New Snapdragon 660 & 630 Mobile Platforms – Faster Connectivity & Better Camera

Qualcomm has just announced its new mobile platforms for mid-range devices and they actually could deliver performances like in high-end. New Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630 Mobile Platforms (or more System-on-Chips as you have known previously) carries high performance proprietary Kryo and ARM’s Cortex-A53 cores.

The new Snapdragon 660 and 630 are supposed to provide faster connectivity and better performance on mid-range and upper mid-range smartphones. For instance, low-cost devices could get enhanced LTE connectivity, improved camera and imaging, machine learning features, and faster charging.

Successors to last year’s Snapdragon 652/653 and 625/626, the new 660 and 630 both feature Spandragon X12 LTE modem. It’s worth mentioning that it’s the same modem as equipped in 2015’s high-end Snapdragon 820. Both octa-core Snapdragon 660 and 630 were built on 14nm process. SD 660 has eight Kryo 260 CPU cores while the SD 630 has eight Cortex-A53 cores, respectively with Adreno 512 and Adreno 508 GPUs. Both mobile platforms support up to 8GB of RAM.

For better camera and imaging, both the platforms have Dual 14-bit Spectra 160 ISP to support up to 24 megapixel image sensors. The duo of mobile platforms supports Quick Charge 4 for faster charging while both the platforms have Bluetooth 5 and 2×2 MIMO WiFi support.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 in Detail

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 in Detail

Snapdragon 660 is now shipping, Qualcomm states, while the Snapdragon 630 will ship later this month. The chip maker has not announced any partner OEM and there’s no word as which manufacturers are going to equip their devices with these chips.