Category: Qualcomm

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 810 and Snapdragon 808, coming in early 2015

Qualcomm had announced the Snapdragon 800 and Snapdragon 600 SoC during CES 2013 and more than fifteen months have passed since a major announcement from the smartphone chip giant. Qualcomm is the current industry leader in the smartphone chip business with almost all the flagships using Snapdragon SoCs. Back in November, the company had announced the Snapdragon 805 SoC which was supposed to be the successor for the Snapdragon 800, but Snapdragon 805 devices are expected only in the second half of 2014. Until then, Snapdragon 801 would be the Qualcomm’s flagship which the company announced at MWC 2014 earlier this year. A month later, the company from San Diego have revealed their plans for 2015 and in the process, have unveiled their next generation SoCs – Snapdragon 810 and Snapdragon 808.

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LG partners with Airtel and Qualcomm to launch LTE experience zone in Bangalore

4G LTE Zone LG Airtel and Qualcomm

LG Electronics has partnered with Airtel and Qualcomm to set up LTE experience zone in Bangalore for customers to experience 4G LTE. Airtel introduced 4G on mobile first on iPhone 5c and 5s for customers in Bangalore last month. LG launched the 4G LTE variant of the L2 G2 in India earlier this month starting at Rs. 46,000. This is India’s first-of-its-kind 4G LTE experiential program, says LG. Continue reading “LG partners with Airtel and Qualcomm to launch LTE experience zone in Bangalore”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, 2.5 GHz quad-core SoC unveiled

Qualcomm Technologies, today unveiled the Snapdragon 801 processor (MSM8974AC) with slight enhancements to its predecessor, the Snapdragon 800 SoC. It has support larger, faster camera sensors and improved image post-processing, better, faster GPU,, higher speed SD card memory, dedicated hardware for dual-SIM/dual active (DSDA) service in China, and enhanced overall performance. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, 2.5 GHz quad-core SoC unveiled”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core and Snapdragon 610 quad-core 64-bit SoCs with LTE announced

Qualcomm has just announced the Snapdragon 610 and 615 Chipsets in their Snapdragon 600 lineup. Both these chips have LTE support,including LTE Dual SIM Dual Active (DSDA) capabilities and are based on ARM Cortex A53 cores and 64-bit ARMv8 CPU support. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 is an octa-core chip with 8 ARM Cortex A53 and the Snapdragon 610 is a quad-core chip. Both these have Adreno 405 GPU, unlike the Snapdragon 410 that has a Adreno 305 GPU. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core and Snapdragon 610 quad-core 64-bit SoCs with LTE announced”

Snapdragon 802 not to be commercialized – Qualcomm

If you followed the CES 2014 closely, then you would have been aware that Qualcomm announced a sibling of the Snapdragon 800 SoC series. Unlike the Snapdragon 800 SoC that you know which powers the flagship smartphones of the year, the Snapdragon 802 was intended for 4K displays that are supposed to be the next big thing.

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Qualcomm releases Snapdragon Glance, an intelligent lock screen app for Android

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Last year Qualcomm released Battery Guru (Beta) application for Android that optimizes Snapdragon-powered devices to offer more battery life. Snapdragon Glance (Beta) is the new app from the leading chip maker that offers access to important information such as notifications, appointment , weather and more quickly on your smartphone’s lock screen. Continue reading “Qualcomm releases Snapdragon Glance, an intelligent lock screen app for Android”

Korea’s KT launches LTE Broadcast powered by Qualcomm’s technology

Samsung and KT LTE Broadcast

KT Corporation, one of the largest telecom providers in Korea has introduced the world’s first commercial LTE Broadcast/eMBMS (evolved Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service) for its subscribers using the latest Samsung Galaxy Note 3 smartphone. We already know that the LTE variant of the Note 3 uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. This service is based on Qualcomm’s LTE Broadcast Solution, which includes highly optimized broadcast middleware, a software development kit (SDK) and the eMBMS-enabled Qualcomm LTE Advanced chipset. Continue reading “Korea’s KT launches LTE Broadcast powered by Qualcomm’s technology”

Qualcomm to demo Snapdragon 805 camera features, Chroma Flash, Action Shot and OptiZoom at CES


Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 805 processor with Ultra HD support and Adreno 420 GPU back in November last year. The chip supports world’s first mobile 1GPixel/s (Giga-pixel per second) ISP with large increase in ISP and CPP (camera post processor) speed and throughput. This offers sharper, higher resolution photos with advanced post-processing features for low light conditions. Continue reading “Qualcomm to demo Snapdragon 805 camera features, Chroma Flash, Action Shot and OptiZoom at CES”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 based on 64-bit Cortex A53 CPU with integrated LTE announced

Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 410, their latest chip with integrated LTE support aimed at emerging markets. The chip is based on Cortex A53 in the Cortex A50 series, based on ARMv8 architecture and 64-bit processing technology. The 410 series is built on 28nm process technology and have Adreno 306 GPU for 1080p video playback. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 based on 64-bit Cortex A53 CPU with integrated LTE announced”

Motorola Moto G Unboxing

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We got you an exclusive first look at the Moto G from London and now we have the Motorola Moto G Unboxing on FoneArena. The  handset is a very affordable handset with some interesting specs and is actually a stripped down version of the MotoX smartphone. The Moto G features a 4.5 inch 720p display and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor. The phone would be sold in 8GB and 16GB capacities and the actual user accessible space might be a little lesser.It ships with Android 4.3 at launch but the company is promising an update to Android 4.4 KitKat soon. The most attractive feature of the MotoG is the $179 price for the 8GB model in the US (135 GBP in the UK). It is currently on sale in the UK and coming soon to US and India in 2014.

Watch the rather short video of the MotoG retail package getting the unboxing treatment, to be honest it is a pretty small package.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor with Ultra HD support and Adreno 420 GPU announced

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Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 805 processor in the 800 series. It is also the successor of the Snapdragon 800 processor that was announced back in January earlier this year and features the new Adreno 420 GPU that is 40 percent more graphics processing power than its predecessor and supports mobile video, imaging and graphics experiences at Ultra HD (4K) resolution, both on device and via Ultra HD TVs. It is also the first mobile processor that offers system-level Ultra HD support, 4K video capture and playback and enhanced dual camera Image Signal Processors (ISPs), says the company. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor with Ultra HD support and Adreno 420 GPU announced”

Nexus 5 comes with Qualcomm QFE1100 Envelope Tracking chip for 20% more battery life

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Google released the Nexus 5 last week, that is coming soon to India. We already know that the phone is powered by the latest Snapdragon 800 chip from Qualcomm. The company has announced that Nexus 5 also features the Qualcomm QFE1100 Envelope Tracking chip, the innovative Qualcomm RF360 front-end that allows OEMs to develop a single, global 4G LTE design. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 that was launched back in September was the first phone to use the world’s first envelope tracking (ET) technology for 3G/4G LTE devices. Continue reading “Nexus 5 comes with Qualcomm QFE1100 Envelope Tracking chip for 20% more battery life”

Qualcomm Powerful Processors Giveaway #3 – LG G2 Winner Announcement

The final giveaway of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Powerful Processors series is coming to an end. With the contest spanning just over three weeks, we are happy to say that the response has been nothing short of stunning, and that says a lot about the phone and the processor inside it. We have gone through thousands and thousands of entries and tweets to pick a winner for this contest, are you ready to find out if you are the lucky one?

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Airtel acquires 100% stake in Qualcomm’s 4G venture


Airtel announced that they have acquired 100% stake in Qualcomm Inc’s 4G venture. Airtel increased its stake to 51% from 49% back in July, which it acquired back in May 2012 by paying US$ 165 million (Rs 927.39 crore approx). Qualcomm won BWA Spectrum in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala circles in 2010 by paying about US$ 1 billion (Rs. 4912.54 crore approx) in the auction by DoT in June 2010 Department of Telecom (DoT). Continue reading “Airtel acquires 100% stake in Qualcomm’s 4G venture”

Qualcomm introduces Zeroth, Brain-inspired Neural Processing Units

The leader in smartphone chipsets, Qualcomm, is once again thinking ahead of the curve with its new project termed Zeroth. The new processor architecture is inspired by brains and is modeled on real life neurons. Zeroth is capable of learning and adapting based on feedback. This is very similar to how an actual human interprets and reacts.

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In its demo video, Qualcomm shows how a robot built around the Zeroth processor adapts to its environment. It displays adaptive behavior in response to real life feedback instead of falling back on pre-coded decision parameters. According to Qualcomm, the technology has already advanced to allow for other companies to develop applications making use of its capabilities. Devices based on Zeroth will be able to see and process data like humans do. This has been achieved by creating mathematical models that accurately characterize biological neuron behavior when transmitting or receiving information. Spiking neural networks encode and transmit data efficiently for gathering environmental information and then processing, fusing them together.  Continue reading “Qualcomm introduces Zeroth, Brain-inspired Neural Processing Units”