Snapdragon Processors

A
Seminar Report
On
Snapdragon Processors
Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement
For The Award of Degree of
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
In
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Session: 2!" # !$
Submitted To: Under Guidane o! Submitted B":
%r& A'a( )umar Sharma *irish Ameta Ali Asgar Attari#!+*IIT!

,-ead Deparment of IT. ,Assistant Professor/ IT01S+. )arti2 3ain#!+*IIT!

,In4harge Te4hni4al Seminar.
#E$ARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
GEETAN%ALI INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL STU#IES& U#AI$UR
,Affiliated To Ra'asthan Te4hni4al 5ni6ersit(/ )ota/ Ra'asthan.
A'no()ed*ement
The satisfa4tion that a44ompanies that the su44essful 4ompletion of an( tas2 would not be 4omplete without
the mention of people whose 4easeless 4ooperation made it possible and also their 4onstant guidan4e and
en4ouragement 4rown all efforts with su44ess&
I ta2e this opportunit( to e7press m( profound gratitude and deep regards to m( seminar guide Mr+ Giri,-
Ameta for his e7emplar(/ guidan4e/ monitoring and 4onstant dedi4ated en4ouragement throughout the
seminar preparations&
Mr+ Giri,- Ameta dire4ted me to a wide range of resour4es on the web/ librar( sta42s /e#boo2s and a lot
more whi4h is too less to be mentioned& -e answered all of m( questions as well as as2ed me questions that
helped me to narrow m( sear4h& Further/ he helped me figure out 4orre4t do4umentation for sour4es that did
not fit the Research Guide e7amples& The blessing / help and guidan4e gi6en b( him from time to time shall
4arr( me a long wa( in 'ourne( of m( life on whi4h I am about to embar2&
I would also li2e to present m( gratitude towards m( 4ollege and other fa4ulties for their all time support
and pro6iding all required fa4ilities within the 4ollege&
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Abstra4t I
! Introdu4tion !
2 Snapdragon Pro4essors "
" -istor( of Snapdragon Pro4essors :
$ Features of Snapdragon Pro4essors ;
$&! 1entral Pro4essing 5nit ,1P5. ;
$&2 *raphi4al Pro4essing 5nit ,*P5. <
$&" Digital Signal Pro4essing !
$&$ 1onne4ti6it( !2
$&: Power %anagement !"
$&= Se4urit( !:
$&> %ultimedia !=
$&; 1amera !>
$&< Sensors !;
$&! ?a6igation !;
$&!! Displa( !<
: Snapdragon Series 2
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= 1omparison with other Pro4essors $:
> Future S4ope $;
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ABSTRACT
%obile pro4essors form a large and 6er( fast growing segment of semi4ondu4tor mar2et& Although the( are
used in a great 6ariet( of embedded s(stems su4h as personal digital organi@ers ,PDAs./ smart 4ards/
internet applian4es/ laptops/ smart badges/ 4ellular phones/ wearable 4omputers/ and sensor networ2s/ the(
share the 4ommon need for low power/ 4ode densit(/ se4urit(/ 4ost sensiti6it( and multimedia and
4ommuni4ation pro4essing& The Aual4omm Snapdragon 4hipset/ 4ombines a !*-@ pro4essor 4ore/
Aual4ommBs si7th generation DSP and "* 4onne4ti6it( with ultra#low power 4onsumption to 4reate new
mobile de6i4es whi4h will re6olutioni@e the world of mobile 4omputing& Snapdragon is a famil( of mobile
s(stems on a 4hip ,So1. b( Aual4omm& Aual4ommC SnapdragonD pro4essors are designed to gi6e (our
mobile de6i4es breathta2ing speed/ 'aw#dropping graphi4s and longer batter( life so (ou 4an do more of the
things (ou lo6e& Aual4omm 4onsiders Snapdragon a EplatformE for use in smartphones/ tablets/ and
smartboo2 de6i4es&
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CHA$TER/0
INTRO#UCTION
Snapdragon is a famil( of mobile s(stems on a 4hip ,So1. b( Aual4omm& Aual4omm 4onsiders Snapdragon
a EplatformE for use in smartphones/ tablets/ and smartboo2 de6i4es&
The original Snapdragon 1P5/ dubbed S4orpion/ is Aual4ommBs own design& It has man( features similar to
those of the AR% 1orte7#A; 4ore and it is based on the AR%6> instru4tion set/ but theoreti4all( has mu4h
higher performan4e for multimedia#related SI%D operations& The su44essor to S4orpion/ found in S$
Snapdragon So1s is named )rait and has man( similarities with the AR% 1orte7#A!: 1P5 and is also
based on the AR%6> instru4tion set&
The ma'orit( of Snapdragon pro4essors 4ontain the 4ir4uitr( to de4ode high#definition 6ideo ,-D. resolution
at >2p or !;p depending on the Snapdragon 4hipset& Adreno/ the 4ompan(Bs proprietar( *P5
te4hnolog(/ integrated into Snapdragon 4hipsets ,and 4ertain other Aual4omm 4hipsets. is Aual4ommBs own
design/ using assets the 4ompan( a4quired from A%D& The Adreno 22: *P5 in Snapdragon S$ So1s adds
support for Dire4tF <0Shader %odel "& whi4h ma2es it 4ompatible with %i4rosoftBs Gindows ;&
Aual4ommC SnapdragonD pro4essors are designed to gi6e (our mobile de6i4es breathta2ing speed/ 'aw#
dropping graphi4s and longer batter( life so (ou 4an do more of the things (ou lo6e&
1ompared to S(stem on 4hips from man( 4ompetitors/ Snapdragon So1s ha6e been unique in that the( ha6e
had the modem for 4ellular 4ommuni4ation on#die& That is/ the( do not require a separate e7ternal 4ellular
modem on the P1H& Sin4e Snapdragon S$/ the ma'orit( of S$ So1s also features on#die Gi#Fi/
*PS0*IO?ASS and Hluetooth basebands& This integration redu4es the 4omple7it( and 4ost of the final
design for the O+%& It also has the ad6antage of benefiting from ad6an4es in the manufa4turing pro4ess/ for
e7ample 2; nm in most S$ So1s/ thus pro6iding modems and other dedi4ated 4ir4uitr( with lower power
4hara4teristi4s than e7ternal 4hips manufa4tured with older pro4esses&
CHA$TER/1
SNA$#RAGON $ROCESSOR
In Te-nia) Lan*ua*e:
Aual4omm has designed a famil( of mobile s(stem on 4hips ,So1s./ 4olle4ti6el( named JSnapdragonK
whi4h is a platform/ for use on smartboo2 de6i4es/ tablets and smartphones&
The JS4orpionK/ or the first Snapdragon 1P5/ was designed b( Aual4omm& Gith features similar to the
AR% 1orte7#A; 4ore/ it is based on the AR% 6> instru4tion set& The S4orpion possesses/ howe6er/ a
4apa4it( for in4reased performan4e within multimedia SI%D operations& S4orpionKs su44essor is the J)raitK/
whi4h shares similarities with the AR% 1orte7#A!: 1P5&
These pro4essors are able to de4ode high definition 6ideo at >2p or !;p/ depending on their t(pe&
1ompatible with Gindows ;/ the Adreno 22: in Snapdragon S$ So1s also has support for Dire4t F <0Shader
%odel "&&
%ost Snapdragon S$ So1s manufa4tured post#Snapdragon S$ ha6e on#die Hluetooth/ *PS0*IO?ASS and
GiFi basebands& This lowers the 4ost of the final design for the O+%& Ghat sets the So1s apart is that the
do not need to ha6e a separate e7ternal modem on the P1H to operate& -en4e the( ha6e the modem for on#
die 4ellular 4ommuni4ation&
For T-e La"man:
These mobile pro4essors offer a 4ombination of powerful multimedia/ effi4ien4(/ wireless 4onne4ti6it( and
mobile pro4essing performan4e& As su4h/ the( are fa4ilitating the de6elopment of e6er#more 4le6er smart
de6i4es& Due to this fa4t/ 4ustomers who 4hoose to use Snapdragon 4an en'o( greater mobilit( and ease of
use from their smartphone&
5sing the internet is made easier and qui42er with the help of a Snapdragon pro4essor& SnapdragonKs 4reator
promises that (ou will be able to rea4h an( 4orner of the internet/ at high speed& 8ou will also e7perien4e a
more enhan4ed/ intera4ti6e browsing session/ due to the fast pa4e at whi4h images and information are
downloaded&
Snapdragon pro4essors stream musi4 effi4ientl( and produ4e a high qualit( sound/ without detriment to the
batter(& Ghen pla(ing musi4/ (our smart de6i4e 4an also be4ome the remote/ if (ou wish&
As well as qui42 internet and musi4 fa4ilities/ a longer batter( life means (ou 4an wat4h more films in a row/
with fast streaming speeding the pro4ess up&
Gith Snapdragon pro4essors/ mobile gaming 4an be ta2en to a whole new le6el/ as (ou are able to pla( for
longer due to the in4reased batter( life& Snapdragons also fa4ilitate enhan4ed graphi4s and "D effe4ts&
Sna.dra*on U.date, 1203:
The latest models 4ome out later in the (ear& The ; will 4apture and pla( $) 6ideo at "fps and handle 2)
6ideo at =fps& Snapdragon ; will also be able to produ4e >&! 4hannel DTS#-D and DD Plus audio
standards&
Prior to the arri6al of the ;/ the Snapdragon = will be released& It boasts a !&< *-@ ma7 4lo42 speed/
speed enhan4ed Adreno "2 *P5 and IPDDR" memor(&
The 2 and $ will also be a6ailable for smartphones&It seems li2el( that we will see Snapdragons fast
be4oming a popular 4hoi4e of s(stem wear for mobile phones&
CHA$TER/3
HISTORY OF SNA$#RAGON $ROCESSORS
In ?o6ember of 2:/ Aual4omm introdu4es the S4orpion pro4essor/ an ad6an4ed mobile mi4ropro4essor
deli6ering ! *-@ of pro4essing speed and unmat4hed power effi4ien4(& The S4orpion 4ore is the first
mi4ropro4essor spe4ifi4all( designed and optimi@ed for integration into Aual4ommKs %obile Station
%odemD ,%S%D. solutions/ and enables the 4on6ergen4e of mobile handsets with 4onsumer ele4troni4s
features&
