Qualcomm’s mid-range chipsets have been very good in performance as well as in power efficiency. Earlier, it was the Snapdragon 650 / 652 and now, even though the number might show that this should be the earlier version, the Snapdragon 625 is a better one with the octa-core CPU clocking at up to 2.0 GHz.
It is the MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 that is made with the 14nm fabrication, and the Cortex A53 CPUs run it along with the Adreno 506 GPU. The chip has a X9 LTE modem with Cat 7 downlink and Cat 13 uplink, and the processor has showed its efficiency in the recent past.
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (India)

Vivo V5 Plus

Asus Zenfone 3

Motorola Moto G5 Plus

Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom
The phone is a Zoom version of the ZenFone 3. It has a 5.5-inch Full HD display and it has 4GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage. The camera is special on the ASUS ZenFone 3 Zoom with the 12-megapixel camera supported by SuperPixel technology and SONY IMX362 sensor, focal length of 25mm and 4-axis 4-stop OIS. The camera is also said to be supported by the TriTech+ Auto Focus system with 0.03s instant focus. The zoom camera has 12 times total zoom and 2.3 times optical zoom.
Lenovo P2

Motorola Moto Z Play

Oppo R9s
OPPO’s R9s looks quite like the Vivo V5 Plus and is powered by the same chipset that powers the V5 Plus. Even the R9s has a 5.5-inch Full HD display and the phone looks sleek with the design, but the internal specs include the processor as we know it and along with that, 4GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage. The device has a 3010 mAh battery and thanks to the chipset, fast charging is supported.
Samsung Galaxy C7
The Samsung Galaxy C7 is a rather bigger device with the 5.7-inch display and the phone has got 4GB of RAM supporting the Snapdragon 625 processor. The smartphone has a 16-megapixel rear camera and on the front is a 8-megapixel camera while the big phone is supported by a 3300 mAh battery.
Xiaomi Mi A1
Xiaomi’s Android One smartphone, the Mi A1 comes powered with the same processor and having the stock Android interface helps further in the smoothness and performance of the phone. The Xiaomi Mi A1 has a 5.5-inch display, 4GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage, and there is a 3080 mAh battery powering it.
The Mi A1 also has a dual-lens rear camera combination and while the device doesn’t have MIUI interface, the stock Android with Android One will help in regular software updates.
Xiaomi Mi Max 2
Xiaomi has had a great Mi Max phablet before the company officially launched the Mi Max 2 with a similar size but the new processor, i.e. the Snapdragon 625 chipset. There is only one variant of the phone launched in India.
The Mi Max 2 has a big 4850 mAh battery and it has some good specs and cameras to support the performance offered by the processor.
Moto G5S Plus
The special edition of Moto G5 Plus was put in against the Xiaomi Mi A1 and the phone coming with the metal body has a great design and a superb performance. The smartphone has 4GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage and a 3000 mAh battery powering it.
The Moto G5S Plus runs Android Nougat OS and it is upgradeable to Android Oreo OS as well and even this phone has a dual-lens rear camera combination with two 13-megapixel cameras on the back.
Other phones powered by Snapdragon 625 processor
- Samsung Galaxy On7 (2016)
- Huawei G9 Plus
- Huawei Nova
- Huawei Nova plus
- Vivo X9
- Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime (32GB)
- Qiku 360 N4s
- ZTE Axon Max 2
- ZTE Axon 7 MAX



ZTE Blade V8 Pro too.
Best midrange snapdragon fones
in August
suggest me which fone I purchase
Thanks for updating, MiA1 is the new favourite among others in the list!