Qualcomm announced has 60+ customers for its Snapdagon 810 processor.

Qualcomm today announced that it has a growing customer design pipeline in excess of 60 mobile devices based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor. New devices based on Snapdragon 810 include the LG G Flex2 and the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro, with many more expected in the coming weeks and months.

According to Qualcomm, Snapdragon 810 processors are designed to enable a new class of performance, connectivity and entertainment in the premium smartphone tier, including support of the following capabilities for consumers:

• Fast LTE connectivity: based on a next generation integrated LTE Advanced modem with Cat 9 support for speeds of up to 450 Mbps
• Enhanced image quality and clarity: with high-performance dual 14-bit ISP that supports up to 55 megapixel camera capabilities
• Connecting to LTE: enabled by Qualcomm RF360™ Front End Solution Antenna Tuner which increases coverage, throughput and reduces dropped calls
• Console quality gaming in up to 4K resolution: based on the new Qualcomm® Adreno™ 430 GPU with 30 percent more performance and 20 percent lower power than previous generation
• High-performance 64-bit processing: with quad core ARM A57 CPUs running up to 2.0Ghz and quad-core ARM A53s running up to 1.5Ghz
• Fast available Wi-Fi: supporting the new Qualcomm® VIVE™ dual-band, 2x2 802.11ac Wi-Fi with Qualcomm® MU | EFX (MU-MIMO) technology and the newest 60 GHz 802.11ad Wi-Fi for proximal connections up to 5 Gbps
• Comprehensive 4K support: including 4K video recording with playback on device and to external display, utilizing leading color enhancement and power-saving technologies
• Professional quality audio: with support for the latest Dolby Atmos, and up to 24-bit/192kHz music playback using our Qualcomm® Hexagon™ V56 DSP
• Comprehensive LTE coverage: Broad support of LTE/3G modes and bands that support LTE speeds when roaming and fall back to 3G when LTE is not available

OEM benefits include single SKU design: Global multimode capability and Qualcomm RF360 front end supports lower OEM development costs, SKU and inventory management complexity and costs for global OEM products; Support of all major global position location constellations: including GPS (USA), Glonass (Russia), Beidou (China), and Galileo (EU); LTE DSDA Multi-Sim: supports integrated, single baseband LTE Dual-SIM / dual Active functionality.

With this, operators will be able to support new carrier features anticipated in 2015: including LTE-Broadcast, VoLTE and Video Telephony with seamless Wi-Fi handover; Wi-Fi for offload of cellular network traffic: Quality handover of voice and data services between LTE and 802.11ac with MU-MIMO.

Qualcomm is testing its new Snapdragon 810. AnTuTu benchmark gives us some details.

The already announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC few months ago has been tested and AnTuTu benchmark gives us some details of the chipset:

Using an Qualcomm`s device (qcom msm8994 ) loaded with Android 4.4.2 KitKat. The test machine seems to feature a 6.2-inch display with a resolution of 1600 x 2560 and 4 GB of RAM. The SoC is comprised of an Adreno 430 graphics chip and an octa-core 64-bit CPU boasting 4 Cortex-A57 cores coupled with 4 Cortex-A53 cores.

The CPU’s frequency of 200-940 MHz is extremely low for a high-end model, but  this is most likely a prototype and it doesn’t perform at its fullest potential. On-paper though, the Snapdragon 810 (MSM8994) should be clocked at roughly 2 GHz per core.

Without revealing the exact benchmark results, the source says that despite the fact that the prototype is only clocked at max 940Mhz, the results are extremely impressive.

The Qualcomm SnapDragon 810:

FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS

CPU

+ Quad ARM® Cortex®-A57 and quad Cortex-A53 cores with 64-bit and ARMv8-A ISA support

GPU

+ Adreno 430 GPU: OpenGL ES 3.11, OpenCL1.2 Full2, DX11.2,

content security, plus hardware tessellation, geometry shaders, programmable blending and

decreased power consumption3

DSP

+ Qualcomm® Hexagon™ QDSP V56 DSP

Display

+ 4Kx2K@60fps primary display +

4Kx2K@30fps external display with

HDMI 1.4a or wireless 1080p@60fps with Miracast

+ 3:1 Frame Buffer Compression ratio

Memory

+ LPDDR4 2x32@1600MHz

+ eMMC 5.0

Modem

+ Integrated 4G LTE Advanced CAT6 World Mode, supporting LTE FDD, LTE TDD, WCDMA (DC- HSUPA, DC-HSPA+), CDMA1x, EV-DO Rev. B, TD-SCDMA and GSM/EDGE

+ CAT6 speeds of up to 300 Mbps with support for up to 3x20 MHz carrier aggregation on LTE FDD and LTE TDD

+ LTE-Broadcast, LTE multimode dual-SIM (DSDS and DSDA) and HD VoLTE with SRVCC

RF

+ 4th gen power efficient LTE multimode transceiver (WTR3925) with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.’s integrated and system

optimized Qualcomm RF360™ front end solution for world mode bands and lower power

