With the Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm wants to offer premium level camera, gaming, and AI experience to the mid-range smartphones. While the Snapdragon 665 comes with features like -- photography capabilities, optimized gaming, and on-device AI processing.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Snapdragon 730 and 730G it is aiming to deliver powerful gaming and enhanced AI experience.
- Both Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 730G chipsets are built on 8nm process.
- The new Snapdragon 665 chipset comes with Qualcomm Kryo 260 CPU.
There are new processors and chipsets for mobile phones out from Qualcomm. On Tuesday, the chipset maker announced new chipsets called Snapdragon 730, Snapdragon 730G and Snapdragon 665 that are likely to feature in phones like the Redmi Note 8 and other devices that could be launched in the second half of this year.
Qualcomm says that with the Snapdragon 730 and 730G it is aiming to deliver powerful gaming and enhanced AI experience to the users. While with the Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm wants to offer premium level camera, gaming, and AI experience to the mid-range smartphones. We will see likely see all Snapdragon 730, Snapdragon 730G and Snapdragon 665 powered smartphones launches this year.
Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 730G: What they offer
-- Both Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 730G chipsets are built on 8nm process and they feature two high-performance cores and six power-efficient cores.
--The Snapdragon 730 includes Hexagon 688 DSP, Qualcomm Adreno 618 GPU, and Qualcomm Kryo 470 CPU, which work together to offer much faster performance when compared to the previous generation processors in the same range.
--The Qualcomm Kryo 470 CPU is built on the latest ARM Cortex Technology. It provides 35 per cent more performance compared to its predecessor Snapdragon 710, says Qualcomm.
-- The new chipsets also include AI-specific hardware.
-- One of the key highlights of the new Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 730G Mobile Platforms is Snapdragon Elite Gaming -- also found in flagship Snapdragon 855 processor -- that offers smoother gaming experience.
-- The Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 730G also feature fourth generation, multi-core Qualcomm AI Engine with a Qualcomm Hexagon Tensor Accelerator for improved AI experience.
-- Qualcomm claims that the new Snapdragon 730 series is almost 2X faster than the previous generation chipset and also offers intuitive on-device interactions for camera, gaming, voice, and security.
-- The Snapdragon 730 has some specific video recording features. This is offered through new Spectra 350 ISP. It provides the smartphone cameras with depth-sensing capabilities at 60FPS and up to 4X power savings compared to the Snapdragon 710 mobile platform.
-- Snapdragon 730 comes with Snapdragon X15 LTE Modem which offers up to 800 Mbps theoretical download speed if network supports it.
-- The Snapdragon 730 is Wi-Fi 6 ready.
-- The Snapdragon 730 also supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ technology which can apparently deliver up to a 50 per cent charge in 15 minutes.
Snapdragon 665: What it offers
-- The key focus areas of Snapdragon 665 are -- photography capabilities, optimized gaming, and on-device AI processing.
-- The Snapdragon 665 chipset uses Qualcomm Hexagon 686 DSP, Qualcomm Spectra 165 ISP, and third generation Qualcomm AI Engine.
-- The Snapdragon 665 offers several enhanced security features like 3D face unlock natively.
-- The new Snapdragon 665 chipset comes with Qualcomm Kryo 260 CPU including four performance and four high-efficiency cores.
--The Snapdragon 665 comes with Snapdragon X12 LTE Modem and offers download speeds up to 600 Mbps.
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