Qualcomm today at the CES 2017 detailed its flagship Snapdragon 835 processor, first processor based on 10nm FinFET process technology. “It is 35% smaller and uses 25% less power than previous designs, and is engineered to deliver exceptionally long battery life, lifelike VR and AR experiences, cutting-edge camera capabilities and Gigabit Class download speeds,” said Qualcomm. It has multi-gigabit 802.11ad, and integrated
2×2 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MU-MIMO.
The Qualcomm Adreno 540 Visual Processing Subsystem offers Advanced 3-D graphics rendering and up to 60x more colors for life-like visuals for the most immersive experiences0 The Qualcomm Spectra 180 Camera ISP has Dual 14-bit ISPs with support up to 32MP single or dual 16MP cameras and the Qualcomm Hexagon 682 DSP has support for latest Machine Learning frameworks and image processing. It includes Hexagon Vector eXtensions and Qualcomm All-Ways Aware technology utilizing connectivity and sensors.
It also has Qualcomm Quick Charge 4 technology that is 20% faster, 30% more efficient than Quick Charge 3.0 and can charge from 0 to 50% in just 15 minutes. The processor also has Qualcomm Haven security suite with support for fingerprint, iris scanning, facial recognition and voice print and other security features that are designed to safeguard your personal information.
It supports 3D positional audio, superior SNR (Signal-to-Noise ratio), and native DSD format support for true high fidelity playback, thanks to the latest Qualcomm Aqstic offerings. For the most intuitive and comfortable user experiences on AR and VR, the 835 is engineered to produce a 20% reduction, versus the Snapdragon 820 as implemented in the VR820, in motion-to-photon latency and six-degrees-of-freedom (or 6DOF) for precise, comfortable, and intuitive motion tracking. It supports Google Daydream.
Highlights of Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
- 4 x Kryo 280 Performance CPUs at 2.45GHz, 4x Kryo 280 Efficiency CPUs at 1.90GHz
- Integrated X16 LTE modem with Global Mode
- Cat 16/13 speeds of up to 1 Gbps down/150 Mbps up via 4×20 MHz carrier aggregation, Up to 256-QAM downlink; Qualcomm Snapdragon Upload+, 2×20 MHz carrier aggregation and Up to 64-QAM uplink
- LTE Dual SIM Dual Standby, VoLTE with SRVCC to 3G and 2G
HD and Ultra HD Voice (EVS), CSFB to 3G and 2G - Snapdragon All Mode with support for all seven cellular modes plus LTE-U and LAA
- Support for Qualcomm TruSignal with carrier aggregation
- Qualcomm Adreno 540 GPU, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 full, Vulkan, DX12
- Supports up to 4K Ultra HD on-device, 60 fps, 4K Ultra HD output, DisplayPort, HDMI, and USB Type-C support
- Up to 4K UltraHD capture at 30 fps, Up to 4K UltraHD playback at 60
fps, H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), VP9 - Qualcomm Aqstic audio codec, and speaker amplifier, Qualcomm® aptX™ audio playback support: aptX Classic, aptX HD
- Up to 16 MP dual camera, Up to 32 MP single camera, Qualcomm Spectra Image Sensor Processor (14-bit dual-ISP)
- Qualcomm Clear Sight camera features, Hybrid Autofocus, Optical Zoom, hardware-accelerated Face Detection, HDR Video Recording
- Hexagon 682 DSP with Hexagon Vector eXtensions and Qualcomm All-Ways Aware technology, TensorFlow and Halide support, Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine (NPE) SDK
- UFS2.1 Gear3 2L, SD 3.0 (UHS-I), LPDDR4x 1866MHz dual-channel memory
- 802.11ad Multi-gigabit, Integrated 802.11ac 2×2 with MU-MIMO, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 60 GHz, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC
- Qualcomm Location, Supports GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, and QZSS systems content protection
- Qualcomm Quick Charge 4
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835-powered devices will be available sometime in the first half of 2017.