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62-604: Each version of Hexagon has an instruction set and a micro-architecture. These two features are intimately related. Hexagon is used in Qualcomm Snapdragon chips, for example in smartphones, cars, wearable devices and other mobile devices and is also used in components of cellular phone networks. Computing devices have instruction sets, which are their lowest, most primitive languages. Common instructions are those which cause two numbers to be added, multiplied or combined in other ways, as well as instructions that direct

124-417: A 720p resolution, 3D graphics and a 12-megapixel camera. By November 2008, 15 device manufacturers had embed Snapdragon chips in their consumer electronics products. In November 2008, Qualcomm announced it would also compete against Intel in the netbook processor market with dual-core Snapdragon system-on-chips planned for late 2009. It demonstrated a Snapdragon processor that consumed less power than

186-461: A hypervisor layer ("Hexagon Virtual Machine") and was merged with the 3.2 release of the kernel . The original hypervisor is closed-source, and in April 2013 a minimal open-source hypervisor implementation for QDSP6 V2 and V3, the "Hexagon MiniVM" was released by Qualcomm under a BSD-style license . Support for Hexagon was added in 3.1 release of LLVM by Tony Linthicum. Hexagon/HVX V66 ISA support

248-755: A chip or chip component that makes it possible for a device to carry out the instructions. A given instruction set can be implemented by a variety of micro-architectures. The buses – data transfer channels – for Hexagon devices are 32 bits wide. That is, 32 bits of data can be moved from one part of the chip to another in a single step. The Hexagon micro-architecture is multi-threaded, which means that it can simultaneously process more than one stream of instructions, enhancing data processing speed. Hexagon supports very long instruction words, which are groupings of four instructions that can be executed “in parallel.” Parallel execution means that multiple instructions can run simultaneously without one instruction having to complete before

310-852: A dominant market position for smartphones at the time and did not incorporate Snapdragon into any of its products. The success of Snapdragon therefore relied on competing Android phones. Support for the Windows Phone 7 operating systems was added to Snapdragon in October 2010. By 2011 Snapdragon was embedded in Hewlett Packard 's WebOS devices and had a 50% market share of a $ 7.9 billion smartphone processor market. As of July 2014 Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips were embedded in 41% of smartphones. Snapdragon chips are also used in Android-based smartwatches, and in vehicles like

372-441: A graphics processing unit (GPU), a global positioning system (GPS) and an (optional) cellular modem integrated into a single package. It has software included that operates graphics, video and picture-taking. The current Snapdragon naming scheme was implemented after the announcement of Snapdragon 800 family in 2013. Models prior to it were renamed to the 200, 400 or 600 series. The former two targeting entry-level products, while

434-490: Is a list of Qualcomm Snapdragon systems on chips (SoC) made by Qualcomm for use in smartphones , tablets , laptops , 2-in-1 PCs , smartwatches , and smartbooks devices. SoC made by Qualcomm before it was renamed to Snapdragon. Imageon 2D Snapdragon S1 notable features over its predecessor (MSM7xxx): Snapdragon S2 notable features over its predecessor (Snapdragon S1): Snapdragon S3 notable features over its predecessor (Snapdragon S2): Snapdragon S4

496-641: Is a mid-range SoC lineup, as opposed to the original Snapdragon 600, which was a high-end model. The Snapdragon 616 was announced on July 31, 2015. The Snapdragon 617 was announced on September 15, 2015. The Snapdragon 625 was announced on February 11, 2016. The Snapdragon 626 was announced on October 18, 2016. Snapdragon 625, 626, 632 and 450 are pin and software compatible; software compatible with Snapdragon 425, 427, 429, 430, 435 and 439. The Snapdragon 618 and Snapdragon 620 were announced on February 18, 2015. They have been since renamed as Snapdragon 650 and Snapdragon 652 respectively. The Snapdragon 653

