Qualcomm @ MWC 2014

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 SoC is currently the most desired SoC for smartphones and tablet. 800 is extremely fast, power efficient and highly reliable, has LTE built in. This week, at MWC, Qualcomm announce Snapdragon 801, successor to the 800. Snapdragon 801 improves upto 800 in imaging, graphics, sd card support, performance and support for dual SIM modules. Majority of improvement is done in imaging department. 801 comes with support for larger and faster imaging sensors, better post processing. We should see Snapdragon 801 powered devices very very soon.

Snapdragon 801 processors specs

• Quad core Krait 400 CPU at up to 2.5GHz per core, 28nm fab
• LP-DDR3 memory for high performance and low latency
• Adreno 330 GPU
  • Support for advanced graphic and compute APIs, including OpenGL ES 3.0, DirectX, OpenCL, Renderscript Compute and FlexRender™
• Power Management
  • Energy efficient High Performance for Mobile (HPm) technology
  • aSMP dynamic CPU power control for sustained peak performance
  • Quick Charge 2.0 integrated for up to 75% faster battery charging³
• Up to 21 Megapixel camera
  • Dual Image Signal Processors for Snapdragon Camera support simultaneous camera/video, ultrafast 640 Megapixel/second capture speeds and computational camera. Support for larger, faster camera sensors and improved image post processing.
• Higher display resolutions (up to 2560×2048) and Miracast 1080p HD support, supports 1080p and 4K external displays
• DSP: Hexagon, QDSP6V5A, 600MHz
• Modem
  • Gobi™ True 4G LTE World Mode, supporting LTE FDD, LTE TDD, WCDMA, CDMA1x, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA and GSM
  • Gobi 4G LTE Advanced CAT4 with Carrier Aggregation for speeds up to 150 Mbps
  • QTI’s 3rd Generation LTE modem, with support for RF360 and popular requirements such as LTE-Broadcast and LTE/3G Multi-SIM
• USB 3.0/2.0
• BT4.0 + Integrated digital core
• 802.11ac Wi-Fi for peak Wi-Fi performance + Integrated digital core
• GPS: IZat GNSS location technology combines multiple location services into a single high performance navigation system for auto and pedestrian applications
• Capture, playback and display video in Ultra HD (with four times 1080p pixel density) , HEVC 1080p support

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Galaxy S5 to come with Snapdragon 801 SoC

Qualcomm has announced that Samsung’s new flagship smartphone, Galaxy S5 will be powered by Snapdragon 801 processor. Snapdragon 801 processor comes with integrated LTE radio, Adreno 330 GPU, quad core Krait™ 400 CPU at up to 2.5GHz per core and Hexagon™ QDSP6 (DSP based multithreaded CPU) for ultra-low power applications.

“We are excited that Samsung has selected chipsets from Qualcomm Technologies to power the Galaxy S5 and the Grand 2,” said Murthy Renduchintala, executive vice president, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and co-president, QCT. “With integrated 4G LTE connectivity and industry-leading camera technology in our Snapdragon 801 and 400 processors, Samsung customers will have access to the rich connectivity, advanced multimedia and high performance features that Snapdragon processors and Samsung devices deliver to a broad range of customer.”

“Qualcomm Technologies’ diverse technology portfolio enables the right processing and connectivity solutions to meet the needs of a wide range of Samsung Galaxy customers worldwide,” said Younghee Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of Mobile Marketing, Samsung. “From the flagship Galaxy S5 to the versatile Galaxy Grand 2, our customers can enjoy a mobile user experience like none other, complete with fast 4G LTE connections, stunning graphics and high-definition video helped by Qualcomm Technologies’ leading LTE solutions.”

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Qualcomm and Samsung demo LTE cat 6 with speeds upto 300Mbps

At MWC 2014, Qualcomm gave world’s first live demo of LTE category 6 connectivity. Using a modified Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (powered by Snapdragon 805 and Qualcomm^® Gobi^™ 9×35 modem), Qualcomm gave a demo showcasing the future of LTE radio. LTE cat 6 can achieve upto 300Mbps. This is nearly 6 times faster than 3G (56 Mbit/s downlink and 22Mbps uplink) and two times faster than LTE cat 5.

