Snapdragon 678 Released | Specs | Phones | AnTuTu

Almost without warning, Qualcomm made the decision to integrate a new processor to its mid-range series, the 600 series chips. We are talking specifically about the new Snapdragon 678, a processor that takes the characteristics of the Snapdragon 675 and takes them a step further. in terms of power, but without touching the essentials. Stay with us to know all the features of this new SoC!

Snapdragon 678 – Introducing The New Qualcomm SoC!

Snapdragon 678 – Specifications (Specs) Sheet

SoC	Snapdragon 678
Release date	December 16, 2020
Process	11nm
CPU	Qualcomm® Kryo™ 460 CPU
GPU	Qualcomm® Adreno™ 612 GPU
AI	Qualcomm® Hexagon™ 685 DSP
Connectivity	802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n Wi-Fi Spectral Bands: 2.4GHz, 5GHz
Bluetooth version	5.0
Camera	Single camera up to 25 megapixels Dual-camera up to 16 megapixels

Snapdragon 678 – Process

Without a doubt, the process is one of the most important characteristics not only for a processor but for any smart device that has it. On the market, you can find many processors with different process numbers, and it is assumed that the lower the number, the better their general performance will be. The lower process numbers are saved for SoCs used in high-end phones, however, and since the Snapdragon 678 is a processor built for the mid-range, the 11nm process it has is going to give it a good performance.

Snapdragon 678 – CPU

When talking about the CPU with which this New SoC works, an important clarification must be made, and that is that, although it was recently presented to the market, there is no precise information about some of its specifications, and its CPU is one of those. So far, the only thing that is known on this issue is that the SD 678 came to us with a CPU built on the basis of eight Kryo 460 (Cortex-A76) cores running at a speed of 2.2GHz, this being an improvement compared to the CPU that It is found inside the SD 675.

Snapdragon 678 – GPU

Moving on to talk about the GPU that is inside this new processor, the SD 678 has a Qualcomm Adreno 612 GPU, which, although it is not the most advanced of all those available on the market, will be capable of giving devices that have this SoC an improvement in performance and in the reproduction of graphics with sharper and more realistic images at higher FPS speeds, being a great point in its favor for all those people who are lovers of video games or simply of the good operation.

Snapdragon 678 – AI

Now, talking quickly about the artificial intelligence options that this new processor provides, the Snapdragon 678 features the Hexagon 685 chip, which is compatible with Vector extensions, among other things. Likewise, this chip will also provide great help to the camera section of any phone that has this processor, because it will allow it to support features such as portrait mode (Bokeh), capturing images in low-light spaces, and laser autofocus.

Snapdragon 678 – AnTuTu Benchmark Score

Snapdragon 678 has an AnTuTu score of 217,200 points. Its older brother which is the Snapdragon 675 obtained a total score of 174,402 points. Here’s a comparison of the Snapdragon 678 AnTuTu score with other SoCs.

Snapdragon 678 – Connectivity

Regarding the mobile connectivity section, we can see that the company decided to keep it intact and just as seen in the SD 675 since this new version has the Snapdragon X12 modem that is capable of allowing 4G downloads of up to 600Mbps and uploads on the same network up to 150Mbps. Likewise, also, and of course, it has WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, and NFC chips, in addition to USB Type C 3.1 ports, LPDDR4X, and UFS 2.1 memories.

Snapdragon 678 – Camera

In terms of cameras, this new processor for smart devices gives users the possibility of supporting single sensors of up to 25-megapixels, or a dual camera that is based on 16-megapixel sensors. Likewise, this SoC also supports native photographic blurring and allows recording slow-motion video up to 240fps with HD resolution, or 120fps in FullHD. And yes, it is capable of accepting 4K at 30 frames per second.

List of Snapdragon 678 Phones

In relation to the phones in which this processor will be found, and until the moment this article is being written, no smartphone company has come out to clarify that they are working on a device that has the new Snapdragon 678. Having said that, and being a habit, users are waiting for Xiaomi, being a fan of these processors, to present us with a phone with the new SoC soon.

Snapdragon 678 – Price

As mentioned above, no company has yet come out to clarify that they will use this new processor in any of their smart devices, however, and knowing that this is a mid-range SoC, phones with high prices are not expected, and in addition to that, most likely, Xiaomi uses it on one of its devices, and this is a company well known for providing its users with smartphones with affordable prices.

The Verdict

After having seen its specifications, the new Snapdragon 678 becomes a super-vitaminized and mineralized version of the Snapdragon 675, which in turn was a slight jump compared to the Snapdragon 670. Qualcomm gives a facelift to its 600 series with a new processor, although at the moment it seems that the big jumps are reserved for the higher categories, both the 700 series models and the latest Snapdragon 888, the current leader of its catalog.

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