558-421: Is allowed to be programmed by user. They are also used in some femtocell processors of Qualcomm, including FSM98xx, FSM99xx and FSM90xx. In March 2016, it was announced that semiconductor company Conexant 's AudioSmart audio processing software was being integrated into Qualcomm's Hexagon. In May 2018 wolfSSL added support for using Qualcomm Hexagon. This is support for running wolfSSL crypto operations on

620-640: Is designed to allow significant compute workloads for advanced imaging and computer vision to be processed on the DSP instead of the CPU. In March 2015 Qualcomm announced their Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine SDK which allow AI acceleration using the CPU, GPU and Hexagon DSP. Qualcomm 's Snapdragon 855 contains their 4th generation on-device AI engine, which includes the Hexagon 690 DSP and Hexagon Tensor Accelerator (HTA) for AI acceleration . Snapdragon 865 contains

682-466: Is implemented as barrel temporal multithreading - threads are switched in round-robin fashion each cycle, so the 600 MHz physical core is presented as three logical 200 MHz cores before V5. Hexagon V5 switched to dynamic multithreading (DMT) with thread switch on L2 misses, interrupt waiting or on special instructions. At Hot Chips 2013 Qualcomm announced details of their Hexagon 680 DSP. Qualcomm announced Hexagon Vector Extensions (HVX). HVX

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744-565: Is offered in three models; S4 Play for budget and entry-level devices, S4 Plus for mid-range devices and S4 Pro for high-end devices. It was launched in 2012. The Snapdragon S4 were succeeded by Snapdragon 200/400 series (S4 Play) and 600/800 series (S4 Plus and S4 Pro) Snapdragon S4 Play Snapdragon S4 Plus Snapdragon S4 plus notable features over its predecessor (Snapdragon S3): Snapdragon S4 Pro and Snapdragon S4 Prime (2012) Snapdragon S4 Pro notable features over its predecessor (Snapdragon S4 Play): The Snapdragon 2 series

806-485: Is practically a Snapdragon 208 with a X5 LTE modem. It was announced March 20, 2017. The Qualcomm 215 was announced on July 9, 2019. It is a toned-down variant of the Snapdragon 425 and primarily optimized for Android Go Edition devices. The Snapdragon 4 Series is the entry-level SoC designed for the more upmarket entry-level segment, as opposed to the 2 Series, which were aimed at ultra-budget segment. Similar to

868-558: Is the entry-level SoC designed for low-end or ultra-budget smartphones. It replaces the MSM8225 S4 Play model as the lowest-end SoC in the entire Snapdragon lineup. The Snapdragon 200 was announced in 2013. The Snapdragon 208 and Snapdragon 210 were announced on September 9, 2014. The Snapdragon 212 was announced on July 28, 2015. The Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform formally falls under the Mobile Platform brand, but

930-635: Is the first Qualcomm SOC that is built on a 10 nm architecture. Qualcomm's new flagship chip for 2018, the 845, was announced in December 2017. According to Qualcomm, the 845 is 25-30% faster than the 835. In 2017 the 660 and 630 replaced the 653 and 626 mid-range models and several chips in the 400 product family were revised. In February 2017, Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon X20 celluar modem, intended for 5G cell phone networks, and two new chips for 802.11ax commercial Wi-Fi networks. This

992-463: The ARM architecture , a graphics processing unit (GPU), some digital signal processors (DSP), and may or may not include a cellular modem . Snapdragon semiconductors are designed for embedded systems , e.g., smartphones , netbooks , and vehicles. In addition to the processors, the lineup also includes modems, Wi-Fi chips and mobile charging products. The first Snapdragon-branded product, QSD8250,

1054-696: The Maserati Quattroporte and Cadillac XTS . In June 2010, Qualcomm began sampling the third generation of Snapdragon products; two dual-core 1.2 GHz system on chips (SoC) called the Mobile Station Modem (MSM) 8260 and 8660. The 8260 was for GSM, UMTS and HSPA+ networks, while the 8660 was for CDMA2000 and EVDO networks. That November Qualcomm announced the MSM8960 for LTE networks. In early 2011, Qualcomm announced Krait, an in-house CPU microarchitecture design supporting

