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Snapdragon is a family of mobile system on chips by Qualcomm. Qualcomm considers Snapdragon a "platform" for use in smartphones, tablets, and smartbook devices.

The Snapdragon CPU, dubbed Scorpion,[1] is Qualcomm's own design. It has many features similar to those of the ARM Cortex-A8 core and it is based on the ARM v7 instruction set, but theoretically has much higher performance for multimedia-related SIMD operations.[2]

As of 2011, these chipsets utilize 28nm technology.[1]

All Snapdragon processors contain the circuitry to decode high-definition video (HD) resolution at 720p or 1080p depending on the Snapdragon chipset.[3] Adreno, the company's proprietary GPU technology, integrated into Snapdragon chipsets (and certain other Qualcomm chipsets) is Qualcomm's own design, using assets the company acquired from AMD.[4]

Snapdragon chipsets, as of 2011, include a CPU "Krait" (with speeds up to 2.5 Ghz), GPU "Adreno 225", 2G/3G/4G modem, and several Hexagon DSP coprocessors.[1]

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[edit] History

  • Q4 2008
  • The first chipsets in the Snapdragon family, the QSD8650 and the QSD8250, were made available.
  • June 2009
  • Qualcomm presented the Compal smartbook and ASUS Eee PC‎ at Computex using the Snapdragon SoC and running Google's Android operating system.[5][6] At the same event, ASUS also showed a Snapdragon-based device, then withdrew it abruptly.[7][8]
  • 7 December 2009
  • The LG eXpo was the first US phone to utilize the Snapdragon SoC.[9]
  • 5 January 2010
  • The Nexus One was released, manufactured by HTC, and featured Android OS 2.1 powered by a Snapdragon running at 1 GHz (Qualcomm QSD8250).[10]
  • 29 April 2010
  • The HTC Droid Incredible was released, using the Snapdragon QSD8650 1 GHz SoC, and was the first Snapdragon device available on the Verizon Wireless network.
  • 1 June 2010
  • Qualcomm announced sampling of the MSM8x60 series of Snapdragon SoC's.[11]
  • 4 June 2010
  • 22 October 2010
  • 17 November 2010
  • Qualcomm announces the roadmap for Next-Gen Snapdragon SoC development, including the MSM8960, citing future improvements in CPU and GPU performance and lower power consumption.[14]
  • 5 January 2011
  • A version of Microsoft Windows compiled for ARM is shown running on the Snapdragon SoC at CES 2011.[15]
  • 13 February 2011
  • 21 March 2011
  • 3 August 2011
  • Qualcomm announces plan to use simple names (S1, S2, S3 and S4) for Snapdragon processors so that the public can better understand the products. The bigger the number is, the more advanced functions that the processor has, which means S4 can perform better than S3.[17]

[edit] Current and future specifications

[3][11][18]