In 3ul( of 2>/ mar2et resear4h firm iSuppl( names Aual4omm as the worldKs leading mobile 4hipset
pro6ider/ 4iting the 1ompan(Ks strong position in suppl(ing integrated 4ir4uits ,4hipsets. to manufa4turers of
ad6an4ed "* mobile de6i4es worldwide&
In O4tober of 2>/ Aual4omm begins 4ollaboration with %i4rosoft/ enabling multiple Gindows %obile
smartphones to laun4h worldwide using Aual4omm integrated 4hipsets&
In ?o6ember of 2>/ Aual4omm introdu4es the Snapdragon platform and two 4hipset solutions featuring
the platform& The ASD;2:D and ASD;=:D are the first 4hipset solutions to brea2 the gigahert@ barrier
with multimode broadband and multimedia features/ and offer an unpre4edented 4ombination of mobile data
pro4essing/ multimedia performan4e/ "* wireless 4onne4ti6it( and the lowest le6els of power 4onsumption
for all#da( batter( life& The Snapdragon platform deli6ers an instant#on and alwa(s#4onne4ted user
e7perien4e/ opening up a new era of inno6ati6e 4omputing and 4onsumer wireless mobile de6i4es&
In %a( of 2;/ Aual4omm %+%S Te4hnologies ,A%T. demonstrates the first refle4ti6e Interferometri4
%odulation ,I%OD. 4olor mirasolD displa(& I%OD te4hnolog( requires no ba42lighting and refle4ts light
so that wa6elengths interfere with ea4h other 4reating pure/ 6i6id 4olors& The first 4ommer4ial produ4t is a
&<#in4h I%OD 4olor mirasol displa( introdu4ed b( Freest(le Audio in its ne7t#generation %P" pla(er
produ4t line& A 6ariet( of mobile de6i4es/ in4luding mobile phones/ stand to benefit from mirasol displa(s/
whi4h require signifi4antl( less power and harness ambient light sour4es to automati4all( s4ale for optimal
6iewing in 6irtuall( an( lighting 4ondition&
In 3ul( of 2;/ Aual4omm 4ompletes the worldBs first data 4all using -igh#Speed Pa42et A44ess Plus
,-SPAL. networ2 te4hnolog(& The 4all a4hie6es a data transfer rate of more than 2 %bps in a : %-@
4hannel& -SPAL/ also 2nown as -SPA +6ol6ed/ allows operators to double the data and triple the 6oi4e
4apa4it( of their networ2s 4ompared to 4urrent -SPA deplo(ments& The su44essful demonstration was
a4hie6ed on Aual4ommBs %D%;2D produ4t/ the industr(Bs first 4hipset solution for -SPAL&
In O4tober of 2;/ the *! M the worldBs first Android#based mobile de6i4e laun4hes M powered b( a
Aual4omm 4hipset& The laun4h of the T#%obile *!/ manufa4tured b( -T1/ is a brea2through moment for
Iinu7#based open mobile appli4ation platforms& Aual4ommKs 4lose relationship with T#%obile/ -T1 and
man( other members of the Open -andset Allian4e ,O-A. was instrumental in a4hie6ing this milestone&
Aual4omm wor2ed with -T1 on the design and de6elopment of this first Android#based de6i4e/ optimi@ing
the software and integrating with the 1ompan(Ks %S%>2!A#a single 4hip/ dual#4ore solution&
In $th Auarter of 2;/ the first 4hipsets in the Snapdragon famil(/ the ASD;=: and the ASD;2:/ were
made a6ailable& In Februar( of 2</ Aual4omm introdu4es the worldKs first 4omplete multimode "*0 IT+
integrated 4hipset solution& Targeting smartphones/ the %S%;<= supports all of the worldKs leading mobile
broadband standards in4luding 1D%A2 +9#DO Re6& H and Simultaneous 9oi4e#Data Operation ,S9#
DO. as well as multi#4arrier -SPAL and IT+&
In %ar4h of 2</ Aual4ommKs Hoard of Dire4tors ele4ts Dr& Paul +& 3a4obs as 4hairman of the board after
Dr& Irwin %& 3a4obs steps down/ Irwin 4ontinues to ser6e as a member of the board of dire4tors&
In September of 2</ the number of 1D%A subs4ribers surpasses half a billion users worldwide/ 6alidating
Aual4ommKs unwa6ering 4onfiden4e that the te4hnolog( would one da( pla( a 4riti4al role in global mobile
4ommuni4ations& ,1D%A N 4dmaOne/ 1D%A2 !F and +9#DO&.
On ! 3une 2!/ Aual4omm announ4ed sampling of the %S%;7= series of Snapdragon So1s& On !>
?o6ember 2!/ Aual4omm announ4es the roadmap for ?e7t#*en Snapdragon So1 de6elopment/ in4luding
the %S%;<=/ 4iting future impro6ements in 1P5 and *P5 performan4e and lower power 4onsumption&
On : 3anuar( 2!!/ a 6ersion of %i4rosoft Gindows > 4ompiled for AR% was shown running on the
Snapdragon So1 at the 2!! 1onsumer +le4troni4s Show& On " August 2!!/ Aual4omm announ4ed a plan
to use simple names ,S!/ S2/ S" and S$. for Snapdragon pro4essors so that the publi4 4an better understand
the produ4ts& The higher the number/ the newer generation of So1 it is& On > 3anuar( 2!"/ Aual4omm
announ4ed new names and tiers for the 2!" line of Snapdragon So1Bs/ Snapdragon 2/ $/ = and ;&
The model tiers 4an easiest be des4ribed as equi6alent to the Pla( ,2./ Plus ,$./ Pro ,=. and Prime
,;. tiers of the S$ generation of So1s&
Holstered b( hea6( demand for smartphones and strong mar2et upta2e for mobile broadband ser6i4es/ the
worldwide number of "* 4onne4tions surpasses ! billion in April of 2!& ,"* N 1D%A2/ G1D%A
and TD#S1D%A&.
In 3une of 2!/ Aual4omm samples its first dual#1P5 SnapdragonT% 4hipsets& The %obile Station
%odemT% ,%S%T%. %S%;7=T% solutions integrate two of Aual4ommKs enhan4ed 4ores M running at
up to !&2*-@& The e7panded Snapdragon 4hipset platform is redefining mobilit( for 4onsumers around the
world b( offering an unpre4edented 4ombination of mobile pro4essing performan4e/ powerful multimedia/
ubiquitous 4onne4ti6it( and optimi@ed power 4onsumption to enable a new generation of smart mobile
de6i4es&
CHA$TER/4
FEATURES OF SNA$#RAGON $ROCESSOR
There are lots of features that 4onsist on a single Aual4omm Snapdragon pro4essor 4hipset& Snapdragon
pro4essors enable ne7t#le6el user e7perien4es& +a4h one is a 4omprehensi6e all#in#one s(stem/ spe4ifi4all(
designed to enable best#in#4lass mobile e7perien4es with all#da( batter( life& Snapdragon pro4essors also
enable ad6an4ed 4onne4ti6it(/ 'aw#dropping graphi4s/ and powerful and effi4ient pro4essing and
multitas2ing&
The main features are as follows:
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The 1P5 in a Snapdragon pro4essor is 4ustom#built to handle the toughest 'obs while also intelligentl(
powering down when the tas2 is simple and when another Snapdragon pro4essing 4omponent 4an do the 'ob
'ust as well and at lower power& This adaptabilit( means our 1P5 has the smarts to handle e7a4tl( what it
does best with in4redible speed and without draining (our batter(&
Gith toda(Ks de6i4es itKs not 'ust about ta2ing on one tas2& ItKs about being able to handle se6eral at on4e&
Aual4ommC SnapdragonD pro4essors feature 4ustom designed 1P5s that are meant to perform se6eral
pro4essor intensi6e tas2s with speed and effi4ien4(&
Snapdragon 4ustom design our own mi4roar4hite4ture/ 4alled O)rait/P based on the AR% instru4tion set&
This allows us to inno6ate and impro6e performan4e e6er( step of the wa(& The )rait 1P5 design uses
as(n4hronous s(mmetri4 multipro4essing ,aS%P./ a te4hnolog( that 4an throttle the frequen4( of ea4h 1P5
4ore independentl(& This allows the 1P5 to use onl( the number of 4ores and amount of power needed to
4omplete the tas2 at hand/ resulting in an in4redibl( power effi4ient design& Gat4h the 6ideo to see how
performan4e 4omes from design&
The multiple )rait 4ores inside ad6an4ed 6ersions of Snapdragon pro4essors are powerful enough to ta2e on
the toughest 'obs& 8et/ the(Kre smart enough to power down when the tas2 is simple& The as(n4hronous
design allows them to wor2 independentl(/ and thatKs impressi6e& See what a quad#4ore Snapdragon
pro4essor 4an a44omplish in this 6ideo&
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?ot onl( is our *P5 the powerhouse behind the 4onsole qualit( "D graphi4s 4apabilities of Snapdragon
pro4essors/ but itKs also a 2e( Snapdragon pro4essing 4omponent/ engineered to wor2 effi4ientl( right
alongside the Snapdragon 1P5 and DSP& Ghether itBs rendering "D ob'e4ts in an augmented realit( app or
enabling hours of gamepla(/ the *P5 is a serious number 4run4hing ma4hine&
%o6ies/ games and animations/ letKs fa4e it/ graphi4s are important to (ou& That is wh( the all#in#one design
of Aual4ommC SnapdragonD pro4essors in4lude Adreno *P5s built right in& This feature enables 4onsole#
qualit( gaming graphi4s and smooth web browsing e7perien4es&
8ou want to roll in the !=#bit worldQ Stop reading now& 8ou want to en'o( 4onsole#qualit( graphi4s right on
(our mobile de6i4eQ Feast (our e(es on the differen4e between a Snapdragon enhan4ed mobile game/ and
the standard one#si@e#fits#all gaming e7perien4e&
*raphi4s are an essential part of the mobile e7perien4e& ThatKs wh( we design our own graphi4s pro4essing
unit that is integrated into the Snapdragon pro4essor& Ge 4all it Adreno& Adreno *P5s signifi4antl(
a44elerate the rendering of 4omple7 geometries to meet a le6el of graphi4s performan4e required b( toda(Ks
most 4omple7 and realisti4 mobile games/ user interfa4es/ web browsers and other ad6an4ed graphi4s
appli4ations& Gat4h the 6ideo to see how SnapdragonKs *P5 te4hnolog( enables ne7t#generation graphi4s&
Ghat is designed to ensure (our graphi4s are qui42/ no matter how 4omple7Q That would be Fle7Render&
Fle7Render is a proprietar( te4hnolog( built into our Adreno "#series *P5s that helps render graphi4s for