1116-675: The 2 Series, it is the successor of the S4 Play. The Snapdragon 400 was announced in 2013. The Snapdragon 410 was announced on December 9, 2013. It was Qualcomm's first 64-bit mobile system on a chip and first manufactured in China by SMIC . The Snapdragon 412 was announced on July 28, 2015. The Snapdragon 415 and the older Snapdragon 425 (later cancelled) were announced on February 18, 2015. Snapdragon 425, 427, 430 and 435 are pin and software compatible; software compatible with Snapdragon 429, 439, 450, 625, 626 and 632. The Snapdragon 430

1178-482: The 5th generation on-device AI engine based on the Hexagon 698 DSP capable of 15 trillion operations per second (TOPS). Snapdragon 888 contains the 6th generation on-device AI engine based on the Hexagon 780 DSP capable of 26 TOPS. Snapdragon 8 contains the 7th generation on-device AI engine based on the Hexagon DSP capable of 52 TOPS and up to 104 TOPS in some cases. The port of Linux for Hexagon runs under

1240-729: The 600 and 800 targeting mid-range and high-end products, respectively. The Snapdragon 805 was released in November 2013. The 410, which is intended for low-cost phones in developing nations, was announced the following month. In January 2014, Qualcomm introduced a modified version of the Snapdragon 600 called 602A that is intended for in-car infotainment screens, backup cameras, and other driver assistance products. The quad-core Snapdragon 610 and eight-core 615 were announced in February 2014. The Snapdragon 808 and 810 were announced in April 2014. The Snapdragon 835, announced in November 2017,

1302-451: The 810, which led to Samsung ditching Snapdragon for its Galaxy S6 flagship phone. The entry-level 200 series was expanded with six new processors using 28 nanometer manufacturing and dual or quad-core options in June 2013. In February 2015, Qualcomm re-branded its stand-alone modem products under the Snapdragon name; they were distinguished from SoCs using the "x" designation, such as

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1364-470: The 820. Notable features over its predecessor (820): The Snapdragon 835 was announced on November 17, 2016. Notable features over its predecessor (821): The Snapdragon 845 was announced on December 7, 2017. Notable features over its predecessor (835): The Snapdragon 855 was announced on December 5, 2018. The Snapdragon 855 is Qualcomm's first 7 nm FinFET chipset. Notable features over its predecessor (845): The Snapdragon 855+

1426-481: The ARM v7 instruction set. SoCs featuring Krait were named S4 supports asynchronous symmetrical multi-processing (aSMP), meaning each processor core adjusted its clock speed and voltage based on the device's activity in order to optimize battery usage. Prior models were renamed to S1, S2 and S3 to distinguish between each generation. The S4-based generation of Snapdragon SoCs began shipping to product manufacturers with

1488-470: The DSP. In addition to use of crypto operations a specialized operation load management library was later added. There are six versions of QDSP6 architecture released: V1 (2006), V2 (2007–2008), V3 (2009), V4 (2010–2011), QDSP6 V5 (2013, in Snapdragon 800); and QDSP6 V6 (2016, in Snapdragon 820). V4 has 20 DMIPS per milliwatt, operating at 500 MHz. Clock speed of Hexagon varies in 400–2000 MHz for QDSP6 and in 256–350 MHz for previous generation of

1550-598: The GPU floating point performance. Snapdragon is to be the primary shirt sponsor for English football club Manchester United starting with the 2024–25 season, replacing the German company TeamViewer . The brand also holds naming rights for Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego . The stadium will host San Diego FC of Major League Soccer (MLS) starting in 2025. List of Qualcomm Snapdragon systems-on-chip This

1612-464: The MSM8960 in February 2012. In benchmark tests by Anandtech , the MSM8960 had better performance than any other processor tested. In an overall system benchmark, the 8960 obtained a score of 907, compared to 528 and 658 for the Galaxy Nexus and HTC Rezound respectively. In a Quadrant benchmark test, which assesses raw processing power, a dual-core Krait processor had a score of 4,952, whereas

