Qualcomm announces octa-core Kryo 280-based Snapdragon 835

Qualcomm at the ongoing CES 2017 in Las Vegas revealed more details of Snapdragon 835, its top-tier mobile processor. The chip maker says that Snapdragon 835 is the first commercial SoC to be manufactured using Samsung's 10nm FinFET process technology, allowing for better performance and power efficiency.

As a result the overall size is 35 percent smaller than Snapdragon 820 and consumes 25 percent less power and packs more than three billion transistors. It is designed for use in premium high-tier smartphones, VR/AR headsets, mobile PCs, IP cameras, tablets and devices running variety of OS's like Android and Windows 10 with support for legacy Win32 apps.

The Snapdragon 835 chip is an octa-core processor with 4 x Kyro 280 custom CPU cores running at 2.45GHz, and four more energy efficient CPU cores clocked at 1.9GHz. It features Adreno 540 GPU, support for 4K video capture, integrated X16 LTE modem for Gigabit Class LTE connectivity, integrated 2x2 802.11ac Wave 2 WiFi, 802.11ad and Bluetooth 5. It also has Qualcomm's new Haven Security Platform supporting fingerprint, eye and face based biometrics with enhanced security for authentication and device attesation

The chip also comes with latest edition of fast charging technology called Quick Charge 4.0 and is compatible with USB Type-C charging standard. It is 20 percent faster than Quick Charge 3.0 and can offer five hours of usage just with a five minute charge.

The new chipset improves photography experience as well by including support for optical zoom, fast auto-focus technologies and HDR. The Qualcomm Spectra 180 camera ISP, featuring dual 14-bit ISPs will enable up to 32MP or dual 16MP cameras for “ultimate photography and videography experience”.

Qualcomm says that the chip is designed to improve next-generation AR/VR experiences, with up to 25 percent increase in 3D graphics rendering and 60 times more colors. It also includes a motion tracking system the uses sensors to give you six degrees of freedom when interacting with virtual reality. There's also support for Google's Daydream platform.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 features

Kryo 280 CPU with four performance cores running at up to 2.45 GHz and four efficiency cores running up to 1.9GHz;
an integrated Snapdragon X16 LTE modem with support for Category 16 LTE download speeds up to one gigabit per-second, and Category 13 LTE upload speeds up to 150 megabits per-second;
integrated 2x2 11ac MU-MIMO with up to 50 percent reduction in size and up to 60 percent reduction in Wi-Fi power consumption, compared to the Snapdragon 820;
802.11ad Multi-gigabit Wi-Fi, offering up to 4.6 gigabits per-second peak speed;
the world’s first certified Bluetooth 5 commercial technology offering up to two megabits per-second speed and a suite of features that enable many new use cases (Bluetooth, FM radio,Wi-Fi and RF offered through companion WCN3990 solution);
Adreno 540 GPU with support for OpenGL ES 3.2, full OpenCL 2.0, Vulkan and DX12;
Hexagon 682 DSP with HVX;
Qualcomm All-Ways Aware™ technology with support for the Google Awareness API;
dual-channel LP DDR4x memory at 1866MHz;
Qualcomm Location with support for GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, and QZSS systems, which in combination with LTE/Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connectivity to provide “always-on” location and context awareness;
up to 32 MP single and 16 MP dual-camera with Qualcomm Spectra 180 ISP, 2x ISP, 14-bit, hybrid autofocus (laser/contrast/structured light/dual-phase detection AF), Qualcomm® Clear Sight™, optical zoom, hardware accelerated face detection and HDR video recording;
4K Ultra HD video capture @ 30 fps, up to 4K Ultra HD video playback @ 60 fps, support for H.264 (AVC) and H.265 (HEVC);
maximum On-Device and External Display Support including Ultra HD Premium™ ready, 4K @60fps, wide color gamut support, 10-bit color depth;
Quick Charge 4 technology;
the Snapdragon security platform including the Qualcomm® SecureMSM™ hardware and software and the Qualcomm Haven security suite;
Qualcomm Aqstic™ WCD9341 audio codec combined with Snapdragon 835 supports an audiophile grade DAC with 32-bit/384kHz support with an SNR at 115dB and ultra-low -105dB THD+N and native DSD hi-fi audio playback. Additionally, the Snapdragon 835 supports Qualcomm® aptX™ and aptX HD Bluetooth audio with 2x improved power for wireless connectivity;
and manufactured on 10nm FinFET technology.

The Snapdragon 835 processor is in production and will be seen in devices in the first half of 2017.

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