Family / generation Model Number Process CPU Instruction Set CPU CPU Cache GPU Memory Technology Wireless Radio Technologies Sampling Availability Utilizing Devices
Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 65 nm ARMv7 1 GHz Scorpion Adreno 200 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), UMTS/WCDMA (HSDPA, HSUPA), MBMS Q4 2008 Acer Stream/Liquid, Acer neoTouch S200, Dell Venue Pro (Lightning), Dell Streak, Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile REGZA Phone T-01C, HP Compaq AirLife 100, HTC Desire, HTC HD2, HTC 7 Mozart, HTC 7 Surround, HTC 7 Trophy, HTC HD7, HTC 7 Pro, Nexus One, Huawei SmaKit S7, Lenovo LePhone, LG eXpo, LG Optimus Q, LG Optimus Z, LG Quantum, LG Panther, Pantech IM-A600S, Pantech IM-A650S, Sharp LYNX SH-10B, Sharp LYNX 3D SH-03C, Samsung Focus, Samsung Omnia 7, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, Toshiba dynapocket T-01B/KG01, Toshiba TG01/TG02/TG03.
QSD8650 65 nm ARMv7 1 GHz Scorpion Adreno 200 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA), MBMS,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1xEV-DO MC Rev.A)		 Q4 2008 Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile REGZA Phone IS04(TSI04), Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile T006 (TS006)/iida X-Ray (TSX06), HTC Arrive, HTC Droid Incredible, HTC Evo 4G, LG Apollo GW990, LG Fathom VS750, LG GW820 eXpo, LG GW825 IQ, LG Optimus 7, Sharp IS01 (SHI01)/IS03 (SHI03), Sony Ericsson S004 (SO004)/S005 (SO005)/S006 (SO006)/iida G11 (SOX02)/S007 (SO007), Toshiba dynapocket IS02 (TSI01)/K01, Toshiba T004 (TS004), Pantech Sirius α IS06 (PTI06), Kyocera Echo, Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile T007 (TS007), Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile T008 (TS008), NEC Casio CA007, Kyocera K009 (KY009), Fujitsu F001 (FJ001), Sony Ericsson Arbano Affare (SOY05)
QSD8250A 45 nm ARMv7 1.3 GHz Scorpion Adreno 205 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA), MBMS Q4 2009  
QSD8650A 45 nm ARMv7 1.3 GHz Scorpion Adreno 205 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA), MBMS,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1xEV-DO MC Rev.A)		 Q4 2009 Lenovo LePad
MSM7225A 45 nm ARMv7 600 MHz CortexA5 Adreno 200 (enhanced) GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA), MBMS Q4 2011 HTC Explorer
MSM7625A 45 nm ARMv7 800 MHz CortexA5 Adreno 200 (enhanced) GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA), MBMS,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1xEV-DO MC Rev.A)		 Q4 2011
MSM7227A 45 nm ARMv7 800 MHz CortexA5 Adreno 200 (enhanced) GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA), MBMS Q4 2011 Motorola XT615
MSM7627A 45 nm ARMv7 800 MHz CortexA5 Adreno 200 (enhanced) GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA), MBMS,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1xEV-DO MC Rev.A)		 Q4 2011
Snapdragon S2 MSM7230 45 nm ARMv7 800 MHz Scorpion Adreno 205 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+), MBMS Q2 2010 Acer Liquid Metal, HP Veer, HTC Desire Z, Huawei U8800, NEC Casio Medias N-04C
MSM7630 45 nm ARMv7 800 MHz Scorpion Adreno 205 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+), MBMS,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1xEV-DO MC Rev.A, SV-DO)		 Q2 2010 Casio G'zOne Commando, HTC Evo Shift 4G, HTC Merge
MSM8255 45 nm ARMv7 1 GHz Scorpion Adreno 205 Dual-channel 333 MHz LPDDR2 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+), MBMS Q2 2010 Acer Iconia Smart, Acer Allegro, BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930, BlackBerry Torch 9810, BlackBerry Torch 9860, Fujitsu F-12C, HTC Desire HD, HTC Desire S, HTC Incredible S, HTC Inspire 4G, HTC Radar, Huawei U9000 Ideos X6, Huawei Vision, LG Eclypse,[19] Samsung Exhibit II 4G, Sharp Galapagos 003SH/005SH, Sharp Aquos Phone f (SH-13C), Sharp Aquos Phone the Hybrid (007SH/007SH J), Sharp Aquos Phone the Premium (009SH), Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman, Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, Sony Ericsson Xperia Acro (SO-02C), Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro, Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro, Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray, T-Mobile myTouch 4G, ZTE Tania, ZTE 008Z
