Qualcomm just announced its new processor, the Snapdragon 670. This new member of its catalog is focused on the mid-range, a range in which the recently launched Snapdragon 710 is also found.
As expected, The chip is optimized to run Android 9.0 Pie, the new operating system from Google, the American firm. In addition, thanks to its powerful eight cores, the same as those found in the SD710 but at a lower frequency, it will be characterized, more than anything, by being implemented in future phones. mid-range.
The Snapdragon 670 doesn't differ much from the SD710, when it comes to specs. As we already told you, This SoC comes equipped with eight cores (4x Kyro 360 at 2.2GHz + 6x Kyro 360 at 1.7GHz) and is manufactured in 10 nanometers LPP. It is equipped with a 1KB and 64KB L32 cache, each for a cluster, a 2KB and 256KB L128 cache, with the same configuration, and a 3MB L1 cache.
The Snapdragon 670 has an Adreno 615 GPU, which is less powerful than the Adreno 616 of the SD710. It also supports up to FullHD + resolution, unlike the 710, which can support up to QuadHD + resolution. Besides, it shares the same Hexagon 685 DSP chip, which is focused on processing tasks based on Artificial Intelligence, and the ISP Spectra 250, which is why it can support a single camera of up to 25MP and dual 16MP cameras, and record at a resolution 4K video at 30fps.
On the other hand, regarding connectivity, the manufacturer has changed the X15 LTE modem from the SD710 to a slower X12 LTE modem. Therefore, the maximum download speed drops to 600Mbps and the maximum upload speed to 150Mbps. Still, the Snapdragon 670 supports Dual SIM Dual VoLTE (DSDV) and Quick Charge 4+ fast charging.
Resuming, the Snapdragon 670 is just a slightly less powerful Snapdragon 710. It has a lower clocked CPU, a slightly less powerful GPU, and a slower modem.