gaming faster and more effi4ientl(&
-ow do Snapdragon pro4essors render graphi4s so fast and so 4rispl(Q A little thing 4alled 5nified Shader
Ar4hite4ture/ smart te4hnolog( designed to d(nami4all( ad'ust how it allo4ates its resour4es depending on
the t(pe of graphi4s being rendered& Hoth pi7el and 6erte7 shaders 4an throttle up and down independentl(/
so what (ou see is stunning graphi4s and performan4e and what (ou donBt see is an unne4essar( redu4tion in
batter( life&
4+3 #i*ita) Si*na) $roe,,in* 5#S$6:
Another 2e( Snapdragon pro4essing 4omponent/ the Snapdragon DSP is designed to be a low#power
pro4essing wor2horse/ powering man( of the audio 4apabilities of Snapdragon pro4essors and wor2ing
4losel( with the Snapdragon 1P5 and *P5 to help Snapdragon pro4essors effi4ientl( deli6er the 4oolest
user e7perien4es with all da( batter( life&

ItKs an essential pro4essing engine for mobile heterogeneous 4omputing& The fundamental premise of
heterogeneous 4omputing is that running the appropriate tas2 on the most suitable pro4essing engine deli6ers
performan4e and power benefits& IK6e des4ribed how ha6ing the right spe4iali@ed pro4essing engines/
namel( the 1P5/ *P5/ and DSP/ in the s(stem#on#a#4hip is 2e( sin4e it deli6ers the best user e7perien4e& So
wh( is the DSP in parti4ular so importantQ In a re4ent webinar Aual4omm Te4hnologies too2 a deep di6e
into DSPs and loo2ed at the role the( pla( in mobile heterogeneous 4omputing& -ere are m( 2e( ta2eawa(s&
The DSP pla(s a 2e( role in mobile heterogeneous 4omputing& ?ew appli4ations offer brea2through
e7perien4es and in4rease our engagement with our mobile de6i4es& %an( of these e7perien4esMsu4h as
sound and image enhan4ements as well as ad6an4ed 4amera and sensor 4apabilitiesMin4lude signal#
pro4essing tas2s that the DSP e74els in e7e4uting at low power& And sa6ing power not onl( e7tends the
batter( life of the mobile de6i4e/ it also 2eeps (our phone 4ooler and pro6ides a better user e7perien4e&
A DSP ar4hite4ture has unique benefits and is different from 1P5 and *P5 ar4hite4tures& As highlighted in
the webinar/ DSPs ha6e a fundamentall( different ar4hite4ture than a 1P5 or *P5& As a result of the
ar4hite4tural de4isions/ DSPs ha6e two 2e( attributes:
#S$, ma7imi8e (or' .er )o' ")e+ DSPs are designed to e7e4ute 4omple7 math in parallel/
whi4h is 4ommon in man( signal pro4essing appli4ations& For e7ample/ the -e7agon DSP is able to
e7e4ute the main Fast Fourier Transform ,FFT. loop/ whi4h is 2< Osimple redu4ed instru4tion set
4omputing ,RIS1. operations/P in one 4lo42 4(4le& H( ha6ing hardware and an instru4tion set
ar4hite4ture ,ISA. optimall( designed for the FFT/ the FFT is e7e4uted with higher performan4e in
shorter timeMand at lower energ(&
#S$, de)i9er -i*- .er!ormane at )o(er )o' !re:uenie,& whi4h sa6es power& Power is dire4tl(
proportional to the 4lo42 frequen4( and 6oltage squared& To run the 4lo42 at a higher frequen4(
requires a higher 6oltage/ whi4h leads to an e7ponential in4rease in power draw& For e7ample/ the
-e7agon DSP is able to run at low 4lo42 frequen4ies while deli6ering high performan4e through
hardware multi#threading/ and b( ma7imi@ing wor2 per 4lo42 4(4le&
He4ause of its unique ar4hite4ture/ the DSP has different strengths/ whi4h allow it to e74el at different tas2s&
Gith the introdu4tion of 4ameras and high#resolution displa(s/ man( new O6isionP tas2s ha6e emerged&
%an( of these 6ision tas2s run at higher performan4e and lower power on a DSP 4ompared to running on a
single#4ore or quad#4ore 1P5&
?ot all DSPs are 4reated equal& The -e7agon DSP from Aual4omm Te4hnologies has an effi4ient mobile
ar4hite4ture that deli6ers the most performan4e per %-@& Ioo2ing at the ben4hmar2ing results from HDTI/
the -e7agon DSP beats its most rele6ant mobile 4ompetitor&
The DSP ar4hite4ture effi4ientl( deli6ers the most performan4e per %-@ be4ause Aual4omm Te4hnologies
4ontrols the -e7agon DSP ISA and 4ustom designs the DSP spe4ifi4all( for mobile& This allows Aual4omm
Te4hnologies to:
+6ol6e the -e7agon DSP ISA for the e7panding and e6ol6ing mobile use 4ases&
Deli6er features when appropriate&
1arefull( balan4e the DSP with the rest of the 4ustom designed pro4essing engines in the o6erall
Snapdragon pro4essor/ leading to smart integration&
The -e7agon DSP enables ri4h user e7perien4es& The -e7agon DSP started as a pro4essing engine primaril(
used for 6oi4e and simple audio pla(ba42& The -e7agon DSP has e7panded its role and is now used for a
6ariet( of use 4ases/ su4h as image enhan4ement/ 4omputer 6ision/ augmented realit(/ 6ideo pro4essing/ and
sensor pro4essing&
?ow (ou 2now wh( DSPs are so important& The -e7agon DSP goes a step further with a unique
ar4hite4ture that allows it to offer the required performan4e for emerging mobile e7perien4es at low power&

4+4 Conneti9it":
If (ou li2e smooth uploads and downloads/ seamless 6ideo and musi4 streaming/ 4r(stal#4lear 6oi4e 4alls/
and qui42l( sharing photos with friends/ (ouKll lo6e the 4onne4ti6it( features of Snapdragon pro4essors&
Hla@ing fast $* IT+/ indoor and outdoor na6igation/ and support for the latest GiFi and Hluetooth are all
a6ailable on Snapdragon pro4essors&
8our 4onne4tion to the world 4omes through (our smartphone& Gith a Aual4ommC SnapdragonD
pro4essor at the heart of (our de6i4e/ (ou ha6e an abundan4e of 4onne4tion options& "*/ $* IT+/ Gifi/
Hluetooth and more/ Snapdragon pro4essors gi6e (ou 4onfiden4e in (our abilit( to 4onne4t&
The ma'orit( of what (our mobile de6i4e 4an do is dependent on what it is 4onne4ted to& ThatKs wh(
Snapdragon pro4essors gi6e (ou faster/ more se4ure/ and more stable methods to 4onne4t to other networ2s
and other de6i4es& Our patented *obiD modem helps (ou establish and maintain a strong 4onne4tion to
(our networ2 for 4r(stal 4lear 6oi4e and high#speed data&
The *obi modem in (our mobile de6i4e 2eeps (ou 4onne4ted to the internet b( 2eeping (ou 4onne4ted to
$* or "* based on the best a6ailable 4ell tower signal a6ailable ## so (ou 4an 2eep wat4hing/ s4rolling and
streaming where6er (ou go&
Ghen (our 6ideos pla( seamlessl( and photos upload in the blin2 of an e(e/ (ou ma( not noti4e the *obi
modem that 4onne4ts (ou to $* IT+ networ2s& Githout one though/ (our uploads slow and buffering ma(
feel li2e minutes not se4onds& ThatKs be4ause *obi modems are what 4onne4t (our mobile de6i4es to bla@ing
fast $* IT+ networ2s that 4an deli6er at !7 the speed of "*&
8our 4ar 4an now be as 4onne4ted as (our smartphone or tablet& Gith a *obi modem embedded in the
newest 6ehi4les/ (ou 4an get wireless 4onne4ti6it( on the road Automa2ers are beginning to announ4e
4ommer4ial models with embedded *obi modems to gi6e their 6ehi4les in#4ar Gi#Fi hotspots/ internet
radio/ web ser6i4es and an augmented na6igation s(stem& This is the future of 4onne4ted 4ars/ brought to
(ou b( *obi&
*obi modems are designed to wor2 effi4ientl( as a dis4rete solution or built into SnapdragonD pro4essors&
This means (ou ha6e greater networ2 4o6erage and more powerful signals while effi4ientl( using less
batter( life to sta( 4onne4ted to the networ2&
He(ond a better networ2 4onne4tion/ *obi modems are designed to enable a better 6oi4e 4onne4tion with
ad6an4ed 6oi4e 4apabilities/ su4h as -D 6oi4e& This te4hnolog( 4an pro6ide 4learer 4alls/ e6en in nois(
en6ironments/ b( 4an4eling out ba42ground noise so (ou 4an hear/ and be heard/ with better 4larit(&
The latest Aual4omm Snapdragon pro4essors ta2e ad6antage of Aual4ommKs IRat te4hnolog( to gi6e (ou
pre4ise lo4ation information inside and out& H( using an arra( of signals in4luding pre4ision *?SS/ whi4h
4onsists of *PS and *lonass lo4ation re4ei6ers/ lo4ation data 4an be used for a44urate mapping as well as
man( appli4ations& So na6igating the world isnKt 'ust easier/ itKs more e7a4t& Gat4h the 6ideo to see how
Snapdragon helps 2eep (ou on the right path&
Tune in to F% radio/ or tune out with Hluetooth 4onne4ted headphones& Snapdragon pro4essors enable all
the 4onne4tions (ou need to get the most out of or into (our de6i4e& 1onne4tions In4lude:
S Gi#Fi
S %odem
S Hluetooth
S *PS
S -D%I
S 5SH

4+; $o(er Mana*ement:
5se (our Snapdragon powered de6i4e longer and re4harge it more qui42l( with the 4ustom power
management te4hnologies integrated into Snapdragon pro4essors and Aual4omm Aui42 1harge/ whi4h 4an
speed up 4harge time b( up to >:T&
The best smartphones and tablets balan4e performan4e with batter( effi4ien4( so (ou donKt ha6e to worr(
about a dead batter( slowing (ou down& 1ustom power management te4hnologies are integrated into
Aual4ommC SnapdragonD pro4essors for smarter batter( optimi@ation and qui42er 4harging ## so de6i4es
are read( to go when (ou are&
Snapdragon powered smartphones and tablets are designed to 4ombat o6erheating that 4an redu4e
performan4e/ reliabilit( and 4an damage (our mobile de6i4eKs batter(& 1he42 out the 6ideo to see how our
pro4essors 2eep their 4ool so (ou donKt lose (ours&
