Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 and 630 models.
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Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chips will make features like dual smartphone cameras more affordable

Qualcomm has unveiled its Snapdragon 660 and 630 mobile processors today as part of its continuing quest to offer products that cover the whole spectrum of smartphones. The new chips are mid-range processors that will make new smartphone features more affordable and pervasive.

Dual front-facing cameras are only found in high-end smartphones today, but the 660 and 630 will enable that feature in less expensive smartphones that balance performance, cost, and power, said Kedar Kondap, vice president of product management at Qualcomm Technologies, in an interview with VentureBeat.

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Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.