“We’re excited to be working with Samsung across products and technologies to break new ground in enabling customers with the fastest mobile broadband connections worldwide,” said Alex Katouzian, senior vice president of product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “From enabling the world’s first LTE Advanced Category 6 demo in a leading commercial smartphone form factor, to driving LTE in high-volume smartphones, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. continues to lead the industry’s transition to next-generation network mobile connectivity.”

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 and 610 announced

At MWC 2014, Qualcomm has announced Snapdraon 615 SoC, with worlds first 64 bit eight core CPU with integrated LTE and Snapdragon 610 SoC which has a quad core 64 bit CPU. Both 615 and 610 also include RF360 front end solution (for a single SKU with all five modes). Snapdragon 615 and 610 come with newer Adreno 405 GPU, supporting OpenGL3.0 and DirectX 11 and allows hardware tessellation. CPU is an ARM Cortex A53 CPU supporting new ARM v8 instruction set. Listed below is the full set of specification. Devices powered by 610 and 615 should hit market by end of the year 2014.

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610 specs

• Quad ARM® Cortex™ A53 at up to 1.8 GHz per core
• LP-DDR3 memory for high performance and low latency
• 32-bit and 64-bit capable
• Adreno 405 GPU
  • Support for advanced graphic and compute APIs, including OpenGL ES 3.0, DirectX 11, OpenCL, Geometry Shading, Hardware Tesselation, Renderscript Compute and FlexRender™¹
• Up to 21 Megapixel camera
• Higher display resolutions (up to 2560×2048) and Miracast 1080p HD support
• 28nm LP
• Power Management : Quick Charge 1.0 integrated for up to 40% faster battery charging
• DSP : mDSP, Shared with Modem QDSP6
• Modem options
  • Gobi™ True 4G LTE World Mode, supporting LTE FDD, LTE TDD, WCDMA, CDMA1x, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA and GSM’
  • Gobi 4G LTE CAT4 for speeds up to 150 Mbps
  • QTI’s 3rd Generation LTE modem, with support for RF360 and popular requirements such as LTE-Broadcast and LTE/3G Multi-SIM
• USB 2.0
• BT4.0 + BLE(Bluetooth low energy)
• WiFi 802.11ac³ Wi-Fi for peak Wi-Fi performance
• GPS: IZat™ GNSS location technology combines multiple location services into a single high performance navigation system for auto and pedestrian applications
• Video/Audio Capture, playback and display video in Full HD at 60fps

615 specs

• CPU : Octa-core ARM® Cortex™ A53 (Quad 1.8 GHz + Quad 1.0 GHz)
• LP-DDR3 memory for high performance and low latency
• 32-bit and 64-bit capable
• GPU : Adreno 405 GPU
  • Support for advanced graphic and compute APIs, including OpenGL ES 3.0, DirectX 11, OpenCL, Geometry Shading, Hardware Tesselation, Renderscript Compute and FlexRender™
• Up to 21 Megapixel camera
• Higher display resolutions (up to 2560×2048) and Miracast 1080p HD support
• 28nm LP fabrication
• Power Management : Quick Charge 1.0 integrated for up to 40% faster battery charging²
• DSP : mDSP, Shared with Modem QDSP6
• Modem options:
  • Gobi™ True 4G LTE World Mode, supporting LTE FDD, LTE TDD, WCDMA, CDMA1x, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA and GSM
  • Gobi 4G LTE CAT4 for speeds up to 150 Mbps
  • QTI’s 3rd Generation LTE modem, with support for RF360 and popular requirements such as LTE-Broadcast and LTE/3G Multi-SIM
• USB 2.0
• BT4.0 + BLE(Bluetooth low energy),
• 802.11ac³ Wi-Fi for peak Wi-Fi performance
• GPS : IZat™ GNSS location technology combines multiple location services into a single high performance navigation system for auto and pedestrian applications
• Video/Audio : Capture, playback and display video in Full HD at 60fps

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