Hatter(*uru is an Android app for smartphones powered b( Snapdragon pro4essors that is designed to
optimi@e (our de6i4e for batter( longe6it( based on how (ou use it& 8ou 4an see whi4h appli4ations are
hogging power/ and whi4h arenKt& Hatter(*uru automati4all( learns (our habits and preferen4es and ad'usts
(our smartphoneBs settings for (ou to help (ou en'o( e6en longer batter( life&
The Snapdragon Hatter(*uru app is designed to intelligentl( learn (our usage patterns on the ma'orit( of
Snapdragon powered smartphones& It then uses that data to optimi@e (our batter( life without disabling all
4onne4ti6it( so that (ou 4an 4ontinue to re4ei6e emails/ 4alendar in6ites/ so4ial updates/ and notifi4ations/
in4luding reminders to plug in if the batter( wonBt last until the ne7t regular 4harge time/ and a dail(
reminder to ensure a regular 4harge isnBt missed&
Snapdragon Hatter(*uru doesnKt require an( user 4onfiguration& It automati4all( learns and ad'usts the
smartphone settings for (ou&
Snapdragon Hatter(*uru pi42s up (our smartphone beha6iors after 'ust "#$ da(s and then lets (ou 2now
when itKs read( to start e7tending (our batter( life and impro6ing (our smartphone e7perien4e& All the
while/ Snapdragon Hatter(*uru 4ontinues to operate in the ba42ground/ getting a deeper understanding of
how (ou use (our smartphone and 4ontinuing to impro6e (our e7perien4e o6er time&
Abilit( to share resour4es: an open sour4e 1%S enables the abilit( to share resour4es between 4ompanies
and large organi@ations su4h as publi4 se4tor bodies& The benefits of doing so are distributed between these
4ompanies whi4h sa6e time/ redu4e 4osts and boosts produ4ti6it(&
Snapdragon Hatter(*uru wor2s on the ma'orit( of Snapdragon#powered de6i4es running Android $& ,I4e
1ream Sandwi4h. and abo6e& If (ou ha6e a de6i4e powered b( a Snapdragon S" pro4essor/ and Snapdragon
S$ pro4essor/ or a Snapdragon 2/ $/ =/ or ; pro4essor/ (ou 4an use Snapdragon Hatter(*uru&
Gith Aual4omm Aui42 1harge/ a te4hnolog( designed to dramati4all( speed up (our 4harging time/ the
power a6ailable from (our Aual4omm read( 5SH 4harging sour4e is ma7imi@ed to redu4e the time (ouKre
plugged in 4ompared to de6i4es without fast 4harging te4hnolog(& Gith Aui42 1harge !&/ (ou 4an get up to
$ per4ent faster 4harging/ and with Aui42 1harge 2&/ 4harging time 4an impro6e up to >: per4ent& 1he42
out the 6ideo to see how (ou 4an spend less time 4harging and more time doing&
Aual4omm Aui42 1harge/ a produ4t of Aual4omm Te4hnologies/ In4&/ is the ne7t generation of fast 4harging
te4hnolog( for smartphones/ tablets and larger mobile 4omputing de6i4es li2e slim noteboo2s& A6ailable
toda( in a wide range of de6i4es/ in4luding o6er > that are based on SnapdragonD pro4essors/ Aual4omm
Aui42 1harge is leading the ad6an4ement of smartphone batter( management&
4+< Seurit":
Snapdragon pro4essors ha6e built#in se4urit( s(stems that 4reate a safe ha6en for (our sensiti6e information&
These se4urit( s(stems are engineered to 4reate a dire4t and safe 4ommuni4ation lin2 between (our sensiti6e
data and trusted re4ipients li2e ban2s and stores/ while 2eeping intruders out&
To ma2e the most of all the 4ool features on (our smartphone/ (ou need to trust that (our data is se4ure&
Gith a Aual4ommC SnapdragonD pro4essor at the heart of (our de6i4e/ (our sensiti6e information is better
prote4ted& So (ou 4an do more and be safe doing it&
8our phone is (our life in (our po42et/ whi4h means (ou ta2e it e6er(where (ou go& %ali4ious software and
phishing atta42s 4an ma2e (our 6aluable personal information/ su4h as usernames/ passwords/ and 4redit
4ard numbers/ 6ulnerable to ha42ers and other 6irtual 6andals& Snapdragon pro4essors 4reate a san4tuar( for
(our important data and gi6e (ou 4onfiden4e to do more with (our mobile de6i4e& The impro6ed safet(
features of Snapdragon pro4essors in4lude:
S A se4ure boot hardware root of trust/ designed to prote4t (our phone from the 6er( beginning
S Se4ure file s(stems designed to 2eep (our sensiti6e data safe
S A trusted e7e4ution en6ironment/ engineered to separate e7e4ution of se4urit( ser6i4es
S -ardware firewall te4hnolog(/ made to prote4t user intera4tion with the de6i4e
Se4ure%S%C ar4hite4ture is state of the art se4urit( te4hnolog( designed to prote4t (our most sensiti6e
assets and to gi6e (ou a se4ure online e7perien4e while maintaining high performan4e&
4+= Mu)timedia:
1apture (our own 5ltra-D 6ideo with surround sound& And pla( it ba42 on (our home theater s(stem or on
(our mobile de6i4e # with pla(ba42 qualit( so sharp/ (ouKll thin2 (ou were there& Gith Snapdragon
pro4essors/ (ou get superior 6ideo and audio te4hnologies/ designed to ma2e (our 6oi4e 4alls 4learer and
gi6e (ou da@@ling musi4 and 6ideo on the go&
A Aual4ommC SnapdragonD enabled mobile de6i4e is (our ti42et to non#stop entertainment& -igh
Definition and "D mo6ies and high#qualit( musi4 streams are what (ou want& Snapdragon pro4essors ma2e
sure (ou get it and ha6e enough batter( for another s4reening&
Re4ording and pla(ing 6ideo on (our mobile de6i4e ne6er loo2ed so good& The Snapdragon ; pro4essor is
the first 4ommer4ial mobile pro4essor with 5ltra-D 6ideo support/ for four times the resolution of full -D
!;p& So (ou 4an use (our mobile de6i4e to deli6er 5ltra-D 4ontent to (our T9/ in4luding (our own 6ideo
footage shot in 5ltra-D& Or pla(ba42 multiple full -D !;p 6ideos at on4e on an ultra -D displa(& Gith
I%AF resolution 6ideo re4ord and pla(ba42 in (our po42et/ Snapdragon pro4essors put (ou in the dire4torKs
seat&
Snapdragon are on the 6erge of a new era dri6en b( 6isual e7perien4es on mobile de6i4es/ and the ne7t big
thing is $) 5ltra -D& The new Aual4ommC SnapdragonD ;: pro4essor is the mobile industr(Bs first/ trul(
end#to#end $) 5ltra -D platform that offers the full $) e7perien4e&
Ta2e in a 6isual masterpie4e in stunning -D and ad6an4ed >&! surround sound& Or get award#worth(
(ourself/ with the abilit( to 4apture full -D !;p 6ideo with full surround sound& %an( Snapdragon
pro4essors enable up to " 4ameras per de6i4e and 4apture stills of up to 2 megapi7els& 8es/ this is what itKs
li2e to ha6e a studio in (our hands& 8ouKll be wal2ing down the red 4arpet in no time&
Tin( standard definition 6ideo 4lips are so 2$& Stream full#-D !;p 6ideo right to (our mobile de6i4e
6ia the fastest a6ailable networ2 U Snapdragon has it all& Put on a 6iewing part( b( sharing it on (our big
s4reen -DT9 with or without an -D%I 4able& ?o buffering& ?o waiting&
Gh( settle for a single mo6ie when (ou 4an ha6e the whole trilog(Q Snapdragon pro4essors ta2e (our mo6ie
6iewing to another le6el b( pro6iding superior batter( life& So donKt roll the end 4redits (et/ thereKs another
mo6ie waiting in (our queue&
Stream all the musi4 (ou want from popular apps li2e Pandora and Spotif( or ta2eo6er the s(stem and use
(our smart de6i4e as the remote& From top $ hits to dub step remi7es of (our mar4hing band pra4ti4e/ (our
smartphone or tablet is the 2e( to ro42ing the part(&
Iistening to musi4/ pla(ing 6ideo games or wat4hing a mo6ie on (our smartphone or tablet 4an be
disappointing when (ou onl( ha6e stereo sound& -D Audio solutions in Aual4ommC SnapdragonD
powered de6i4es deli6er a more immersi6e e7perien4e from ear to earMwith >&! ad6an4ed surround sound&
8ou 4an also re4ord and pla( ba42 d(nami4 surround sound with (our wireless de6i4e in the palm of (our
hand& Gat4h the 6ideo and e7perien4e the -D Audio differen4e ,and donKt forget to grab (our headphones.&
4+> Camera:
The line between a smartphone and a high#end digital 4amera is getting blurr(& 8ou 4an lea6e (our
traditional 4amera at home with the sharp image resolutions supported b( Snapdragon pro4essors/
engineered for @ero shutter lag/ fa4e dete4tion/ and ad6an4ed post#pro4essing features li2e ob'e4t remo6al
and 4loning&
Gith Aual4ommC SnapdragonD pro4essors powering (our mobile de6i4eBs digital 4ameras/ (ou ha6e the
power of professional 4amera equipment a6ailable in the palm of (our hand& Gith still#4amera 4apabilities to
ri6al professional equipment and ne7t generation 6ideo features/ (ou 4an repla4e the traditional 4amera with
one powerful/ po42et#si@ed/ mobile de6i4e&
Snapdragon ; series mobile pro4essors are designed to gi6e (our mobile de6i4es the features and
fun4tionalit( of standard 6ideo 4ameras a6ailable toda(/ in4luding image stabili@ation/ pi4ture#in#pi4ture and
tou4h#to#tra42 sele4tions& Gith Snapdragon pro4essors/ (ou also re4ei6e $) O5ltra-DP resolution/ with dual
ISPs for higher performan4e and thermal effi4ien4(& This means faster/ higher#qualit( 6ideo/ in4reased
fun4tionalit( and slee2 portabilit( for performan4e on the go&
Gith up to 2! megapi7el sensors and editing 4apabilit( built right in/ Aual4omm Snapdragon ; pro4essors
are designed to allow (our mobile de6i4e to ri6al the best digital still 4ameras a6ailable& 8ouKll find features
una6ailable an(where else/ in4luding ob'e4t 4loning/ sele4table fo4us/ and perspe4ti6e 4orre4tion& %eaning
