Qualcomm Introduces Snapdragon 630 and 660 "Mobile Platforms" for Mid-Range Smartphones & Tablets

Qualcomm has announced two new Snapdragon ~~SoCs~~ Mobile Platforms, namely Snapdragon 630 and 660, with the aim of introducing “high-end features” to mid-range devices. Both chips come with eight cores, an Adreno GPU, and are manufactured with 14nm FinFET technology.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 630

Key features:

CPU – 8x ARM Cortex A53 clocked at up to 2.2 GHz (low power cluster up to 1.8 GHz)
GPU – Adreno 508 with support for OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 full,Vulkan, DX12
DSP – Hexagon 642 DSP
Memory I/F – LPDDR4, dual channel up to 1333MHz, 8GB RAM
Storage I/F – eMMC and UFS flash
Display – Up to 1920×1200 resolution; DisplayPort and USB type-C support
Video – Up to 4K @ 30 fps playback and capture; H.264, H.265 and VP9 codecs
Audio – Qualcomm Aqstic audio codec and speaker amplifier; Qualcomm aptX audio playback
Camera – Up to 24MP single camera, up to 13MP dual camera; Qualcomm Spectra 160 ISP
Modem – Snapdragon X12 LTE modem: Cat 12 for downlink (600 Mbps max); Cat 13 for uplink (150 Mbps max)
Wireless Connectivity – Dual band 802.11ac 1×1 WiFi, Bluetooth 5
Location – GPS, Glanass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS and SBAS
Security – Qualcomm Mobile Security: camera security, app protect, Qualcomm processor security
Charging – Quick Charge 4 technology

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660

CPU – 8x Kryo 260 cores clocked at up to 2.2 GHz (low power cluster up to 1.8 GHz)
GPU – Adreno 512 with support for OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 full,Vulkan, DX12
DSP – Hexagon 680 DSP with Hexagon Vector eXtensions (HVX)
Memory I/F – LPDDR4, dual channel up to 1866MHz, 8GB RAM
Storage I/F – eMMC and UFS flash
Display – Up to 2560×1600 resolution; DisplayPort and USB type-C support
Video – Up to 4K @ 30 fps playback and capture; H.264, H.265 and VP9 codecs
Audio – Qualcomm Aqstic audio codec and speaker amplifier; Qualcomm aptX audio playback
Camera – Up to 24MP single camera, up to 16MP dual camera; Qualcomm Spectra 160 ISP
Modem – Snapdragon X12 LTE modem: Cat 12 for downlink (600 Mbps max); Cat 13 for uplink (150 Mbps max)
Wireless Connectivity – Dual band 802.11ac 2×2 WiFi, Bluetooth 5
Location – GPS, Glanass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS and SBAS
Security – Qualcomm Mobile Security: camera security, app protect, Qualcomm processor security, hardware token
Charging – Quick Charge 4 technology

Snapdragon 660 is an upgrade to 653 with about 20 percent improvement in CPU performance, and 30 percent in GPU performance. Snapdragon 630 CPU & GPU are respectively about 10% and 30% faster compared to the ones in Snapdragon 626.

Products based on Snapdragon 660 SoC should hit the shelves in Q2, while Snapdragon 630 mobile devices will start selling in Q3. You’ll find more details on Snapdragon 630 and 660 product pages.

Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)

Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.