Qualcomm recently announced three new mid-range chipset dubbed Snapdragon 665, Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 730G. The Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 730G is ideal in terms of specifications only advantage being 730G is well optimized for gaming.
The smartphone powered by Snapdragon 730 is already launched and few more smartphone powered by Snapdragon 730 will launch in 2019. As of now, Samsung Galaxy A80 is the only smartphone powered by SD730 and Recently Xiaomi announced that its upcoming smartphone will be powered by SD730.
Snapdragon 730 vs Snapdragon 710 vs Snapdragon 675:
| SoC | Snapdragon 730 | Snapdragon 710 | Snapdragon 675 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Process | 8nm | 10nm | 11nm |
| CPU | Kryo 470 2 x A76 Cores @2.2GHz 6 x A55 Cores @1.8GHz | Kryo 360 2 x A75 Cores @2.2GHz 6 x A55 Cores @1.7GHz | Kryo 460 2 x A76 Cores @2.0GHz 6 x A55 Cores @1.7GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 618 | Adreno 616 | Adreno 612 |
| DSP | Hexagon 6858 | Hexagon 685 | Hexagon 685 |
| Camera | Spectra 350 36MP single / 22MP dual Up to 192MP without ZSL & MNFR | Spectra 250 32MP single / 20MP dual Up to 192MP without ZSL & MNFR | Spectra 250 25MP single / 16MP dual Up to 192MP without ZSL & MNFR |
| Video | Up to 4K Ultra HD video capture @ 30FPS Up to 1080p video capture @120 FPS | Up to 4K Ultra HD video capture @ 30FPS Up to 1080p video capture @120 FPS | Up to 4K video capture @ 30 FPS, Up to 1080p video capture @120 FPS |
| Memory | 2x 16-bit @ 1866MHz LPDDR4X 14.9GB/s | 2x 16-bit @ 1866MHz LPDDR4X 14.9GB/s | 2x 16-bit @ 1866MHz LPDDR4X 14.9GB/s |
| Modem | Snapdragon X15 LTE DL = 800Mbps UL = 150Mbps | Snapdragon X15 LTE DL = 800Mbps UL = 150Mbps | Snapdragon X12 LTE DL = 600Mbps UL = 150Mbps |
| Encode/ Decode | 2160p30, 1080p120 H.264 & H.265 10-bit HDR pipelines | 2160p30, 1080p120 H.264 & H.265 10-bit HDR pipelines | 2160p30, 1080p120 H.264 & H.265 |
Snapdragon 730 Pros and Cons:
Snapdragon 730 brings performance and power saving features to the 8nm small chipset. The newly launched chipset also supports 2 times better AI processing, Thanks to its upgraded DSP.
- Less Power Consumption
- Powerful CPU
- Decent GPU
- Higher Downloading/ Uploading Speed
- Better AI Processing
Snapdragon 710 Pros and Cons:
Snapdragon 710 was launched last year based on 10nm processor. Snapdragon 710 packs decent GPU and has better Modems then Snapdragon 675. Snapdragon 710 also consumes less power compared to Snapdragon 675 because of 10nm Chipset.
- Decent GPU
- CPU Performance is not on par with SD730 or SD675
- Higher Downloading/ Uploading Speed
- Overall Better Performance
- Less Power Consumption
Snapdragon 675 Pros and Cons:
Snapdragon 675 utilizing better Kryo cores to improve the CPU performance. The Kryo 460 used in the SD675 is even powerful than the Snapdragon 710 chipset. While the GPU is slightly weaker than the Snapdragon 710 on paper.
- Better CPU
- Good enough GPU
- Power Efficient chipset
- Less Downloading/ Uploading Speed
Antutu Benchmark:
- Snapdragon 675: 176378 (Redmi Note 7 Pro)
- Snapdragon 710: 154331 (Realme 3 Pro)
- Snapdragon 730: 206660 (Samsung Galaxy A80)
Geekbench Benchmark:
- Snapdragon 675: 2381 – 6075 (Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro)
- Snapdragon 710: 1509 – 5928 (Realme 3 Pro)
- Snapdragon 730: 2461 – 6758 (Samsung Galaxy A80)
Summary:
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 is overall better than Snapdragon 710 and Snapdragon 675 chipset. On paper, Snapdragon 730 has better features and that proves in the Geekbench and Antutu results. While Snapdragon 675 is better than Snapdragon 710 on Benchmark results. On Paper, Snapdragon 675 has better CPU and everything else is better in Snapdragon 710.