(ou get the high speed/ high qualit( hardware (ou want/ with the 4on6enien4e of an eas(#to#4arr( mobile
de6i4e&
4+? Sen,or,:
Ghether (ouKre wa2ing up (our de6i4e with 'ust the sound of (our 6oi4e or rel(ing on the a44ura4( of a
na6igation app/ (ouKre en'o(ing the benefits of the Snapdragon sensor 4ore& ItKs a low#power/ alwa(s on
solution/ designed to ensure the sensors of (our de6i4e are at the read(/ wor2ing seamlessl( with the rest of
the s(stem/ and utili@ing as little power as possible&
From 6oi4e and lo4ation re4ognition to speed and temperature monitoring/ the Aual4ommC SnapdragonD
sensor 4ore is designed to ta2e in and intelligentl( use information from a 6ariet( of sensors to ma2e some
in4redible mobile e7perien4es happenMall while using as little power as possible&
At the heart of some of the most ad6an4ed smartphones and tablets/ the sensor 4ore in a Snapdragon
pro4essor is designed to 2eep (our de6i4e read( to re4ei6e data from (our de6i4eKs sensors and then
effi4ientl( enable ad6an4ed features that help with *PS/ gaming/ 4amera stabili@ation/ health monitoring and
more&
4+02 Na9i*ation:
Snapdragon pro4essors are designed to get (ou where (ouKre going more reliabl( and more qui42l(&
Ad6an4ed iRat te4hnolog( boosts lo4ation finding a44ura4(/ 4onne4ti6it( and speed& It has a44ess to both
standard *PS radio satellites and the *IO?ASS networ2 of 2$ additional satellites for a better fi7 on (our
lo4ation&
Sear4hing for powerful/ a44urate na6igationQ Ioo2 no further& Aual4ommC SnapdragonD pro4essors
in4orporate Aual4omm IRatD lo4ation te4hnologies so (ou and (our apps 4an dis4o6er where (ou are/ and
also who and what is around (ou& Plus/ with a44ess to the *IO?ASSD satellite networ2 (ou 4an 4onne4t to
nearl( double the a6ailable *PS satellites whi4h means less 4onne4tion interruption& And e6en in 4rowded
areas/ (ou 4an get lo4ation information a44urate to less than two meters&
Ghether (ouKre na6igating the streets/ meeting friends at a restaurant/ 4alling for help/ or shopping for the
perfe4t gift/ 2nowing (our e7a4t lo4ation 4an ma2e a big differen4e& For more than a de4ade/ Aual4ommKs
mobile solutions ha6e in4luded 4utting#edge lo4ation features U pro6iding na6igation and +#<!! 4apabilities
for o6er a billion mobile de6i4es and hundreds of operator networ2s&
Toda(/ Aual4omm offers a 4omplete portfolio of IRatD te4hnologies and solutions that pro6ide ubiquitous
lo4ation 4apabilities& The IRat lo4ation platform/ a produ4t of Aual4omm Atheros/ In4&/ transforms the wa(
we thin2 about OwhereP be(ond a na6igational fi7& Gith a44urate information about OwhoP and OwhatP is
around (ou/ IRat pro6ides mu4h#needed 4onte7t to ma2e life more simple and 4on6enient U indoors/
outdoors/ where6er (ou are&
As a result/ people 4an ta2e ad6antage of a growing number of lo4ation#based ser6i4es to:
Dis4o6er lo4al points of interest ,restaurants/ stores/ gas stations/ et4&.
Find their wa( dri6ing/ wal2ing through airports/ shopping 4enters/ museums/ et4&
Sa6e mone( at nearb( businesses
1onne4t with friends and famil(
Tra42 their things and pets
+ngage in mobile blogging/ gaming and geo#tagging
As more 4onsumers and businesses rel( upon these useful appli4ations/ IRat lo4ation solutions help
Aual4ommKs 4ustomers meet their in4reasingl( demanding requirements&
H( using an arra( of signals in4luding pre4ision *?SS/ whi4h 4onsists of *PS and *lonass lo4ation
re4ei6ers/ lo4ation data 4an be used for a44urate mapping as well as for man( appli4ations& So na6igating the
world isnKt 'ust easier/ itKs more e7a4t& Gat4h the 6ideo to see how Aual4ommC SnapdragonD pro4essors
help 2eep (ou on the right path&
4+00 #i,.)a":
Displa( the 4ontent from (our smartphone or tablet to (our home T9 U and e6en do it wirelessl(&
Snapdragon pro4essors are designed to bring to life higher displa( resolutions ,up to 2:=72$;p. and
displa( outputs of up to 5ltra-D ,$7!;p.&
CHA$TER/;
SNA$#RAGON SERIES
At the heart of toda(Ks most ad6an4ed de6i4es thereKs a Aual4ommC SnapdragonD pro4essor enabling a
world of ne7t#le6el e7perien4es& +a4h tier of Snapdragon pro4essors is designed to gi6e mobile users a
perfe4t balan4e of power and effi4ien4(& The result is a broad spe4trum of mobile te4hnolog( that is
inno6ati6e enough to 4arr( the name Snapdragon&
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Designed to ma2e e74eptional performan4e more a44essible than e6er/ Snapdragon 2 pro4essors let (ou
en'o( the most popular mobile e7perien4es while optimi@ing batter( life& Snapdragon 2 pro4essors are
made to allow smooth na6igation and swit4hing between apps while deli6ering 6ibrant -D 6isuals and
premium multi4hannel audio&
S.ei!iation,:
Pro4essing Auad AR%C 1orte7D A: 1P5 at up to !&$*-@ per 4ore or Auad AR% 1orte7
A> 1P5 at up to !&2*-@ per 4ore
IP#DDR2 memor( for high performan4e and low laten4(
*P5 Adreno 2" or Adreno "2 *P5 deli6ers o6er !T in4rease in graphi4s
pro4essing performan4e
!
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Support for graphi4s APIs li2e Open*I +S !&! and 2& and Geb*I !&
Power
%anagement
+nerg( effi4ient IP pro4ess and d(nami4 *P5 4lo42 and 6oltage s4aling
DSP 5p to ADSP:
DSP enables ultra#low power operation for a 6ariet( of appli4ations li2e musi4
pla(ba42/ enhan4ed audio effe4ts/ 4omputer 6ision pro4essing and still and 6ideo
image enhan4ements& DSP now supports floating point 4al4ulations/ b(te 6e4tor
operations/ d(nami4 multithreading and e7panded multimedia instru4tions for
enhan4ed low power performan4e
%odem Support for fastest global 4onne4tions and ad6an4ed modem te4hnologies
1D%A05%TS/ -SPA/ *S%0*PRS0+D*+/ !7Re6&A/ !7+9#DO Re6& A0H
-SPAL/ TD#SD1%A
2
5SH 5SH 2&
Hluetooth HT$&
GiFi Supports ;2&!!n for pea2 Gi#Fi performan4e
*PS IRAT lo4ation te4hnolog( features *?SS for a44urate auto and pedestrian
na6igation and indoor lo4ation 4apabilities for ad6an4ed lo4ation#based ser6i4es
9ideo0Audio 1apture and pla(ba42 6ideo at >2p -D
-D multi4hannel sound with DTS#-D and Dolb( Digital Plus
1amera 5p to ; %egapi7el
Ta2e high#resolution/ "D photos with up to ; %egapi7el 4amera support
Displa( !2;7;/ -D up to >2p
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and ;=2:A

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Snapdragon $ pro4essors are designed to deli6er the most popular smartphone features in4luding -D
6ideo 4apture and pla(ba42/ -D multi4hannel audio/ and a high megapi7el 4amera& Its pro6en performan4e
is made to let (ou swit4h seamlessl( between (our fa6orite apps and en'o( ama@ing 6isuals whether (ouKre
4apturing memories/ streaming mo6ies or pla(ing the latest "D games&
Snapdragon tested our Snapdragon $ dual#4ore pro4essor against a 4ompetitorKs quad#4ore pro4essor in a
standard ben4hmar2 test for performan4e and the numbers spo2e for themsel6es& The test in4luded all ma'or
smartphone elements li2e the memor(/ I0O and 2D and "D graphi4s with our dual#4ore pro4essor 4oming out
on top for better and faster performan4e&
Surfing the web should be fast and seamless/ li2e a s4hool of fish& So to test how our Snapdragon $ dual#
4ore pro4essor would fare against a 4ompetitorKs quad#4ore pro4essor/ we used the fish tan2 I+ test& In the
test/ a qui42er/ smoother pro4essor is represented with more fish and faster swimming in the 6irtual tan2& A
big s4hool of fish swimming fast laps in the tan2 shows how our dual#4ore outswam the 4ompetition&
Ghen it 4omes to gaming on (our smartphone/ (ou want smooth graphi4s and fast performan4e& Ge tested
our dual#4ore pro4essor against a 4ompetitorKs quad#4ore pro4essor with two widel(#used gaming
ben4hmar2s& The results show the Aual4omm Snapdragon $ dual#4ore pro4essor out#pa4ing the
4ompetition and deli6ering smoother graphi4s& 1he42 out how the speed and seamless graphi4s on the
Snapdragon de6i4e in the side#b(#side 4omparison&
Ghi4h pro4essor is better at 2eeping (our *PS tra42ing (our e6er( turnQ Ge used two popular map
appli4ations to test our Snapdragon $ dual#4ore pro4essor against a 4ompetitorKs quad#4ore pro4essor to
see whi4h would find (our position and pro6ide dire4tions faster& Ge also ran *PS tests to see whi4h 4ould
find more a4ti6e satellites faster& +6en after gi6ing the 4ompetition a bit of a head start/ the Snapdragon
de6i4e found its wa( faster and used more a4ti6e satellites to get us there&
S.ei!iation,:
1P5 Auad AR%C 1orte7D A> 1P5 at up to !&=*-@ per 4ore
!
Dual 4ore )rait " 1P5 at up to !&>*-@ per 4ore
!
Dual 4ore )rait 2 1P5 at up to !&2*-@ per 4ore
!
IP#DDR2 and IP#DDR" memor( for high performan4e and low laten4(
!
*P5 Adreno ": or "= *P5 deli6ers o6er :T in4rease in graphi4s pro4essing performan4e
2
&
APIs/ in4luding Open*I +S "&/ Dire4tF/ Open1I/ Renders4ript 1ompute and
Fle7RenderD
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Power
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+nerg( effi4ient IP pro4ess
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performan4e
!