1674-549: The QDSP6 the most shipped architecture of DSP ( CEVA had around 1 billion of DSP cores shipped in 2011 with 90% of IP-licensable DSP market). The Hexagon architecture is designed to deliver performance with low power over a variety of applications. It has features such as hardware assisted multithreading , privilege levels, Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) , Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) , and instructions geared toward efficient signal processing. Hardware multithreading

1736-728: The QSD8650A released in November 2009. By 2009, some smartphone models with Snapdragon SoCs integrated include the Acer Liquid Metal , HTC HD2 , Toshiba TG01 and the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 . Lenovo announced the first netbook product using Snapdragon SoCs that December. According to PC World , mobile devices using Snapdragon had longer battery life and were smaller in size than those using other SoCs. By June 2010, Snapdragon chips were incorporated into 120 product designs in development. Apple had

1798-428: The Snapdragon 835. Snapdragon 845 uses updated Cortex-A75 and A55 CPU, and the same 10-nanometer manufacturing process as 835. The 7 series is introduced in early 2018, targeting pricing and performances between the 6 and 8 series. As of 2018, Asus , HP and Lenovo have begun selling laptops with Snapdragon-based CPUs running Windows 10 on ARM under the name " Always Connected PCs ". The Snapdragon 855

1860-471: The Snapdragon S4 (Krait core) had taken a dominant share from other Android system-on-chips like Nvidia Tegra and Texas Instruments OMAP which caused the latter to exit the market. As of July 2014, the market share of Android phones had grown to 84.6 percent, and Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips powered 41% of smartphones. Snapdragon SoCs are also used in most Windows phones and most phones entering

1922-525: The Snapdragon product suite. Early versions of Scorpion had a processor core design similar to the Cortex-A8 . The first Snapdragon shipments were of the QSD8250 in November 2007. According to CNET, Snapdragon's claim to fame was having the first 1 GHz made-for-mobile processor. Most smartphones at the time were using 500 MHz processors. The first generation of Snapdragon products supported

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1984-536: The Snapdragon software development kit (SDK) for Android devices at the Uplinq developer conference. The SDK includes tools for facial recognition, gesture recognition, noise cancellation and audio recording. That November Qualcomm acquired some assets from EPOS Development in order to integrate its stylus and gesture recognition technology into Snapdragon products. It also collaborated with Microsoft to optimize Windows Phone 8 for Snapdragon semiconductors. By 2012,

2046-565: The X50, was announced in October 2016 and released in late 2019. The octa-core Snapdragon 835 SoC is announced on 17 November 2016. It uses modified Cortex-A73 and A53 cores and is built using Samsung's 10 nanometer FinFET process. At Computex 2017 in May, Qualcomm and Microsoft announced plans to launch Snapdragon-based laptops running Windows 10 . Qualcomm partnered with HP , Lenovo, and Asus to release slim portables and 2-in-1 devices powered by

2108-591: The X7 or X12 modem. In early 2016, Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 820 , an ARM 64-bit quad-core processor using in-house designed Kryo cores. A higher clocked variant is available as the Snapdragon 821. The SoC uses Samsung 's 14-nanometer FinFET process . Together released is the Neural Processing Engine SDK supporting AI acceleration . The first Snapdragon modem for 5G networks,

2170-626: The architecture, the QDSP5. 600 410/412/800/801 Snapdragon 425/427/429/430/435/439 415/610/615/616/805 450/617/625/626/632 650/652/653/808/810 630 787 (660) 820/821/636/660 835 662/460 850/845/670/675/678/710/712 695/685/680/665/480/480+ 730(G)/732G 855/855+/860/8c/8cx Microsoft SQ1/SQ2 720G/690/7c 750G 765(G)/768G 865/865+/870 778G/778G+/780G/782G 888/888+ Both Hexagon (QDSP6) and pre-Hexagon (QDSP5) cores are used in modern Qualcomm SoCs, QDSP5 mostly in low-end products. Modem QDSPs (often pre-Hexagon) are not shown in