MSM8655 45 nm ARMv7 1 GHz Scorpion Adreno 205 Dual-channel 333 MHz LPDDR2 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+), MBMS,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B)		 Q2 2010 Fujitsu Toshiba IS12T, HTC Thunderbolt, HTC Droid Incredible 2,[20] LG Revolution, Motorola Triumph, Pantech Mirach IS11PT, Samsung Conquer 4G,[21] Sharp IS05 (SHI05), Sony Ericsson Xperia Acro (IS11S)
MSM8255T 45 nm ARMv7 1.4-1.5 GHz Scorpion Adreno 205 Dual-channel 333 MHz LPDDR2 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+), MBMS 2011 HP Pre 3, HTC Flyer, HTC Titan, HTC Titan II, Nokia Lumia 710, Nokia Lumia 800, Samsung Focus Flash, Samsung Focus S, Samsung Galaxy Note (GT-N7003), Samsung Galaxy S Plus,[22] Samsung Galaxy W,[23] Samsung Omnia W, Sharp Aquos Phone SH-12C,[24] Sharp Aquos Phone 006SH, Sony Xperia arc S[25]
MSM8655T 45 nm ARMv7 1.4-1.5 GHz Scorpion Adreno 205 Dual-channel 333 MHz LPDDR2 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+), MBMS,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B)		 2011 HP Pre 3, Kyosera Digno ISW11K, NEC Casio Medias BR IS11N, Sharp Aquos Phone IS11SH, Sharp Aquos Phone IS12SH, Sharp Aquos Phone IS13SH, Toshiba REGZA Phone IS11T
Snapdragon S3 APQ8060 45 nm ARMv7 1.2-1.5 GHz Dual-core Scorpion L2: 512 kB Adreno 220 Single-channel 333 MHz ISM/266 MHz LPDDR2 Connectivity features not included 2011 HP TouchPad, HTC Jetstream, HTC Vivid, LG Nitro HD, Samsung Galaxy Note (AT&T), Samsung Galaxy S II (SGH-T989), Samsung Galaxy S II LTE
MSM8260 45 nm ARMv7 1.2-1.5 GHz Dual-core Scorpion Adreno 220 Single-channel 333 MHz ISM/266 MHz LPDDR2 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+), MBMS Q3 2010 ASUS Eee Pad Memo, HTC Amaze 4G, HTC Evo 3D (GSM), HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation XE, Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, Sony Xperia Ion, Sony Xperia S, T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide, Xiaomi MI-One, ZTE V71A
MSM8660 45 nm ARMv7 1.2-1.5 GHz Dual-core Scorpion Adreno 220 Single-channel 333 MHz ISM/266 MHz LPDDR2 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+), MBMS,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1xEV-DO MC Rev.A)		 Q3 2010 HTC Evo 3D (CDMA), HTC Rezound, LG Optimus LTE LU6200, Pantech Vega Racer
QSD8672 45 nm ARMv7 1.5 GHz Dual-core Scorpion Adreno 220 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+), MBMS,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1xEV-DO MC Rev.A)		 originally Q1 2010; cancelled  
Snapdragon S4 APQ8064[26][27][28] 28 nm ARMv7 2.5 GHz Quad-core Krait Adreno 320 Connectivity features not included 2012
MSM8960[26][27][28] 28 nm ARMv7 1.5-1.7 GHz Dual-core Krait L2: 1 MB Adreno 225 Dual-channel 500 MHz LPDDR2 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ cat.29), MBMS,
LTE cat.3,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1xEV-DO MC Rev.A),
TD-SCDMA		 Q4 2011
MSM8270[27] 28 nm ARMv7 1.5-1.7 GHz Dual-core Krait L2: 1 MB Adreno 225 Dual-channel 500 MHz LPDDR2 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, DC-HSPA cat.21), MBMS Q4 2011  
MSM8230 28 nm ARMv7 1.0-1.2 GHz Dual-core Krait L2: 1 MB Adreno 305 Single-channel 533 MHz LPDDR2 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ cat.14), MBMS Q3 2012
MSM8260A 28 nm ARMv7 1.5-1.7 GHz Dual-core Krait L2: 1 MB Adreno 225 Dual-channel 500 MHz LPDDR2 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ cat.14), MBMS,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1xEV-DO MC Rev.A),
TD-SCDMA		 Q4 2011
Snapdragon ?? MSM8930[26][27][28] 28 nm ARMv7 1.0-1.2 GHz Single-core Krait L2: 1 MB Adreno 305 Single-channel 533 MHz LPDDR2 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ cat.29), MBMS,
LTE cat.2,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1xEV-DO MC Rev.A),
TD-SCDMA		 Q3 2012  
MSM8974[28] 28 nm ARMv7 2.0-2.5 GHz Quad-core Krait L2: 2 MB Adreno 320 Dual-channel 667/800 MHz LPDDR3 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ cat.29), MBMS,
LTE cat.4,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1xEV-DO MC Rev.A, 1xAdv Rev.A/Rev.B),
TD-SCDMA		 Q1 2013  

Some Snapdragon designs like QSD8672 were announced but have never made it into production and were superseded by a newer generation of chips.

[edit] Similar platforms

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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