Qualcomm introduced a new processor for smartphones average. Chipset Snapdragon 670 has received a number of advanced features, including technologies based on artificial intelligence.
Based on the platform Snapdragon 670 — processor Kryo 360. It employs two high-performance cores with a frequency up to 2 GHz and six energy-efficient cores with a frequency up to 1.7 GHz. According to the company, this version of Kryo is able to provide performance 15% higher than the previous-generation processors. The chip uses Adreno graphics 615.
Snapdragon 670 has become the first platform of the 600 line, which uses the image processor Qualcomm Spectra 250, the second generation brand processor. Spectra 250 supports most modern functions, including noise reduction, image stabilization and an active dimension of depth to the scene.
Users will also be able to record video using the technology of Ultra HD Video Capture, which requires 30% less energy than its predecessor. Qualcomm Spectra 250 supports 25-a single megapixel or 16-megapixel dual-camera modules.
Snapdragon 670 is equipped with LTE-modem X12, which supports download speed up to 600 Mbps and 150 Mbps in the uplink. It automatically switches between LTE and wifi, depending on which networks at the moment, higher transmission speed and signal quality.
In Snapdragon 670 uses the same signal processor Qualcomm Hexagon 685, and mobile platforms a higher class. It’s always on and helps to efficiently control the operation of the sensors. Chip integrated AI Engine of the third generation, which increases the performance of AI applications in 1,8 times compared to the mobile platforms of the previous generation.
Mobile platform Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 has already entered the market. Devices based on it will be available in 2018.