Aual4omm Aui42 1harge !& integrated for up to $T faster batter( 4harging
$
DSP -e7agon ADSP=
-e7agon DSP enables ultra#low power operation for a 6ariet( of appli4ations li2e musi4
pla(ba42/ enhan4ed audio effe4ts/ 4omputer 6ision pro4essing and still and 6ideo image
enhan4ements
-e7agon DSP now supports floating point 4al4ulations/ b(te 6e4tor operations/ d(nami4
multithreading and e7panded multimedia instru4tions for enhan4ed low power performan4e
%odem Support for fastest global 4onne4tions and ad6an4ed modem te4hnologiesMTD#S1D%A/
D1#-SPAL ,up to $2%bps./ and $* IT+ speeds up to !:%Hps
!
5SH 5SH 2&
Hluetooth HT$& L Integrated digital 4ore
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!
*PS IRat lo4ation te4hnolog( features *?SS for a44urate auto and pedestrian na6igation and
indoor lo4ation 4apabilities for ad6an4ed lo4ation#based ser6i4es
9ideo0Audio 1apture and pla(ba42 6ideo at up to !;p -D
1amera 5p to !"&: %egapi7el/ stereos4opi4 "D
!
Ta2e high#resolution/ "D photos with up to !"&: %egapi7el 4amera support
!
Displa( 5p to !;p -D e7ternal displa(
!
%ira4astD support features wireless streaming to -D e7ternal displa(
Pro4ess
Te4hnolog(
2;nm IP
!
2
"
Fle7Render is designed to help the Adreno *P5 boost speed and sa6e power b( d(nami4all( swit4hing
between drawing pi7els in dire4t or deferred rendering mode
$
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Snapdragon $ pro4essors in4lude the following part numbers: ;2;/ ;22;/ ;=2;/ ;<2;/ ;<2=/ ;"AH/
;22=/ ;2"/ ;2"AH/ ;=2=/ ;="/ ;="AH/ ;<" and ;<"AH
;+1+0 Sna.dra*on Serie, 402:
S.ei!iation,:
1P5 Auad AR%C 1orte7D A:" at up to !&$ *-@ per 4ore
!
IP#DDR2 and IP#DDR" memor( for high performan4e and low laten4(
!
*P5 Adreno "= *P5 deli6ers o6er :T in4rease in graphi4s pro4essing performan4e
2
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Fle7RenderD
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Power
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enhan4ements
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multithreading and e7panded multimedia instru4tions for enhan4ed low power performan4e
%odem Support for fastest global 4onne4tions and ad6an4ed modem te4hnologiesMTD#S1D%A/
D1#-SPAL ,up to $2%bps./ and $* IT+ speeds up to !:%Hp
!
5SH 5SH 2&
GiFi Supports lega4( ;2&!!n and new ;2&!!a4 for pea2 Gi#Fi performan4e
!
*PS IRat lo4ation te4hnolog( features *?SS for a44urate auto and pedestrian na6igation and
indoor lo4ation 4apabilities for ad6an4ed lo4ation#based ser6i4es
9ideo0Audio 1apture and pla(ba42 6ideo at up to !;p -D
1amera 5p to !"&: %egapi7el/ stereos4opi4 "D
!
Ta2e high#resolution/ "D photos with up to !"&: %egapi7el 4amera support
!
Displa( 5p to !;p -D e7ternal displa(
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%ira4astD support features wireless streaming to -D e7ternal displa(
Pro4ess
Te4hnolog(
2;nm IP
!
2
"
$
As 4ompared to de6i4es without Fast 1harge te4hnolog(
Snapdragon $! pro4essors in4lude the following part numbers: ;<!=
;+3 Sna.dra*on Serie, <22:
Snapdragon = pro4essors are designed to outperform other new mobile pro4essors in performan4e per
watt& Offering s(stem#wide ar4hite4tural impro6ements/ 2e( 4omponent upgrades and e7panded
4onne4ti6it( options/ Snapdragon = pro4essors effi4ientl( enable the 2inds of ad6an4ed user e7perien4es
toda(Bs users demand/ li2e smooth online "D gaming and super responsi6e web browsing&
S.ei!iation,:
1P5 2;nm IP quad 4ore )rait " 1P5 at up to !&<*-@ per 4ore
IP#DDR" memor( for high performan4e and low laten4(
*P5 Speed enhan4ed Adreno "2 *P5 deli6ers o6er "T in4rease in graphi4s pro4essing
performan4e
!
Support for ad6an4ed graphi4 and 4ompute APIs/ in4luding Open*I +S "&/ Dire4tF/
Open1I/ Renders4ript 1ompute and Fle7RenderD
2
Power
%anagement
As(n4hronous %ulti#Pro4essing ,aS%P. d(nami4 1P5 power 4ontrol for power#optimi@ed
performan4e
DSP -e7agon/ ADSP=
enhan4ements
5SH 5SH 2&
Displa( +n'o( (our photos/ 6ideos and games on large/ high#resolution displa( de6i4es ,up to
2$;7!:"=. and e6en on !;p e7ternal displa(s
GiFi ;2&!!a4
"
Gi#Fi for pea2 Gi#Fi performan4e L Integrated digital 4ore
"
Publi4l( demonstrated to 2; %bps 5DP
*PS IRATD lo4ation te4hnolog( features *?SS for a44urate auto and pedestrian na6igation and
Indoor Io4ation 4apabilities for ad6an4ed lo4ation#based ser6i4es
9ideo0Audio 1apture and pla(ba42 6ideo at !;p -D
1amera 5p to 2! %egapi7el/ stereos4opi4 "D
Ta2e high#resolution/ "D photos with 2! %egapi7el stereos4opi4 4amera support
Pro4ess
Te4hnolog(
2;nm IP
!
1ompared to its prede4essor/ Adreno ":
2
"
Snapdragon = pro4essors in4lude the following part numbers: ;=$T/ ;=$%
;+3+0 Sna.dra*on Serie, <21A:
S.ei!iation,:
1P5 2;nm IP quad 4ore )rait 1P5 at up to !&: *-@ per 4ore
*P5 Speed enhan4ed Adreno "2 *P5 deli6ers o6er "T in4rease in graphi4s pro4essing
performan4e
!
Support for ad6an4ed graphi4 and 4ompute APIs/ in4luding Open*I +S "&/ Open1I/
and Fle7RenderD
2
Power
%anagement
As(n4hronous %ulti#Pro4essing ,aS%P. d(nami4 1P5 power 4ontrol for power#
optimi@ed performan4e
DSP -e7agon/ ADSP=
enhan4ements
5SH 5SH 2&
GiFi Gi#Fi GIA? ;2&!!a4 :*-@ high 4apa4it( high data rate/ with ;2&!! a0b0g0n 2&:*-@
ba42ward 4ompatibilit(
*PS IRATD lo4ation te4hnolog( features *?SS for a44urate auto na6igation
9ideo0Audio Ad6an4ed audio pla(ba42/ audio effe4ts/ +4ho 1an4ellation0?oise Suppression/ -D
6oi4e/ %ulti#format audio de4oding/ 9ideo fun4tions/ 2D to "D auto#4on6ersion/
Augmented realit( pro4essing
1amera %IPIM1SI with support for up to " simultaneous 4ameras
FPD#II?) II Input
?TS1 4omposite input
Displa( Tou4h panel support on main displa(
Dual I9DS/ -D%I !&$
Pro4ess
Te4hnolog(
2;nm IP
!
1ompared to its prede4essor/ Adreno ":
2
Snapdragon =2A pro4essors in4lude the following part numbers: ;=$#A5
;+3+1 Sna.dra*on Serie, <02:
S.ei!iation,:
1P5 Auad AR%C 1orte7D A:" at up to !&; *-@ per 4ore
"2#bit and =$#bit 4apable
*P5 Adreno $: *P5
Support for ad6an4ed graphi4 and 4ompute APIs/ in4luding Open*I +S "&/ Dire4tF !!/
Open1I/ *eometr( Shading/ -ardware Tesselation/ Renders4ript 1ompute and
Fle7RenderD
!
Power
%anagement
Aui42 1harge !& integrated for up to $T faster batter( 4harging
2
DSP mDSP
Shared with %odem ADSP=
%odem *obiD True $* IT+ Gorld %ode/ supporting IT+ FDD/ IT+ TDD/ G1D%A/ 1D%A!7/
+9#DO/ TD#S1D%A and *S%
"
*obi $* IT+ 1AT$ for speeds up to !: %bps
ATIKs "rd *eneration IT+ modem/ with support for RF"= and popular requirements su4h
as IT+#Hroad4ast and IT+0"* %ulti#SI%
5SH 5SH 2&
Hluetooth HT$& L HI+,Hluetooth low energ(.
GiFi ;2&!!a4
"
Gi#Fi for pea2 Gi#Fi performan4e
*PS IRatD *?SS lo4ation te4hnolog( 4ombines multiple lo4ation ser6i4es into a single high
performan4e na6igation s(stem for auto and pedestrian appli4ations
9ideo0Audio 1apture/ pla(ba42 and displa( 6ideo in Full -D at =fps
1amera 5p to 2! %egapi7el
Displa( -igher displa( resolutions ,up to 2:=72$;. and %ira4ast !;p -D support
Pro4ess
Te4hnolog(
2;nm IP
ARD ARD supported
!
2
As 4ompared to de6i4es without fast 4harge te4hnolog(
"
The Snapdragon =! pro4essor in4ludes the following part number: ;<"=
;+3+3 Sna.dra*on Serie, <0;:
S.ei!iation,:
1P5 O4ta#4ore AR%C 1orte7D A:" ,Auad !&; *-@ L Auad !& *-@.
"2#bit and =$#bit 4apable
*P5 Adreno $: *P5
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Open1I/ *eometr( Shading/ -ardware Tesselation/ Renders4ript 1ompute and
Fle7RenderD
!
Power
%anagement
Aui42 1harge !& integrated for up to $T faster batter( 4harging
2
DSP mDSP
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"
*obi $* IT+ 1AT$ for speeds up to !: %bps
5SH 5SH 2&
Hluetooth HT$& L HI+,Hluetooth low energ(.
GiFi ;2&!!a4
"
Gi#Fi for pea2 Gi#Fi performan4e
*PS IRatD *?SS lo4ation te4hnolog( 4ombines multiple lo4ation ser6i4es into a single high
9ideo0Audio 1apture/ pla(ba42 and displa( 6ideo in Full -D at =fps
Pro4ess
Te4hnolog(
2;nm IP
ARD ARD supported
!
