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Today Qualcomm launched three new chipsets with a Snapdragon 460 catering for the entry-level market, while the Snapdragon 720G and Snapdragon 662 will be for mid-range phones
The Snapdragon 720G promises to bring many of the Elite Gaming features of the Snapdragon 765G with support for HDR, dynamic colour range and high-quality synchronised sound with Qualcomm aptX Adaptive.
The press release is a bit thin on the ground with the specification so we will have to wait for confirmation about everything. However, one thing I noticed is that the two new chipsets don’t bring much new to the table, in fact, they look like clones of the chipsets that sit above them.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
Based on current information can mark this down as one of the pointless releases of the year being almost identical to the Snapdragon 665 released last year and offering no improvement in the CPU specification since the Snapdragon 660 which launched in 2017 – in fact it is clocked 0.2Ghz lower.
While they have no released the exact specification of the CPU, the Kryo 260 is the same Cortex A73 based CPU that is used in the SD660, SD665 and SD675.
It is probably safe to assume the layout will be the same as the chipsets that straddle it either side so it will be 4×4 with four of the Kryo 260 (CA73) cores then four small efficient 4x Kryo 260 (CA53) likely running at 1.8GHz.
The GPU matches the Snapdragon 665 though how this is clocked has not been disclosed.
The Spectra camera processor has technically changed with this being the Spectra 340T but the camera spec appears to be the same as the SD665.
The one difference is the Hexagon 683 Processor whereas the SD665 has a Hexagon 686 and the older SD660 has a Hexagon 680.
Overall, this is nothing to be excited about, but it depends on pricing, with this being a lower number it could be that the same specification is being shifted to more affordable phones.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
The more exciting option is the Snapdragon 720G which will sit above the Snapdragon 710/712 and likely be classed as their successor. The Snapdragon 710 and 712 were technically the same but the SD712 was clocked slightly higher.
However, it appears to be following the same trend the SD662 set. Based on the current details, which are vague, there is very little to differentiate it from the chipset that sits above it, the Snapdragon 730 & Snapdragon 730G. From the current information, the Snapdragon 720G is actually better than the SD730.
They have not revealed the CPU spec exactly, but the Kryo 465 is likely an Arm Coretec A76 and this will be clocked at 2.3GHz vs 2.2GHz of the Snapdragon 730.
The Adreno 618 GPU is identical but what differentiated the SD730 and SD730G was how it was clocked. We don’t know what frequencies are used here so it could still sit under the Snapdragon 730.
Similarly, the camera spec is a Spectra 350L vs the Spectra 350 – the Spectra can handle dual 22MP cameras with Multi-Frame Noise Reduction (MFNR) and Zero Shutter Lag (ZSL) so they are a little different.
The Snapdragon 720G gets a Hexagon 692 Processor vs Hexagon 688 of the SD730, but again, what this means is unknown until benchmarks/reviews come out.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 vs 665 vs 710 vs 720G vs 730G Comparison Table
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