Mid-range smartphones would never be so good to use if it weren’t for SoCs like the Snapdragon 625. Now, the bar for mid-range phones is rising each year with new chips like the Snapdragon 660 SoC. If we remember well, the Snapdragon 660 borrowed some cool stuff from its 800 series counterparts. This makes it a very interesting chip. But that was 5-6 months back. Now, some info regarding the Snapdragon 670 SoC is popping up on the horizon.
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With the new leak, we do have reason to be excited. As a S660 successor, this new info sheds light on the S670 potential. According to the info leaked by Roland Quandt, Snapdragon 670 is being tested on a prototype. As is customary for chip makers, they give their new chips a test drive to test their potential. One such test info has leaked.
The test prototype is shown to have WQHD resolution display. In other words a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. Moreover, the tested device also sports a 6 GB of DDR4X RAM according to the leak. Also, the camera found on the device seems to be oddly of 22.6 MP for the rear and 13 MP for the front.
These specs are definitely nothing to scoff at. They are usually found on flagship phones. Now, imagine if this was to be your regular mid-range phone of 2018. Exciting, isn’t it? But it might take a while before these chips launch in 2018, as even the S660 SoC is not exactly old right now.
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An Android enthusiast since I had a Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro. I love writing about the latest in smartphones. When not writing, I will be looking for something to devour, preferably, an all cheese Margherita Pizza. Playing football in the evening is a holy ritual, I never miss it.
- Shad8x .December 25, 2017
That must be an early prototype, there arent even many phones with 660 yet.
- Lazar ProdanovicDecember 25, 2017
Well while S625 is & always whose a peace of garbage the S670 should be a real successor of S650 with which it all actually started. It’s the old problem the higher end mid grade culd or better say would cannibalise the sails of flagship one so QC ain’t making them available until they cache in big time. Anyway I am looking forward to finally retiring old problematic A53 core’s more than anything.
- Karly JohnstonDecember 26, 2017
Why do you think the SD625 is a piece of garbage?
- Lazar ProdanovicDecember 26, 2017
Only small A53 CPU core’s, GPU is also on a down side. It is efficient but made to be cheap with nothing to push. Actually a big step back compared to S650 which whose also rather cheap as it whose made on 28 nm TSMC HPM. So it whose disappointment all around from the start & that’s why we can call it a garbage.
- Matthew GladingDecember 26, 2017
I have both chips and can’t notice any major difference in performance but I prefer the SD 625 due to battery life. Would not call it garbage!
- Lazar ProdanovicDecember 26, 2017
Well I can & 50% faster on the GPU side along with up to 75% faster on the CPU side is something I call a lot.
By the way I have better SOT with S650 then you with S625.
But not all people are the same.
- hotphilDecember 27, 2017
“It is efficient but made to be cheap with nothing to push”
Then of course it’s not going to be intended to be flagship performance. But calling it garbage doesn’t seem particularly fair.
- Lazar ProdanovicDecember 27, 2017
You know how they say: one man’s garbage is other man’s treasure.
Compared to the midrange SoC’s like S650 before it that really could catch up with flagship one’s regarding performance in common CPU tasks & that whare cheap and available the S625 is a garbage as it’s disappointing.
- hotphilDecember 27, 2017
Then the answer is simple – don’t buy one
- Lazar ProdanovicDecember 27, 2017
Discussion whose about S670 not S625. I certainly didn’t buy one & I won’t along with many other that feel the same about it. S670 will however be a worthy upgrade because new core’s along with new gen GPU but let’s wait & see how good it will really be.
- Zubaer AlamDecember 26, 2017
guessing it won’t release before 2019!
because 660 is not even properly here yet.
- Zubaer AlamDecember 26, 2017
guessing it won’t release before 2019!
because 660 is not even properly here yet.
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That must be an early prototype, there arent even many phones with 660 yet.
Well while S625 is & always whose a peace of garbage the S670 should be a real successor of S650 with which it all actually started. It’s the old problem the higher end mid grade culd or better say would cannibalise the sails of flagship one so QC ain’t making them available until they cache in big time. Anyway I am looking forward to finally retiring old problematic A53 core’s more than anything.
Only small A53 CPU core’s, GPU is also on a down side. It is efficient but made to be cheap with nothing to push. Actually a big step back compared to S650 which whose also rather cheap as it whose made on 28 nm TSMC HPM. So it whose disappointment all around from the start & that’s why we can call it a garbage.
I have both chips and can’t notice any difference in performance but I prefer the SD 625 due to battery life. Would not call it garbage!
Well I can & 50% faster on the GPU side along with up to 75% faster on the CPU side is something I call a lot.
By the way I have better SOT with S650 then you with S625.
But not all people are the same.
“It is efficient but made to be cheap with nothing to push”
Then of course it’s not going to be intended to be flagship performance. But calling it garbage doesn’t seem particularly fair.
You know how they say: one man’s garbage is other man’s treasure.
Compared to the midrange SoC’s like S650 before it that really could catch up with flagship one’s regarding performance in common CPU tasks & that whare cheap and available the S625 is a garbage as it’s disappointing.
Then the answer is simple – don’t buy one
Discussion whose about S670 not S625. I certainly didn’t buy one & I won’t along with many other that feel the same about it. S670 will however be a worthy upgrade because new core’s along with new gen GPU but let’s wait & see how good it will really be.