Qualcomm announces its latest mid-range chipsets for future mobile devices -- the Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630. The Snapdragon 660 succeeds the Snapdragon 653 while the Snapdragon 630 replaces the Snapdragon 626. These features were previously exclusive to the Snapdragon 800-series processors. Other new features include support for Bluetooth 5.0, Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem (up to 600Mbps down), 2x2 MU-MIMO 802.11ac Wi-Fi, iris scanning, and Qualcomm Quick Charge 4. As for its graphics processing unit (GPU), The Snapdragon 660 gets a 30 percent improvement over its predecessor with the Adreno 512, while the Snapdragon 630 has the Adreno 508. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmWZvymyDyE The Snapdragon 660 platform is available now while the Snapdragon 630 platform is expected to ship towards the end of this month. The Nokia 5630 changes all that and promises to be an NGage gaming unit as well. It will come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 installed with 8GB of RAM onboard. Read more in our articles including "Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 660 and 630 chipsets" and "Microsoft extends Windows 10 lifespan for another year... again".
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Jun 26, 2026Qualcomm announces its latest mid-range chipsets for future mobile devices -- the Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630. The Snapdragon 660 succeeds the Snapdragon 653 while the Snapdragon 630 replaces the Snapdragon 626.
These features were previously exclusive to the Snapdragon 800-series processors. Other new features include support for Bluetooth 5.0, Qualcomm Snapdragon X12 LTE modem (up to 600Mbps down), 2x2 MU-MIMO 802.11ac Wi-Fi, iris scanning, and Qualcomm Quick Charge 4. As for its graphics processing unit (GPU), The Snapdragon 660 gets a 30 percent improvement over its predecessor with the Adreno 512, while the Snapdragon 630 has the Adreno 508.
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