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Qualcomm launches the Snapdragon 690
Everything about Snapdragon 690
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We have seen Qualcomm forcing manufactures to include 5G with the latest flagship Snapdragon 865, by not selling a separate version a separate 865 without 5G. We have also seen the company include its 5G modem(X51 modem) to the 700 series chips with SnapDragon 765 5G and now Qualcomm has decided to add the 5G modem to 600 series of chipset with the introduction of SnapDragon 690 processor.
This new Snapdragon 690 is an 8nm processor, which will be a successor to Snapdragon 675. The processor will come Kryo 560 CPU and Adreno 619L GPU, which will offer 20 percent better CPU performance and 60 percent faster graphics rendering compared to the Snapdragon 675. It will also have support for high-end features like support 120Hz displays for faster refresh rates, 4K HDR video capture, and up to 192-megapixel camera sensor support.
Speaking of connectivity, It will have support for Wifi standard like Wifi 6, Wifi 5, and Wifi 2.4GHZ and it will come with Bluetooth 5.1 support as well. This processor will have support for HDR 10 and HDR 10 Plus. It will come with Qualcomm AI Engine support. It will also have support for Fingerprint, Iris, Voice, and Face for Biometric authentication. It supports Quick Charge 4+ standard for fast charging. It will have support for GPS, NavIC, Dual Frequency, NFC, and other sensor support.
Here are the complete specs released by snapdragon -
The 5G modem in this will only support slower sub-6GHz versions of 5G, not the faster mmWave standard. This 5G modem in this chipset will allow for a wider adoption of this technology. We can see 5G enabled smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 690 in the year 2021 at a price point of 10,000 to 20,000 rupees.