Sensor Core

+ Supports more accurate, low-power, always on sensors

Multimedia

+ 4Kx2K@30fps, 1080p@120fps

+ Hardware HEVC encode and decode

+ DASH support

+ Next Gen codec (WCD9330) support for Low Power Snapdragon Voice Activation

+ 11.1 surround sound with Dolby and DTS

Camera

+ Combined 14-bit dual ISPs can support 1.2GP/s throughput and image sensors up to 55MP

Connectivity

+ Qualcomm® VIVE™ 2-stream 802.11n/ac technology with Multi- user MIMO

+ Qualcomm® IZat™ location services Gen8C

+ USB 3.0/2.0

+ BT4.1

Security

+ Qualcomm® Snapdragon StudioAccess™ technology and Qualcomm® SecureMSM™ digital rights management platform

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Video: Qualcomm explains SnapDragon 810 and 808 Processors 64-bit.

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Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian explains why the Snapdragon 810 and 808 processor announcement matters. 

Press Release:

Introducing the Snapdragon 810 and 808 Processors: “The Ultimate Connected Computing” Experience" [VIDEO]

APRIL 07, 2014

What happens when you put your smartphone or tablet into “airplane mode”? You’re either complying with a by-the-book flight attendant or you’re rewinding the clock a decade to when you had to lug a bulky laptop between cafés with a Wi-Fi hotspot. In today’s world, mobility and computational power mean little without a connection to that world.

That is why we are very pleased to introduce the latest processors to our Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 800 series: the Snapdragon 810 and 808.  These are our highest performing mobile processors to date with our most advanced 4G LTE connections yet. Each is designed to deliver more of what you want, wherever you want it, and use less power than any other mobile processor with integrated 4G LTE and 64-bit computing performance… all packed into a single chip.

To help get you the fastest connection through the fattest data pipes, the Snapdragon 810 and 808 processors support 3x20MHz carrier aggregation designed to reach CAT 6 speeds of up to 300 Mbps. Imagine three lanes of traffic bringing data to your device compared to a single congested lane. Again, this colossal connected capability is all inside the Snapdragon 810 and 808 processors.

The Snapdragon 810 processor is also designed to support the most advanced and comprehensive 4K Ultra HD experiences. It supports a native 4K resolution within your device and external 4K displays. It supports 4K HEVC (H.265) capture (encode) and 4K playback (decode). So if you want to create your own 4K movie, and share it with your friends in all of its 4096 × 2160 glory on your device or your home theater, the Snapdragon 810 is a one-stop shop.

Finally, the Snapdragon 810 processor is powered by the first 14-bit camera dual image signal processors (ISP) for smartphones. The dual ISPs together support image capture up to 55 MP or produce an HDR video. You read that right, not just an HDR photo, but a full HDR video. And because the only thing sadder than a selfie is a selfie that cannot be shared, remember you can upload these high-res images and HDR videos faster with the Snapdragon processor’s 4th generation 4G LTE solution.

On a before post we large explained 64-bit, integrated LTE to the Snapdragon SoC lineup:

QUALCOMM unveils SnapDragons/CAT 6 LTE with 64 bits chipsets. Press release. 

QUALCOMM unveils SnapDragons/CAT 6 LTE with 64 bits chipsets. Press release.

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To complete its lineup of 64-bit chips Qualcomm unveiled today new processors to due out in 2015.

The Snapdragon 810 and 808 complete Qualcomm's lineup of 64-bit LTE-equipped chipsets for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

Both chips integrate LTE Advanced Category 6 multimode modems that, theoretically, can offer up to 300 Mbps download and 50 Mbps upload speeds. Current 4G LTE technology in the US offers only a fraction of those speeds. 

"This announcement underscores Qualcomm Technologies focus on 64-bit leadership...with more details expected to be shared later this year," the company said.

The 810 processor, the fastest Snapdragon to date, combines 64-bit quad core ARM Cortex-A57 and Cortex-A53 CPUs (central processing units).

The 810 also uses Qualcomm's new Adreno 430 GPU (graphics processing unit), which is designed to deliver up to 30 percent faster graphics performance, while reducing power consumption by up to 20 percent, as compared with the Adreno 420 GPU.

The Snapdragon 810 and 808 processors will be available as sample shipments in the third quarter of this year and are expected to be available in commercial devices by the first half of 2015, Qualcomm said.

Earlier this year, Qualcomm announced the 64-bit Snapdragon 610 and 615 with standard 4G LTE.

Press Release:

Qualcomm Announces “The Ultimate Connected Computing” Next- Generation Snapdragon 810 and 808 Processors

— New High-Performance 64-bit Snapdragon Processors Integrate Cat 6 LTE Advanced / Carrier Aggregation up to 60 MHz —

SAN DIEGO – April 07, 2014 – Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., introduced its next- generation mobile processors for the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 800 tier, the Snapdragon 810 and 808 processors, which are designed to deliver the ultimate connected mobile computing experiences in video, imaging and graphics. The Snapdragon 810 and 808 processors are Qualcomm Technologies’ highest performing platform to date, completing Qualcomm Technologies’ lineup of 64-bit enabled, LTE-equipped chipsets for premium mobile computing devices. The Snapdragon 810 and 808 processors enable an exceptional overall user experience with seamless connectivity and industry-leading power efficiency for flagship smartphones and tablets.

