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Affordable phones in 2018 could have high-resolution, Quad HD screens

by Victor Hristov / Dec 26, 2017, 7:10 AM

Affordable phones in 2018 could have high-resolution, Quad HD screens

Qualcomm is allegedly working on a new chip for mid-range phones in 2018, the Snapdragon 670, that will high-resolution Quad HD displays and dual cameras on phones that do not cost a fortune. The information comes from German blogger Roland Quandt, who has been able to source some very accurate information in the past.

The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 that is under development is said to come to replace the current Snapdragon 660. The Snapdragon 660 was what powers a lot of very popular devices in Asia - the Oppo R11 and R11s series, a few Vivo phones and the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 - but it is not a very popular solution for devices in the West.

The model name for the new Snapdragon 670 platform is SDM670 and the list of highlights includes support for:

6 GB LPDDR4X RAM
64 GB eMMC 5.1 flash storage
WQHD screen
22,6 + 13 MP camera

While earlier Snapdragon 6xx series chips features octa-core designs, this new one is rumored to have a hexa-core design, with two big, Kryo 360 cores and four more power-efficient cores. It could also end up being built on Samsung's new 10nm manufacturing process. Keep in mind that this is all preliminary information, so do take it with the proverbial grain of salt until we hear something more substantial in terms of a proof.

source: Roland Quandt

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16 Comments

1. Boast_Rider

Posts: 536; Member since: Sep 14, 2017

The higher end 6xx series (650+) is not meant for affordable phones. They are for premium midrangers. The affordable series is the 4xx and the lower end 6xx (625, 630 etc).

posted on Dec 26, 2017, 7:17 AM 7

2. worldpeace

Posts: 3135; Member since: Apr 15, 2016

Redmi note 3 pro with SD650 priced around $170 at launch.. upcoming Redmi Note 5 rumored to use SD660, for around $220-$250

posted on Dec 26, 2017, 8:04 AM 0

7. Boast_Rider

That's because Xiaomi takes 0 profit from phones. Most other brands have phones priced more than 2x of Xiaomi for same specs.

posted on Dec 26, 2017, 8:54 AM 2

12. daniyal_05

Posts: 93; Member since: Nov 15, 2017

I think we can all agree that iphoneX isn’t selling that wellhttps://www.macrumors.com/2017/12/22/iphone-x-sales-not-as-strong-as-expected/

posted on Dec 26, 2017, 12:38 PM 1

13. daniyal_05

Happy :)

posted on Dec 26, 2017, 12:41 PM 1

16. kiko007

Posts: 7520; Member since: Feb 17, 2016

Lol... definitely a bot.

posted on Dec 26, 2017, 2:21 PM 1

15. Guaire

Posts: 892; Member since: Oct 15, 2014

They are not doing charity. Their profit margins are thinner than most. It's not zero certainly. If Xiaomi would put Snapdragon 835 instead to 625 in Mi A1 it would rise the BOM cost maybe 35USD top. Snapdragon 660 would be even cheaper than that. They are not doing it because they are affraid of their own mid-range would cannibalize their flagships. If they are making zero money from their entire phone line it would have not matter either they are selling high-end phones or low-end phones, but they are carefully designed to avoid cannibalizing each other's sales.

posted on Dec 26, 2017, 1:01 PM 1

9. MrShazam

Posts: 987; Member since: Jun 22, 2017

Yet some "premium" by price tag devices still won't even have up to 1080p screen in 2018...

posted on Dec 26, 2017, 11:20 AM 0

10. Peacetoall unregistered

This is why I love android phones, because at some time you get to enjoy flagship specs at affordable price.

posted on Dec 26, 2017, 11:21 AM 0

11. AmashAziz

Posts: 2934; Member since: Jun 30, 2014

But all we will likely see will be $400+ phones with a snapdragon 670. At thatprice, one can get a flagship phone. SD 670 is meant for $300-400 phones and OEMs should not charge flagship prices for phones containing it.