2
"
The Snapdragon =!: pro4essor in4ludes the following part number: ;<"<
;+4 Sna.dra*on Serie, >22
Snapdragon ; pro4essors represent a leap forward in performan4e and power effi4ien4(& Designed to
deli6er outstanding o6erall user e7perien4e/ the Snapdragon ; pro4essors e7pand the possibilities of
seamless 4onne4ted 4omputing while enabling brand new high#end mobile e7perien4es in4luding 5ltra -D
6ideo/ multi4hannel -D audio and ad6an4ed imaging&
The Aual4omm Snapdragon ; pro4essor le6erages its As(n4hronous %ulti#Pro4essing ,aS%P. design to
produ4e ama@ing results& Sele4t a tas2 and one the four 4ores will snap into a4tion& +a4h 4ore 4an throttle up
and down depending on the tas2& The result is in4reased batter( effi4ien4( and a whole lot of performan4e&
Read( to see the latest and greatest in the world of mobile gamingQ 1he42 out the Snapdragon ;
pro4essor& It 4an power -D qualit( resolution and ama@ing "D gaming e7perien4es&
Read( to see the future of mobile imagingQ Gith up to three 4ameras and si7teen sensors/ de6i4es 4ontaining
Snapdragon pro4essors are pushing the boundaries of what is possible on a smartphone or tablet& And itKs
not 'ust about ta2ing the 4oolest pi4tures an(more/ now (ou 4an edit/ enhan4e/ and share photos and mo6ies
without lea6ing (our phone&
9oi4e a4ti6ation enabled b( Snapdragon pro4essors e6en listens while on standb(& The resultQ 8ou en'o(
power sa6ings and 6oi4e 4ontrol e7perien4e that (ou 4an use without e6en tou4hing (our de6i4e&
S.ei!iation,:
1P5 2;nm -Pm quad 4ore )rait $ 1P5 at up to 2&"*-@ per 4ore
*P5 5pdated Adreno "" *P5 deli6ers up to :T in4rease in graphi4s performan4e
2
&
"
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?ew Aui42 1harge 2& integrated for up to >:T faster batter( 4harging
$
DSP -e7agon/ ADSP=9:A/ =%-@
pla(ba42/ enhan4ed audio and ad6an4ed editing appli4ations
%odem *obiD True $* IT+ Gorld %ode/ supporting IT+ FDD/ IT+ TDD/ G1D%A/
1D%A!7/ +9#DO/ TD#S1D%A and *S%
!
*obi $* IT+ Ad6an4ed with 1arrier Aggregation for speeds up to !: %bps
5SH 5SH "&02&
!
?ew 5SH "& for ultra#fast transfers
GiFi ;2&!!a4
!
!
*PS IRat *?SS lo4ation te4hnolog( 4ombines multiple lo4ation ser6i4es into a single high
9ideo 1apture/ pla(ba42 and displa( in 5ltra-D 6ideo ,with four times !;p pi7el densit(.
1amera 5p to 2! %egapi7el/ stereos4opi4 "D
Dual Image Signal Pro4essors for Snapdragon 1amera support simultaneous 4amera06ideo/
ultrafast =$ %egapi7el0se4ond 4apture speeds and 4omputational 4amera
!;p and $) e7ternal displa(s
Pro4ess
Te4hnolog(
2;nm -Pm
!
2
1ompared to its prede4essor/ Adreno "2
"
$
Snapdragon ; pro4essors in4lude the following part numbers: ;>$/ ;2>$/ ;=>$ and ;<>$
;+4+0 Sna.dra*on Serie, >20:
S.ei!iation,:
1P5 2;nm -Pm quad 4ore )rait $ 1P5 at up to 2&:*-@ per 4ore
*P5 Speed enhan4ed Adreno "" *P5 deli6ers up to :T in4rease in graphi4s performan4e
!
2
Power
%anagement
Aui42 1harge 2& integrated for up to >:T faster batter( 4harging
"
$
*obi $* IT+ Ad6an4ed 1AT$ with 1arrier Aggregation for speeds up to !: %bps
5SH 5SH "&02&
$
GiFi ;2&!!a4
$
$
9ideo 1apture/ pla(ba42 and displa( 6ideo in 5ltra -D ,with four times !;p pi7el densit(. /
-+91 !;p support
ultrafast =$ %egapi7el0se4ond 4apture speeds and 4omputational 4amera& Support for larger/
faster 4amera sensors and impro6ed image post pro4essing&
Pro4ess
Te4hnolog(
2;nm -Pm
!
1ompared to its prede4essor/ Adreno "2
2
"
$
The Snapdragon ;! pro4essor in4ludes the following part number: ;<>$ 6"
;+4+1 Sna.dra*on Serie, >2;:
The Snapdragon ;: O5ltra -DP pro4essor is the first mobile pro4essor to enable a trul( 4omprehensi6e
5ltra -D ,$). solution/ bringing the ultimate in high#resolution mobile 6ideo/ imaging and gaming to
smartphones and tablets&
S.ei!iation,:
1P5 2; -Pm quad 4ore )rait $: 1P5 at up to 2&> *-@ per 4ore
*P5 Adreno $2 *P5/ with up to $T graphi4s and 4ompute performan4e impro6ement o6er its
prede4essor/ enables support for ad6an4ed 4onsole qualit( gaming and smooth 5Is on 5ltra
-D displa(s/ as well as de4reased power 4onsumption for 5I and games/ allowing more
hours of gaming without re4harging
!
Power
%anagement
?ew Aui42 1harge 2& integrated for up to >:T faster batter( 4harging
2
5ses GPR"$!A re4ei6er solution 4apable of pro6iding up to : watts to power a de6i4e
"
Allows IT+ 1ategor( = data rates of up to " %bps download
First to support $%-@ IT+ Ad6an4ed 1A on both IT+ TDD and IT+ FDD duple7ing
modes
5SH 5SH "&02&
"
GiFi ;2&!!a4
"
"
9ideo +nables a trul( end#to#end 5ltra -D ,$). solution/ ma2ing mo6ie theater#qualit( resolution
a6ailable to smartphone and tablet users
1amera 5p to :: %egapi7el/ stereos4opi4 "D
The worldBs first mobile !*Pi7el0s ,*iga#pi7el per se4ond. ISP ,image signal pro4essor.
pa42s a large in4rease in ISP and 1PP ,4amera postpro4essor. speed and throughput/
designed to enable users to ta2e sharper/ higher resolution photos with ad6an4ed post#
pro4essing features for low light 4onditions
ultrafast =$ %egapi7el0se4ond 4apture speeds and 4omputational 4amera
Displa( 5ltra -D on#de6i4e displa( 4on4urrent with 5ltra -D output to -DT9
Pro4ess
Te4hnolog(
2;nm -Pm
!
2
"
The Snapdragon ;: pro4essor in4ludes the following part numbers: ;;$ Fusion $/ ;;$ Fusion $&:
;+4+3 Sna.dra*on Serie, >2>:
The Snapdragon ;; pro4essor is a =$#bit enabled/ IT+#equipped 4hipset for premium mobile 4omputing
de6i4es& The Snapdragon ;; pro4essor is anti4ipated to begin sampling in the se4ond half of 2!$ and
e7pe4ted to be a6ailable in 4ommer4ial de6i4es b( the first half of 2!:&
S.ei!iation,:
CPU
Dual ARM Cortex A57 (up to 2GHz) and quad A53 ore! "#t$ %&'(#t !upport
GPU Adreno &)* GPU
D+P Hexa,on -5% D+P (up to *..MHz)
Mode/ 0nte,rated &G 123 Ad4aned 5orld Mode /ode/6 !upport#n, 123 7DD6 123 2DD6 5CDMA
(DC'H+UPA)6 CDMA)x6 3-'D8 Re49 :6 2D'+CDMA and G+M;3DG3
&G 123 Ad4aned CA2% !peed! o< up to 3.. M(p! "#t$ !upport <or up to 3x2. MHz arr#er
a,,re,at#on on 123 7DD and 123 2DD
&t$ Generat#on #nte,rated 123 /ode/6 "#t$ !upport <or =ualo// R73%.6 123':roada!t
and 123 /ult#/ode dual'+0M (D+D+ and D+DA)
U+: U+: 39.;29.
:luetoot$ :2 &9)
5#7# -0-3 2'!trea/ *.29))n;a "#t$ MU'M0M8
GP+ 0>at Gen*C
-#deo &? pla@(aA "#t$ H92%& (A-C) and H92%5 (H3-C) <or/at!
&? apture "#t$ H92%& <or/at
DA+H !upported
Ca/era Up to 55 MP
Dual 0+P
D#!pla@ 25%.x)%.. on'de4#e d#!pla@ onurrent "#t$ &? Ultra HD output to HD2-
).*.p and &? external d#!pla@! !upported
Me/or@;+tora,e 1PDDR3 B33MHz
2x32 ()29*G:p!);eMMC 59.
+D 39. (UH+'0)
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;+4+4 Sna.dra*on Serie, >02:
The Snapdragon ;! pro4essor is a =$#bit enabled/ IT+#equipped 4hipset for premium mobile 4omputing
de6i4es& The Snapdragon ;! pro4essor is anti4ipated to begin sampling in the se4ond half of 2!$ and
e7pe4ted to be a6ailable in 4ommer4ial de6i4es b( the first half of 2!:&
S.ei!iation,:
1P5 Auad AR%C 1orte7D A:> ,up to 2*-@. and quad A:" 4ores with =$#bit support
*P5 Adreno $" *P5
DSP -e7agon 9:= DSP ,up to ;%-@.
%odem Integrated $* IT+ Ad6an4ed Gorld %ode modem/ supporting IT+ FDD/ IT+ TDD/
G1D%A ,D1#-S5PA./ 1D%A!7/ +9#DO Re6& H/ TD#S1D%A and *S%0+D*+
$* IT+ Ad6an4ed 1AT= speeds of up to " %bps with support for up to "72 %-@
4arrier aggregation on IT+ FDD and IT+ TDD
$th *eneration integrated IT+ modem/ with support for Aual4omm RF"=/ IT+#
Hroad4ast and IT+ multimode dual#SI% ,DSDS and DSDA.
5SH 5SH "&02&
Hluetooth HT $&!
GiFi 9I9+D 2#stream ;2&!!n0a4 with %5#%I%O
*PS IRat *en;1
9ideo $) 4apture and pla(ba42 with -&2=$ ,A91. and -&2=: ,-+91. formats
DAS- supported
1amera 5p to :: %P 1amera
Dual ISP
Displa( $) 5ltra -D on#de6i4e displa( 4on4urrent with $) 5ltra -D output to -DT9
%emor(0Storage IPDDR$ !=%-@ 27"2 ,2:&=*Hps.0 5FS *ear2 2I
e%%1 :&
SD "& ,5-S#I.
