New Snapdragon releases
Qualcomm introduced three new high-end processors this week. All of them will be available in different devices with release the end of the year. The company is about to launch three new chipsets for the Snapdragon family. These chipsets mark a major upgrade in terms of speed, quality and capability. They achieve this thanks to their increase in performance and adoption of AI,
Snapdragon 665
The 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 incorporates 3rd generation artificial intelligence. Built using the 11nm integration process, it has equipped Kryo 260 cores (up to 2.2GHz) and the Adreno 610 GPU. Its performance is twice as fast as the Snapdragon 660 and supports Vulkan 1.1. Furthermore, includes aptX Adaptive and Aqstic codecs, and the Spectra 165 ISP which has AI features that enhance photo capture.
The devices are ready to either take pictures, shoot video or even study scenes with the help of multiple cameras and sensors.
It offers 4K video at 30 frames per second and 720p at 240 frames per second, Wi-Fi AC connectivity with MU-MIMO, support for FHD+ (2520 x 1080 pixels) displays, Quick Charge 3.0, X12 LTE modem with up to 600Mbps download speeds, Dual SIM Dual Standby, VoWiFi and up to 8GB of RAM.
Snapdragon 730/730G
The Snapdragon 730/730G are built using the 8nm(TSMC) integration process, powered by eight Kryo 470 cores and Adreno 618 GPU, support Vulkan 1.1, aptX Adaptive and Aqstic codecs, Quick Charge 4.0+, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 6 and can use up to 8GB of LPDDR4 RAMat 1866MHz.
The Snapdragon 730 supports displays with resolutions up to 2520 x 1080 pixels, while the Snapdragon 730G supports QHD+ (3360 x 1440 pixels). Both incorporate 4th generation artificial intelligence with Tensor accelerators, achieving twice the AI performance compared to the Snapdragon 710.
Leveraging the capabilities of the Spectra 350 image processor, they offer support with single-sensor camera systems with 48MP and “multi frame” noise reduction or up to 36MP with zero shutter lag, triple/dual cameras with sensors up to 22MP and depth sensing, and compatibility with sensors as high as 192MP in Snapshot Mode.
When it comes to video, they can shoot 4K HDR at 30 frames per second, 1080p up to 120 frames per second, 720p at 240 frames per second and 4K HDR Portrait Mode with enhanced bokeh.
The manufacturer claims a 35% increase in CPU performance (compared to Snapdragon 710) and a 25% increase in graphics performance thanks to the Adreno 618 GPU.
In particular, the Snapdragon 730G aims specifically to devices that target mobile gamers, since its overclocked graphics card offers 15% higher performance than that of the “regular” Snapdragon 730.
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Author: PC-GR
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