Qualcomm announced in a blog post about the launch of its new processor– Qualcomm Snapdragon 678. The new processor that comes with improvements is the follow-up to the Snapdragon 675 that launched in October 2018.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 is an octa-core processor that is based on an 11nm process. Smartphones with this processor will experience greater performance, better photo-video quality and much more.
“We are uniquely positioned to support OEMs in delivering the next generation of devices with in-demand features and performance,” said Kedar Kondap, vice president, product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc, in the blog.
The processor is developed keeping in mind the mid-range. It is equipped with Qualcomm’s own Spectra 250L ISP technology.
“Snapdragon 678 brings advanced mobile capabilities for daily entertainment at lightning-fast speeds over reliable connections and long-lasting battery life for consumers worldwide,” he added
Snapdragon 678: Features and Specifications
Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 is powered with Kyro 460 CPU which gives it a clock speed of up to 2.2Ghz, this makes it better than its predecessor. Snapdragon 678 is equipped with Adreno 612 GPU graphic support, just similar Snapdragon 675. “Drive faster graphics rendering, allowing for sharp, life-like visuals at high frame rates with fewer frame drops,” Qualcomm says commenting on it.
Snapdragon 678’s supported displays come with full-HD+ (1,080×2,520 pixels) resolution with up to 10-bit colour depth. If connected to an external display, the processor can support up to 4K Ultra HD resolution. With its Qualcomm Spectra 250L image signal processor, the SoC is capable of handling dual-camera setups up to 16-megapixel and single cameras up to 48-megapixel. It can also record 4K video at 30fps, 1080p video at up to 120fps, and 720p video at up to 240fps.
Coming to Qualcomm Snapdragon 678’s connectivity – it comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem. This can deliver a peak download speed of 600Mbps and upload speed of 150Mbps. The processor supports dual-SIM Dual VoLTE, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS, QZSS, and SBAS.
One also gets USB 3.1 support with USB Type-C interface and support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ technology. For the audio Snapdragon 678 comes with Qualcomm TrueWireless Stereo Plus technology, Qualcomm Aqstic audio technology, and Qualcomm aptX audio technology.
| Qualcomm® Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine | AIE GPU: Qualcomm® Adreno™ 612 GPU
AIE CPU: Qualcomm® Kryo™ 460 CPU Hexagon Processor: Qualcomm® Hexagon™ 685 DSP |
| GPU | GPU Name: Qualcomm® Adreno™ 612 GPU |
| Display | Max On-Device Display: FHD+
Max External Display: 4K Ultra HD Display Pixels: 2520×1080 Colour Depth: Up to 10-bit |
| CPU | CPU Clock Speed: Up to 2.2 GHz
CPU Cores: Qualcomm® Kryo™ 460 CPU, Octa-core CPU CPU Architecture: 64-bit |
| Process | Process Technology: 11 nm |
| Cellular Modem | Modem Name: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X12 LTE modem
Peak Download Speed: 600 Mbps Peak Upload Speed: 150 Mbps Downlink Carrier Aggregation: 3×20 MHz carrier aggregation Uplink Carrier Aggregation: 2×20 MHz carrier aggregation Downlink LTE Category: LTE Category 12 Uplink LTE Category: LTE Category 13 Multi-SIM: Dual SIM Dual VoLTE (DSDV) Downlink QAM: Up to 256-QAM Uplink QAM: Up to 64-QAM Calling Services: VoLTE with SRVCC to 3G and 2G, Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) with LTE call continuity, HD and Ultra HD Voice (EVS) Cellular Technology: LTE TDD, LTE FDD, LTE Broadcast, WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi Standards: 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n
Wi-Fi Spectral Bands: 2.4GHz, 5GHz Peak Speed: 867 Mbps Channel Utilization: 20/40/80/160 MHz MIMO Configuration: 1×1 (1-stream) Peak QAM: 256 QAM Wi-Fi Features: MU-MIMO, LTE/Wi-Fi antenna sharing, integrated baseband |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Speed: 2 Mbps |
| NFC | Near Field Communications: Supported |
| Location | Satellite Systems Support: Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS, QZSS, SBAS |
| RF | RFFE: High-power transmit (HPUE), Qualcomm® Adaptive Antenna Tuning |
| USB | USB Version: USB 3.1, USB-C |
| DSP | DSP Technology: Sensor low-power island (LPI), Qualcomm® Hexagon™ 685 DSP, Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Vector Processor, Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Vector eXtensions (HVX) |
| Camera | Image Signal Processor: Qualcomm Spectra™ 250L image signal processor, 14-bit, 2x Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Dual Camera, MFNR, ZSL, 30fps: Up to 16 MP Single Camera, MFNR, ZSL, 30fps: Up to 25 MP Single Camera, MFNR: Up to 48 MP Single Camera: Up to 192 MP Camera Features: Accelerated Electronic Image Stabilization Video Capture (30 FPS): 4 K Ultra HD video captures Slow Motion Video Capture: 1080p @ 120 FPS, 720p @ 240 FPS Video Capture Formats: HEVC |
| Video | Video Playback: Up to 4K Ultra HD video playback
Codec Support: H.265 (HEVC), H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9 Video Software: Motion Compensated Temporal Filtering (MCTF) |
| General Audio | Audio Technology: Qualcomm TrueWireless™ Stereo Plus technology, Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio technology, Qualcomm® aptX™ audio technology
Qualcomm Aqstic™ technology: Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio codec, Qualcomm Aqstic™ speaker amplifier with Speaker Protection Qualcomm® aptX™ audio playback support: Qualcomm® aptX™, Qualcomm® aptX™ HD, Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive |
| Audio Playback | Playback Dynamic Range: 130dB
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N), Playback: -109dB Sampling, Playback: 44.1kHz PCM, Playback: Up to 192kHz/24bit Amplifier output power: Up to 4W Speaker protection: Speaker protection |
| Audio Recording | Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N), Record: -103dB
Sampling, Record: Up to 192kHz/24bit Recording Dynamic range: 109dB |
| Power Consumption | Audio playback: 26mW for high-performance mode
Low power voice activation: 0.65mA |
| Charging | Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ Technology Support: Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 4+ technology |
| Security Support | Security Features: Qualcomm® Content Protection, Qualcomm® Mobile Security, Qualcomm® Processor Security |