Pro4ess
Te4hnolog(
2nm
CHA$TER/<
COM$ARISON @ITH OTHER $ROCESSORS
Hummin*bird 9,+ Sna.dra*on 9,+ OMA$ 9,+ Te*ra 1: ARM C-i., E7.)ained
?6idia seems to finall( be getting some tra4tion in the mobile 1P5 game& The Tegra 2 4hip will be in
se6eral phones and tablets in the ne7t few months/ and is the first dual#4ore mobile pro4essor a6ailable& In
response Te7as Instruments/ ma2er of the popular O%AP mobile 4hips/ is tal2ing up their own up4oming
O%AP$ 4ores& Gith all this tal2 of 4lo42 speeds/ some important details of mobile pro4essing get lost in the
shuffle& Ghen we tal2 about O%AP/ Snapdragon/ Tegra/ or -ummingbird/ weBre reall( tal2ing about a
s(stem#on#a#4hip ,So1.& ThereBs more to it than 'ust the 4lo42 speed&
Sam,un* Hummin*bird
First debuted in the *ala7( S Android phone& The -ummingbird uses $:nm AR% 1orte7 A; ar4hite4ture at
its heart with the AR%6> instru4tion set& This part of the So1 is sometimes 4alled the appli4ation pro4essor&
The $:nm manufa4turing te4h means that more transistors 4an fit on the die than in pre6ious generations&
Hut/ the AR% ar4hite4ture is 'ust the starting point for 4hip design& Samsung ,along with partner Intrinsit(.
had to build out some other features to differentiate the part& Intrinsit( 4hanged the logi4 design of the
standard A; allowing 4ertain binar( operations to be run with fewer total instru4tions& That means the same
pro4esses are 4ompleted/ but in less time& Ghen all is said and done/ the -ummingbird is estimated to gain
:#!T o6er AR%Bs original te4h&
Samsung emphasi@es power management while maintaining a high operating 4lo42& %ost -ummingbird
4ores are 4lo42ed at !*-@/ but the up4oming Infuse $* will be 4lo42ed at !&2*-@& -ummingbird also pa42s
"2)H of both data and instru4tion 4a4he/ a 6ariable#si@e I2 memor( 4a4he/ and the AR% ?+O?
multimedia e7tension& This last feature is a real ad6antage for Samsung& Gith ?+O?/ the -ummingbird is
4apable of better hardware 6ideo en4oding and de4oding/ high qualit( graphi4s/ and better sound pro4essing&
Aua)omm Sna.dra*on
First generation Snapdragons were found in phones li2e the -D2/ ?e7us One/ and +6o $*& ?ow a new
generation of Snapdragon 4hips ha6e stepped things up& 5nli2e the -ummingbird/ the Snapdragon does not
use an AR%#designed appli4ation pro4essor& Rather Aual4omm designed the 4ore ,4alled S4orpion. to ha6e
man( features similar to the AR% 1orte7#A; ar4hite4ture/ but it does still use the AR%6> instru4tion set&

*oing this route means an slight in4rease in instru4tions per 4lo42 4(4le o6er the standard 1orete7#A;&
The last generation Snapdragon 4hips from the ?e7us One era were using the =:nm pro4ess te4h& ?ow
phones li2e the Desire R/ Thunderbolt/ and Desire -D are using new Snapdragons on $:nm te4hnolog(& 3ust
as with the -ummingbird/ this means more transistors/ and better performan4e& +6en the *2 4lo42ed at
;%-@ 4an best a last gen Snapdragon at !*-@&
Aual4omm has 4hosen to go with Adreno *P5 So1 elements ,a4quired from A%D.& On phones li2e the
?e7us One/ the Snapdragon used the Adreno 2/ whi4h was a poor 4hoi4e& It 'ust 4ouldnBt stand up to the
4ompetition& The relati6e multimedia robustness of S4orpion was able to 4arr( this So1 o6er the finish line/
but 'ust barel(& The 4urrent generation Snapdragon uses Adreno 2: *P5s& This *P5 is 'ust as fast as the
-ummingbird/ if not faster& Ge applaud Aual4omm for reali@ing there was an issue/ and fi7ing it&
Aual4omm also adds both *PS and 4ellular antennas to their So1& This is not ne4essaril( the standard
pra4ti4e in the industr(& This allows phones to be designed and built more easil(/ and with slimmer designs
sin4e additional 4omponents are in one pa42age& It e7plains wh( we see so man( manufa4turers wor2ing
with Aual4omm& Although/ the differen4es mean a lot of model numbers to 2eep tra42 of& If (ou want to
loo2 up a phoneBs spe4s/ ma2e sure to use the whole 4ode&
Te7a, In,trument, OMA$
There are a number of models out for the O%AP So1s& That 4an ma2e it hard to 2now 'ust whatBs inside&
The O%AP"$7 series are made using the older =:nm pro4ess/ the O%AP"=7 use the newer $:nm
te4hnolog(& TI has added a few interesting elements to the pa42age to go with these 4ores/ some more useful
than others& There is an I9A 2 imaging a44elerator that supports hardware en4oding of 4amera sensor data&
This is paired with an integrated signal pro4essor ,ISP. that handles all the data 4run4hing for image and
6ideo 4apture& The result is better batter( performan4e and ,hopefull(. faster image 4apture&
All O%AP So1s in the "#series use the Power9R S*F:" *P5& This is 4apable part/ but is starting to loo2
a little slow 4ompared to the *P5 in the -ummingbird or new Snapdragon& To put things in perspe4ti6e/
this is 6er( similar to the *P5 in the iPhone "*S ,announ4ed in 3une 2<.& O%AP also has the ad6antage
of using the ?+O? AR% instru4tion set to boost multimedia performan4e&
TI has alread( been wor2ing hard to get the O%AP$ read( to go/ and the( e7pe4t the 4hips to begin showing
up in de6i4es later this (ear& One de6i4e of note e7pe4ted to ha6e the 4hip is the Hla42Herr( Pla(boo2&
These 4hips will ha6e the newer Power9R S*F:$ *P5/ a faster I9A " image a44elerator/ and oh (eah #
dual 1orte7#A< !*-@ 4ores& This 4hip will be a 4ompetitor to ?6idia Tegra 2/ but itBs still in produ4tion&
N9idia Te*ra 1
Tegra 2 platform is about to e7plode all o6er Android& This So1 uses dual AR% 1orte7#A< 4ores 4lo42ed at
!*-@& It uses the AR%6> instru4tion set as well& That alone ma2es it notable& It will be found in de6i4es
li2e the %otorola Atri7 phone and Foom tablet&
The 1orte7#A< ar4hite4ture uses a $nm manufa4turing pro4ess/ so the transistor densit( is higher on this
4hip than the other A;#based 4hips& Power to the 4ores 4an be 6er( 4losel( monitored and 4ontrolled b( the
s(stem/ but both 4ores must be at the same power le6el ,i&e& no indi6idual 4ontrol.& +a4h 4ore has =$)H of
total 4a4he/ the same as indi6idual A; 4ores& Tegra 2 also uses dedi4ated ISPs that support up to !2%P
4amera sensors&
The Tegra 2Bs other big tri42 is in the *P5 department/ 'ust li2e (ou would e7pe4t from ?6idia& The
*eFor4e 5ltra Iow 9oltage ,5I9. 4hip is 4alled an ; 4ore *P5 b( ?6idia/ but the truth is that these are not
the standard shader 4ores from the des2top spa4e& -alf of the 4ores are for shaders/ and half are for pi7els&
Still/ the graphi4s performan4e is e7pe4ted to be faster than the Power9R S*F:$& Tegra ma( pull ahead on
batter( use as well than2s to the multiple 4a4hes that 4an 2eep data readil( a44essible to the *P5& The
*eFor4e *P5 also allows for -D%I output support/ and we e7pe4t more manufa4turers ta2e ad6antage of it
li2e %otorola has with the Atri7&
CHA$TER/=
FUTURE SCO$E
Time/ li2e an e6er#rolling stream/ bears all outdated hardware awa(& Aual4omm is prett( eager to top itself
when it 4omes to AR% ar4hite4tures/ and to that end has announ4ed its latest high#end 1P5 and *P5 4hips
set to fill future smartphones and tablets& The Snapdragon ;: 1P5 and the new Adreno $2 *P5 will be
read( for mass#produ4ed de6i4es in the earl( half of 2!$&
So what has Aual4omm done to ma2e this new s(stem#on#a#4hip shineQ In the 1P5 front/ the ma7imum
4lo42 speed per 4ore has been bumped to an e6en speedier 2&:*-@/ up from 2&"*-@ on the 4urrent ;&
%emor( bandwidth has been doubled at 2;&=*H per se4ond/ whi4h should pro6ide an e6en better
impro6ement for e6er(da( apps than raw speed& The Snapdragon ;: will integrate with the 4urrent *obi
%D%<72: IT+ modem or the newl(#announ4ed %D%<7":/ whi4h uses a 2 nanometer te4hnolog( for
better download speeds/ lower power 4onsumption/ and smaller si@e& *pi7el0s imaging throughput should
ma2e the o6erpowered 4ameras of 4urrent high#end phones e6en more impressi6e&
Hut perhaps the most dramati4 announ4ement is the Adreno $2 *P5& 1ombined with the new 1P5/ the
new ar4hite4ture is designed to deli6er graphi4s and 6ideo at up to $) resolution& ThereBs also support for
-&2=: de4oding/ an ultra#qualit( standard thatBs 'ust emerging ,and probabl( wonBt be rele6ant for Android
de6i4es for a while.& Hetween enhan4ed software support/ high#densit( rendering/ hardware tessellation/
geometr( shaders/ and other things that ma2e P1 gamers drool/ Aual4omm is 4laiming a $T in4rease in
performan4e o6er the Adreno ""&
ItBs a prett( safe bet that -T1/ I*/ AS5S/ and ,in some 4ases. Samsung will ha6e hardware featuring the
new 1P5 and *P5 sometime ne7t (ear& Announ4ements/ if not a4tual demonstrations/ at %obile Gorld
1ongress would 'ust about fit& 8ou 4an dig into the te4hni4al details in the press releases below&
CHA$TER/>
REFERENCES
V!W http:00www&qual4omm&4o&in0snapdragon
V2W en&wi2ipedia&org
V"W http:00www&androidpoli4e&4om0
V$W www&p4world&4om0partner0qual4omm0home0
V:W www&arm&4om


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