The second day of his summit in Hawaii, Qualcomm, as expected, devoted to the new member of the family of mobile processors. In this article we’ll discuss about Snapdragon 845 and what breakthroughs can we expect from flagship smartphones in 2018.
At the moment the desire to use Snapdragon 845 in their new smartphone is confirmed to only two companies — Samsung and Xiaomi. But there is no doubt that when MWC 2018 will give us a whole series of new products from LG, Sony, HTC and other companies, they surely will work on the basis of 845 on chip. So what can we expect in the near future?
While the world prepares to transition to 5G, the hot communication trend in the coming years will be Gigabit LTE. Qualcomm is ready and well stocked Snapdragon 845 chip X20, supporting a maximum download speed of 1.2 Gbps and a download speed of 150 Mbit/s. of Course, not all mobile operators are now able to provide the necessary infrastructure, but the Foundation has been prepared for this.
Continuing the communication theme, I can not mention support for Wi-Fi 802.11 ad and 802.11 ac 2×2 MU-MIMO with 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 60 GHz. Bluetooth the fifth generation on Board, too, and captures the spirit of fantasies about what miracles can do wireless accessories with increased bandwidth.
The computational viewpoint also demonstrates a marked improvement: the new chipset will include four processor cores Kryo 385 with a clock frequency of 2.8 GHz and another four with 1.8 GHz. The graphics performance will be the responsibility of the 630 chip Adreno OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0, Vulkan and DX12 and the standard Rec.2020, able to process images is 30% faster than the previous generation, and an updated digital signal processor Hexagon 685.
Continuous improvement cameras of smartphones requires constant productivity growth, the relevant computing components, and Qualcomm did. 845 will receive the Snapdragon chip 280 Spectra, allowing to process the image with dual cameras with a resolution up to 16 MP and single with a resolution of 32 MP. Also the compute node supports the use of 14-bit graphic signal hybrid autofocus, face recognition, hardware-accelerated, multi-frame noise reduction, active scanners, depth and videos with HDR.
If the manufacturer decides to release a smartphone, the camera which will support 10-bit video in 4K Ultra HD at 60 frames per second with the function of slow motion at 480 frames per second and support HDR10, HLG, H. 264 (AVC), H. 265 (HEVC) and VP9, Snapdragon 845 will make it all possible. As for display, the graphical components of the chip support the display of images in resolutions Ultra HD Premium 4K Ultra HD (60 fps), including virtual reality in 2x 2400×2400 (120 fps).
Flagship smartphones in recent time, pleasing customers with high quality audiocable with built-in DAC, and Snapdragon 845 will give manufacturers the opportunity to bring this figure to a new level. Fans of good sound will appreciate the support of audio codec Qualcomm Aqstic and standards Qualcomm aptX, aptX Classic, DSD and PCM up to 334 kHz/32 bit.
Processor 2017 is not ashamed to have in their description the phrase “artificial intelligence”, and this Snapdragon 845 did not disappoint. AI-system that chipset more efficiently process the photos from the camera, identifying them as people and creating more high quality depth effect, as well as improving voice interaction, supporting the function of continuous monitoring of keywords with minimal energy consumption.
Do not forget about security: the chipset has several important elements to the protection of confidential information. This applies both to biometric identification (fingerprint recognition, iris, voice or face), and store the payment data in the device.
To ensure more accurate and efficient navigation Snapdragon 845 works with six satellite systems: GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS and SBAS. Well, for quick charging of batteries the technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 4/4+ allows you to charge the batteries of smartphones to 50% in just 15 minutes.
To summarize, the new flagship chipset is very promising and offers very intriguing potential. Now the ball is on the side of the handset manufacturers, who will decide which support the chip technology they will be able to afford to implement the new gadgets.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 officially presented
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