Both the Snapdragon 810 and Snapdragon 808 processors integrate Qualcomm Technologies’ 4th Generation Cat 6 LTE Advanced multimode modem together with support for the Qualcomm RF360™ Front End Solution, and support 3x20MHz Carrier Aggregation, enabling speeds of up to 300 Mbps in the broadest set of spectrum deployment configurations to date.  Both processors are designed in 20nm technology node with Cat 6 LTE, advanced multimedia features and 64-bit capability, all tightly integrated and optimized for exceptionally low power consumption that does not sacrifice performance, making them the first premium-tier 64-bit processors to enable LTE Advanced globally with a single design. These products underscore Qualcomm Technologies focus on 64-bit leadership, accelerating its availability across all product tiers while maintaining a long-term commitment to the continued development of its own next-generation custom 64-bit CPU microarchitecture, with more details expected to be shared later this year.

The Snapdragon 810 processor, as Qualcomm Technologies’ highest performing Snapdragon platform to date, also supports:

• Rich native 4K Ultra HD interface and video, along with an upgraded camera suite using gyro-stabilization and 3D noise reduction for producing high quality 4K video at 30 frames per second and 1080p video at 120 frames per second.  The combined 14-bit dual Image Signal Processors (ISPs) are capable of supporting 1.2GP/s throughput and image sensors up to 55MP.  Advanced imaging software helps enable advanced mobile camera features, including enhanced exposure, white balance and fast low light focus.
• The combined 64-bit quad core ARM Cortex-A57 CPUs and Cortex-A53 CPUs are designed to enable an improved user experience based on the advanced technology feature set, while implementation of the new ARMv8-A ISA enables improved instruction set efficiency. Designed for 4K displays, the new Qualcomm®Adreno™ 430 graphics processing unit (GPU) provides support for OpenGL ES 3.1 plus hardware tessellation, geometry shaders and programmable blending. The Adreno 430 is designed to deliver up to 30% faster graphics performance and 100% faster GPGPU compute performance, while reducing power consumption by up to 20%, as compared to its predecessor, the Adreno 420 GPU.  The Adreno 430 GPU also enables a new level of GPU security for secure composition and management of premium video and other multimedia.
• The Snapdragon 810 processor introduces high speed LPDDR4 memory.
• Frame buffer compression and external 4K display support via HDMI1.4.
• First mobile platform to implement Qualcomm® VIVE™ 2-stream 802.11ac with multi-user MIMO, which makes Wi-Fi® networks more efficient than ever in order to maximize the performance of local connectivity for mobile devices.
• Support for Bluetooth® 4.1, USB 3.0, NFC and the latest Qualcomm® IZat™ location core for ubiquitous and highly accurate location services.

The Snapdragon 808 processor is designed for premium performance and integrates the same LTE-Advanced, RF360 and Wi-Fi connectivity as the Snapdragon 810 processor and includes 2K display support.  Both chipsets are fully software compatible with the 64-bit ARMv8-A instruction set. The primary differences of the Snapdragon 808 processor include:

• Designed for WQXGA (2560x1600) displays, the new Adreno 418 GPU provides support for OpenGL ES 3.1 plus hardware tessellation, geometry shaders, programmable blending.  It is designed to support up to 20% faster graphics performance than its predecessor, the Adreno 330 GPU.  The Adreno 418 GPU also enables a new level of GPU security for secure composition and management of premium video and other multimedia.
• Configured with two ARM Cortex-A57 cores paired with a quad Cortex-A53 CPU.
• 12-bit dual Image Signal Processors.
• LPDDR3 memory.
• Frame buffer compression and external 4K display support via HDMI1.4.

“The announcement of the Snapdragon 810 and 808 processors underscore Qualcomm Technologies’ continued commitment to technology leadership and a time-to-market advantage for our customers for premium tier 64-bit LTE-enabled smartphones and tablets,” said Murthy Renduchintala, executive vice president, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and co-president, QCT. “These product announcements, in combination with the continued development of our next-generation custom 64-bit CPU, will ensure we have a tremendous foundation on which to innovate as we continue to push the boundaries of mobile computing performance in the years to come.”

The Snapdragon 810 and 808 processors are anticipated to begin sampling in the second half of 2014 and expected to be available in commercial devices by the first half of 2015. More information can be found atwww.qualcomm.com/snapdragon. Developers can find tools to optimize their apps for Snapdragon processors at http://www.developer.qualcomm.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including Qualcomm Technologies’ ability to successfully design and have manufactured significant quantities of Snapdragon 808, Snapdragon 810 processors and next-generation CPU microarchitectures on a timely and profitable basis, the extent and speed to which the Snapdragon platform is adopted, change in economic conditions of the various markets Qualcomm Technologies serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in Qualcomm Incorporated’s SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 29, 2013, and most recent Form 10-Q.

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