Qualcomm today made two new additions to its mid-end Snapdragon processor series under its mobile platform namely, Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630. These are here to succeed Snapdragon 653 and Snapdragon 626 that made it out in Q4 last year.
Both based on 14nm FinFet process, the Snapdragon 660 which is the most powerful in the list is the first mid-end to boasts Kryo CPUs, the likes of which is found on high-end Snapdragon 8xx series, this promises up to 20-percent improved performance when compared with Snapdragon 653. It also comes with a much-improved Adreno 512 GPU that offers 30-percent performance increase when compared with Adreno 510.
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The Snapdragon 630 on the other hand uses Cortex A53 CPUs like its predecessor but offers better performance and management efficiency. It is accompanied by an Adreno 508 GPU that promise 30-percent increase in graphics when compared with Adreno 506 that Snapdragon 626 boasts of.
Both chipsets are imbibed with X12 LTE Modem that can renders up to 600Mbps of download speed and up to 150Mbps of upload speed. These also supports Bluetooth 5; can accommodate up to 8GB of LPDDR4 RAM, supports 4K video recording @30fps and Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Mobile Processor Specs
- Octa-Core— Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 CPU + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPU; 14nm FinFet process
- Memory: 2×16 LPDDR4x at 1866MHz; up to 8GB of RAM
- Storage: eMMC, UFS, USB 3.1
- Graphics: Adreno 512 GPU
- Hexagon 680 DSP with Hexagon Vector eXtensions (HVX), Qualcomm All-Ways Aware™ technology,
- Supports up to Quad High Definition (2560×1600) displays
- Video: 4K @30fps, 1080p @120fps; Hardware HEVC (H.265) encode and decode
- Qualcomm Spectra 160 ISPs, supports up to 16MP dual cameras or up to 24MP single camera
- Qualcomm Clear Sight camera features, Hybrid Autofocus,Optical Zoom, Zero Shutter Lag
- Audio: Qualcomm® aptX™ codec technology, Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio technology
- Integrated X12 LTE, Qualcomm All Mode with supports for FDD, LTE TDD, WCDMA (DC-HSPA+, DC-HSUPA), CDMA1x, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA and GSM/Edge; support for: VoLTE with SRVCC to 3G and 2G, HD and Ultra HD Voice (EVS), CSFB to 3G and 2G, Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) with LTE call continuity
- Cat 12 speeds of up to 600 Mbps down via 3×20 MHz carrier aggregation in the downlink, and Cat 13 speeds of up to 150 Mbps up via 2×20 MHz uplink
- Supports LTE Broadcast, LTE Dual SIM, VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling with LTE call continuity, HD and Ultra HD Voice (EVS)
- Supports Dual-band 802.11ac with MU-MIMO 2×2, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDuo, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, Bluetooth 5
- Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Mobile Processor Specs
- Octa-Core— Quad 2.2GHz Cortex A53 + Quad 1.8GHz Cortex A53 CPU; 14nm FinFet process
- Memory: 2×16 LPDDR4x at 1333MHz; up to 8GB of RAM
- Storage: eMMC, UFS, USB 3.1
- Graphics: Adreno 508 GPU
- Hexagon 642 DSP with All-Ways Aware Technology
- Supports up to QXGA (1920×1200) displays
- Video: 4K @30fps, 1080p @120fps; Hardware HEVC (H.265), AVC (H.264) encode and decode
- Qualcomm Spectra 160 ISPs, supports up to 16MP dual cameras or up to 24MP single camera
- Qualcomm Clear Sight camera features, Hybrid Autofocus,Optical Zoom, Zero Shutter Lag
- Audio: Qualcomm® aptX™ codec technology, Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio technology
- Integrated X12 LTE, Qualcomm All Mode with supports for FDD, LTE TDD, WCDMA (DC-HSPA+, DC-HSUPA), CDMA1x, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA and GSM/Edge; support for: VoLTE with SRVCC to 3G and 2G, HD and Ultra HD Voice (EVS), CSFB to 3G and 2G, Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) with LTE call continuity
- Cat 12 speeds of up to 600 Mbps down via 3×20 MHz carrier aggregation in the downlink, and Cat 13 speeds of up to 150 Mbps up via 2×20 MHz uplink
- Supports Dual-band 802.11ac with MU-MIMO 2×2, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDuo, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, Bluetooth 5
- Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0
The Snapdragon 660 will be available for consumers starting this quarter and the Snapdragon 630 by third-quarter 2017.
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