By Rounak Jain
Qualcomm is reportedly gearing up to launch the Snapdragon 670 chipset built on a 10nm fab process. The next generation of Qualcomm’s mid-range processor is expected to launch in early 2018, just in time for the next wave of mid-range smartphone launches.
The Snapdragon 670 SoC is expected to come with an octa-core Kryo processor. However, unlike the Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 652/653 which came with 4 high power cores and 4 low power cores, the Snapdragon 670 is being said to come with slightly different cluster setup. According to rumors, there will be 2 high power Kryo 360 cores and 6 low power cores.
Will it continue to build on the success of the Snapdragon 65x series?
Qualcomm had delivered a good balance between performance and power efficiency with the Snapdragon 65x series, but if rumors are to be believed, then it looks like the Snapdragon 670 is going to deliver an increase in power efficiency. Its effects in terms of performance will also be interesting aspect to consider – at this point it’s not possible to say anything either way, considering that the Snapdragon 670 chipset is going to use third generation …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components
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