Qualcomm Introduces Snapdragon 660 and 630 Processors

Qualcomm has introduced two new chipsets Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630. From the Snapdragon 653 to the 660 and the 626 to the 630 Qualcomm Technologies is pumping up its 600-tier mobile processors to include features typically found in higher-tier processors.

Snapdragon 630 is the more minor updates of the popular Snapdragon 625, which quickly became an It maintains the eight-core Cortex-A53 breakdown of four high-speed cores and four lower clocked cores, though they are up to 30% faster across the board. And while the graphics chip has also been updated from the Adreno 506 to a faster Adreno 508, the fundamental architecture hasn’t changed — both are still built on a 14nm process with support for LTE speeds up to 600Mhz with 3x carrier aggregation; Bluetooth 5.0, Quick Charge 4.0, and USB 3.1 with USB-C; and a better camera experience with the new Spectra 160 image signal processor.

Octa-Core – Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs
14nm FinFET process technology
Up to 8GB memory, 2×16 LPDDR4x 1866MHz, eMMC, UFS, USB 3.1
Integrated X12 LTE, Qualcomm All Mode with support for all seven cellular modes, and 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 12/13 speeds of up to 600 Mbps down/150 Mbps up via 3x20MHz downlink, 2X20MHz uplink
Support for LTE Broadcast, LTE Dual SIM, VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling with LTE call continuity, HD and Ultra HD Voice (EVS)
Qualcomm Adreno 512 GPU
Hexagon 680 DSP with Hexagon vector extensions
Qualcomm Spectra 160 ISP – Up to 24 MP single camera, Up to 16 MP dual camera
Qualcomm Clear Sight camera features, Hybrid Autofocus, Optical
Zoom, Zero Shutter Lag
Supports up to Quad High Definition (2560×1600) displays
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
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4 technology

Snapdragon 660 has eight Kryo cores, four performance cores at 2.2GHz and four at 1.8GHz, and promises a 30% improvement in speeds over the Snapdragon 653. There’s also a new Adreno 512 GPU, which is a nice bump over the 510 in the previous generation, and support for Qualcomm’s 2016-era X12 baseband, which includes 3x carrier aggregation for speeds up to 600Mbps. Quick Charge 4.0, Bluetooth 5 and USB 3.1 are also included, too.

Aside from the new features, Qualcomm is making perhaps the biggest noise about the improved camera experience inside the Snapdragon 660. While it has the same Spectra 160 ISP as the Snapdragon 630, better support for 4K capture and the same electronic image stabilization that was popularized in high-end phones from 2016 has filtered down to thisSkip to main content

Octa-Core – Quad 2.2GHz Cortex A53 + Quad 1.8GHz Cortex A53 CPUs
14nm process technology
Up to 8GB memory, 2×16 LPDDR4x 1333 MHz, eMMC, UFS, USB 3.1
Integrated X12 LTE, Qualcomm All Mode with support for all seven cellular modes, and 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 12/13 speeds of up to 600 Mbps down/150 Mbps up via 3x20MHz downlink, 2X20MHz uplink
Qualcomm Adreno 508 GPU
Hexagon 680 DSP with Always aware technology
Qualcomm Spectra 160 ISP – Up to 24 MP single camera, Up to 13 MP dual camera
Qualcomm Clear Sight camera features, Hybrid Autofocus, Optical
Zoom, Zero Shutter Lag
Supports up to QXGA (1920 x 1200) displays
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
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4 technology