE supports download speeds of up to 300 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 100 Mbps, with 2x20 MHz carrier aggregation in both uplink and downlink. That's a whole lot of high resolution photos and videos.

#### Peace of mind

Qualcomm® Safeswitch™ technology is engineered to disable your device if it's stolen or lost. And when you find your phone underneath the couch, Safeswitch turns it back into a smartphone.

#### Less time charging

Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 3.0 is up to four times as fast as conventional charging and is 38% more efficient than Quick Charge 2.0. Spend less time charging and more time doing.

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## Specifications

#### Storage

eMMC
eMMC 5.1
SD
SD 3.0 (UHS-I)

#### Location

Location Support
Qualcomm® Location
Satellite Systems
GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, GPS
Location and Global Emergency Services
LTE Observed Time Difference of Arrival (OTDOA), Assisted GPS
Features
Pedestrian Navigation, Sensor-assisted Navigation, Low Power Geofencing and Tracking

#### CPU

Architecture
64-bit
Clock Speed
Up to 1.5 GHz

#### GPU

Name
Qualcomm® Adreno™ 405
APIs
OpenGL® ES 3.1

#### Cellular Modem-RF

Modem Name
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X8 LTE modem
Peak Download Speed
Up to 300 Mbps
Peak Upload Speed
Up to 100 Mbps
Cellular Modem-RF Specs
LTE Category 7 (DL), 2x20 MHz carrier aggregation (UL), 2x20 MHz carrier aggregation (DL)
Performance Enhancement Technologies
Qualcomm® RF Front-End (RFFE) solution
Cellular Technology
TD-SCDMA, WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA), LTE TDD, LTE Broadcast, GSM/EDGE, LTE FDD, CDMA 1x, WCDMA (DC-HSUPA), EV-DO
Calling Services
Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) with LTE call continuity, HD Voice over 3G and VoLTE
Multi SIM
LTE Dual SIM

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### Mid Tier

| Product | CPU - Number of Cores | Architecture | Clock Speed | GPU - Name | Cellular Modem-RF - Modem Name | Camera - Image Signal Processor (ISP) Number | Video Playback - Resolution | Codecs | Audio - Qualcomm® cVc™ Echo Cancelling and Noise Suppression (ECNS) technology support | Charging - Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ technology support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Snapdragon 617 Processor](https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/6-series/snapdragon-processors-617) | 8 | 64-bit | Up to 1.5 GHz | Qualcomm® Adreno™ 405 | Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X8 LTE modem | Dual ISP | Up to 1080p | H.264 (Advanced Video Coding (AVC))<br>H.265 (High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)) | Qualcomm® cVc™ Echo Cancelling and Noise Suppression | Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 3.0 technology |