Qualcomm Chips Aims To Improve Cameras On Affordable Smartphones

Phones with affordable prices will probably have more advanced features. Qualcomm Inc gave people a glimpse of Snapdragon 665, 730, and 730G chips. These are not the types of chips targeting top devices like the Galaxy S10. They are geared towards devices that several at medium and high levels. People who don't want or are unable to spend $1,000 on a new high-end phone to use the gadgets they want to experience, they can now access them on a cheaper device thanks to on Qualcomm's new chips.

According to vice president of product management at Qualcomm Inc., Kedar Kondap, the company is introducing more affordable devices with more advanced features including special gaming, better camera capabilities, and artificial intelligence. They will load these devices with more power.

Snapdragon 6 and seven series target to enhance low-cost mobile devices with more advanced features. These kinds of smartphones are popular in China. Not everyone can afford to buy a new high-end and powerful phone, but everyone wants a phone with many new utilities, and strong AI support.

According to Jessica Dolcourt from CNET, the Snapdragon 7 series is geared towards high-end phones, while the Snapdragon 6 series is for mid-range smartphones. Typically, more affordable devices from companies like Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, and Motorola will be equipped with these processors, except for the upcoming Galaxy Note 10. For instance, putting the Snapdragon 632 into the Moto G7 was released in the summer of 2018 for $300.

Qualcomm's new chip-equipped phones will be launched in the middle of this year.

Snapdragon 730

Technologies in the Snapdragon 730 are previous technologies exclusively reserved for Snapdragon 8 series processors. This series has been equipped for ultra-high-end devices such as Samsung Galaxy S10.

The Snapdragon 730 is equipped with, AI, so it has twice the power of its previous version, 710. The camera, security, voice and gaming performance are also accelerated by the fourth generation AI engine. Qualcomm.

Kondap said in a press conference that many people were unaware that they were experiencing AI on their phones also, that didn't matter.

The ability to identify many keywords and voice recognition will be significantly improved with this chip. Even in a busy and noisy environment, the voice assistant in your smartphone can quickly identify your voice.

Qualcomm's Spectra 350 feature is also included in the Snapdragon 730. It carries the ability to process specialized camera vision signals on phones four times more efficiently than on computers. That means users can shoot 4K HDR videos in portrait mode with the contours of the subject much better than the background behind.

It carries a depth sensor with high resolution and support for three cameras with portraits, super wide and telephoto lenses. Also, users can store more photos and save space in their devices more thanks to the ability to take photos and record videos in HEIF format (only half the size of JPEG).

Snapdragon 730G for gamers.

Snapdragon 730G is targeted by Qualcomm for gaming enthusiasts when it comes to understanding graphics faster than the 730 to 15%. Qualcomm's internal gaming division has also partnered with game developers to optimize some of the most loved games worldwide so they can work smoothly in their processors.

Besides, it also has anti-cheating extensions to help players at the same level can play together. The "Jank reduction" feature by up to 90% for games running at 30fps. In addition, it also has features to support devices that deal with Wi-Fi latency and support HDR gameplay.

It can be said that the purpose of the Snapdragon 730G is for users to know the phone they are planning to buy is designed to play games.

Kondap said, if a customer is always looking for good mobile gaming devices, this chip is one of the factors that makes it easy for them to know which devices are right for them on the market. school

Snapdragon 665

The 665 is geared towards mid-priced devices that cost less than those using the Snapdragon 7 series. It uses Qualcomm's third-generation AI engine and is capable of handling two times faster than the Snapdragon 660.

Thanks to AI, the Spectra 165 image signal processor on the chip will be strengthened and operated more efficiently. The mobile camera will automatically recognize and customize in different scenes, such as turning HDR on. The chip also supports a number of other features of the snappers such as 48-megapixel resolution and optical zoom. It also supports three camera sets including portrait, wide angle and telephoto.

Similar to Snapdragon 730, the 665 can also support 3D face unlocking.