Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630 high-end Mobile Platforms, successors of last year’s Snapdragon 653 and Snapdragon 626. The Snapdragon 660 is the first processor in the lineup to come with Kryo CPU that promises 20% better performance compared to Snapdragon 653. It also has new Adreno 512 GPU that offers 30% better performance compared to Adreno 510 and the new Adreno 508 GPU on the Snapdragon 630 offers 30% better performance compared to 506. The Snapdragon 630 uses the same Cortex A53 CPUs, but its arranged in performance and efficiency cluster arrangement.
Both these have X12 LTE modem that offers download speeds up to 600 Mbps and peak upload speeds up to 150 Mbps, Spectra 160 architecture and Hexagon DSP. The Snapdragon 660 also has Hexagon Vector eXtensions (HVX) core for wide-vector processing and All-Ways Aware hub that runs on the Hexagon DSP so that it stays on at all times consuming very little battery life while collecting and processing information. The Snapdragon 630 comes only with All-Ways Aware technology.
Both platforms support Qualcomm Mobile Security and machine learning using the Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine SDK. These are 14nm FinFET process and provide 4K video capture and playback capabilities, along with 8GB maximum memory and Vulkan API support.
Highlights of Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Mobile Platform
- 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
Highlights of Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Mobile Platform
- 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
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 is now available for consumers and are expected in device this quarter. The Snapdragon 630 will be available for customers by the end of May and the 630 powered GPUs are expected in Q3 2017.