How To Know If Your Phone Is MTK Or Qualcomm | How to check Qualcomm processor, how to check Snapdragon processor, how to check MTK processor on TECNO, Gionee, Infinix, Innjoo, Samsung, Motorola, LG, Lenovo, Xiomi & more.
MTK, Qualcomm, Snapdragon, Spreadtrum and other phone chipset are flooding the mobile market, the wave of new Android mobile device entering the Nigerian mobile market had left people asking just this one question.
How do I know if my phone is MTK, qualcomm or other processor type?
Knowing what type of processor out phone is running is very important so as to know what ROM Flashing software to use when the need arise, some requires it for ulterior purposes, one of which allows us to easily tweak/rewrite/change MTK Android IMEI easily using MTK Engineering Mode apps. You can always find more reason to know what processor your Android device runs!
Today, I’ll share with you a very useful app that should help you get all the information about your Android phone, which also include knowing what processor type your device was packed with.
How To Know If Your Phone Is MTK Or Qualcomm
Have you heard of CPU-Z?
CPU-Z is a free application that reports information about your Android device.
Android version of the popular CPU identification tool for PC, CPU-Z is a free application that reports information about your device.
- SoC (System On Chip): name, architecture, clock speed for each core;
- System information: device brand & model, screen resolution, RAM, storage;
- Battery information: level, status, temperature, capacity;
- Sensors.
How do I check processor type using CPU-Z on Android?
You just have to follow the steps below…
Step 1
Download and install CPU-Z.apk via playstore.
[appbox googleplay com.cpuid.cpu_z]Step 2
Open CPU-Z app, right on SoC (System On Chip) option; you’d get the name, architecture, clock speed for each core of your Android device. You should find every detailed information on your processor type.
Not just checking processor type, this app does a lot of cool job. It reveals the health of your phone’s battery, current percentage, technology and other battery information.
The CPU-Z is a tool that helps take down phone clones, when I say clone, I believe you know what i meant? There are certain device refurbished and packages with Inferior chipset, just like finding a MTK processor in a Samsung device. You and I know that Samsung does not settle for low quality chipset, they are known for American chipsets like Qualcomm Snapdragon, Nvidia etc and not MTK chipset.
Anyway, the idea of this write up is to enable you get the information you desire. If after reading this post and you cannot detect the type of processor running on your TECNO, Infinix, Lenovo, Samsung, Innjoo and the likes, then something must be wrong somewhere.
If you find this information useful, you can always share and enlighten others, thanks for reading.
Great article thanks
what even if the phone is hanging and i want to flash it,and load fresh OS,how do i know the chipset so that i can select the best tool
what of small models,type buttons,that do not run android software ,you know we can not download this CPU-Z
Nice work bro ?