Smartphone SoC maker Qualcomm has announced its latest processor for the mid-range smartphones in Snapdragon 600 series, the Snapdragon 630 and Snapdragon 660. Snapdragon 630 will be coupled with Adreno 508 GPU and Snapdragon will be coming with Adreno 512 GPU. Both the SoC are made out of 14nm FinFET process technology. The Snapdragon 660 comes with Kryo CPU that is 20% better performance compared to Snapdragon 653. Adreno 512 GPU is 30% better performance compared to Adreno 510 and the new Adreno 508 GPU on the Snapdragon 630 offers 30% better performance compared to 506.
Both the processors have X12 LTE modem that provides download speeds up to 600 Mbps and peak upload speeds up to 150 Mbps, they come with Spectra 160 architecture and Hexagon DSP. These SoC provide 4K video support and playback. Also, up to 8GB maximum RAM is supported and Vulkan API support for better graphics. Both of them come with Bluetooth 5.0 Support. And, these also come with Dual rear camera support up to 16MP and 2K display support.
Snapdragon 660
- Octa-Core Processor 1 X Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + 1 X Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs
- Adreno 512 GPU
- 14nm FinFET process technology
- Up to 8GB RAM, 1866MHz, eMMC, UFS, USB 3.1 support
- Supports up to 2K (2560×1600) displays
- Integrated X12 LTE, VoLTE, Voice over Wi-Fi with LTE
- Cat 12/13 speeds of up to 600 Mbps down/150 Mbps up
- Hexagon 680 DSP with Hexagon vector extensions
- Up to 24 MP single camera, Up to 16 MP dual camera
- Qualcomm Quick Charge 4 technology
- Qualcomm Clear Sight camera features, Hybrid Autofocus, Optical, Zero Shutter Lag
- 4K capture at 30fps, Hardware HEVC (H.265) encode and decode
- Dual-band 802.11ac with MU-MIMO 2×2, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, and SBAS and Bluetooth 5
Snapdragon 630
- Octa-Core Processor 1 X Quad 2.2GHz Cortex A53 + 1 X Quad 1.8GHz Cortex A53 CPUs
- Adreno 508 GPU
- 14nm process technology
- Up to 8GB RAM, 1333 MHz, eMMC, UFS, USB 3.1
- Integrated X12 LTE, VoLTE, Voice over Wi-Fi with LTE
- up to fULL HD display (1920 x 1200) support
- Cat 12/13 speeds of up to 600 Mbps down/150 Mbps up
- Hexagon 680 DSP with Always aware technology
- Up to 24 MP single camera, Up to 13 MP dual camera
- Qualcomm Quick Charge 4 technology
- Qualcomm Clear Sight camera features, Hybrid Autofocus, Optical, Zero Shutter Lag
- 4K capture at 30fps, Hardware HEVC (H.265) encode and decode
- Dual-band 802.11ac with MU-MIMO 1×1, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, and SBAS and Bluetooth 5
OEMs and developers can also power immersive and engaging user experiences with machine learning on the Snapdragon 660 and 630 Mobile Platforms using the Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine SDK. Both platforms support Qualcomm Mobile Security, which provides security focused hardware-based protection, user authentication and device attestation on the mobile device.
The Shipping of the Soc’s will begin this month and we will see smartphones with SD 630 and 660 in Q3. We hope to see a lot of mid-range smartphones with good dual cameras, Quick Charge 4.0 and many other exciting features soon. Follow us on twitter for more news and updates.