2232-428: The contemporary Intel Atom Z500 , and claimed it would also cost less when released. That same month, Qualcomm introduced a Snapdragon-based prototype netbook called Kayak that used 1.5 GHz processors and was intended for developing markets. In collaboration with Sun , Java SE received Snapdragon-specific optimizations in May 2009. Qualcomm also started using 45nm process for SoC productions, like with

2294-420: The device, including memory. Hexagon supports privilege levels. Originally, Hexagon instructions operated on integer numbers but not floating point numbers, but in v5 floating point support was added. The processing unit which handles execution of instructions is capable of in-order dispatching up to 4 instructions (the packet) to 4 Execution Units every clock. Micro-architecture is the physical structure of

2356-411: The gap between the 6 series and the 8 series, and primarily aimed at premium mid-range segment. The Snapdragon 710 was announced on May 23, 2018. It is pin and software compatible with the Snapdragon 670. The Snapdragon 712 was announced on February 6, 2019. The Snapdragon 730 and 730G were announced on April 9, 2019. The Snapdragon 720G was announced on January 20, 2020. The Snapdragon 732G

2418-457: The market in mid-2013. The September 2013 debut of Apple's 64-bit A7 chip in the iPhone 5S forced Qualcomm to rush out a competing 64-bit solution, despite the capable performance of the Snapdragon 800/801/805, since their existing Krait cores were only 32-bit. The first 64-bit SoCs, the Snapdragon 808 and 810 , were rushed to market using generic Cortex-A57 and Cortex-A53 cores and suffered from overheating problems and throttling, particularly

2480-452: The next one starts. The Hexagon micro-architecture supports single instruction, multiple data operations, which means that when a Hexagon device receives an instruction, it can carry out the operation on more than one piece of data at the same time. According to 2012 estimation, Qualcomm shipped 1.2 billion DSP cores inside its system on a chip (SoCs) (average 2.3 DSP core per SoC) in 2011, and 1.5 billion cores were planned for 2012, making

2542-450: The processor where to look in memory for its next instruction. There are many other types of instructions. Assemblers and compilers that translate computer programs into streams of instructions – bit streams - that the device can understand and carry out (execute). As an instruction stream executes, the integrity of system function is supported by the use of instruction privilege levels. Privileged instructions have access to more resources in

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2604-622: The quad-core Tegra 3 was just under 4,000. The quad-core version, APQ8064, was made available in July 2012. It was the first Snapdragon SoC to use Qualcomm's Adreno 320 graphics processing unit (GPU). Adoption of Snapdragon contributed to Qualcomm's transition from a wireless modem company to one that also produces a wider range of hardware and software for mobile devices. In July 2011 Qualcomm acquired certain assets from GestureTek in order to incorporate its gesture recognition intellectual property into Snapdragon SoCs. In mid-2012 Qualcomm announced

2666-668: The table. QDSP5 usage: QDSP6 (Hexagon) usage: The different video codecs supported by the Snapdragon SoCs. D - decode; E - encode FHD = FullHD = 1080p = 1920x1080px HD = 720p which can be 1366x768px or 1280x720px The different video codecs supported by the Snapdragon 200 series. 200 200 Qualcomm Snapdragon Snapdragon is a suite of system-on-chip (SoC) semiconductor products for mobile devices designed and marketed by Qualcomm , who often refers to these SoCs as "mobile platforms". They typically integrate central processing units (CPU) based on

2728-590: Was added in 8.0.0 release of LLVM . There is also a non- FSF maintained branch of GCC and binutils . Qualcomm Hexagon DSPs have been available in Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC since 2006. In Snapdragon S4 (MSM8960 and newer) there are three QDSP cores, two in the Modem subsystem and one Hexagon core in the Multimedia subsystem. Modem cores are programmed by Qualcomm only, and only Multimedia core

2790-617: Was announced at the Mobile World Congress in March 2015, with the first phones featuring the SoC released in early 2016. Notable features over its predecessors (808 and 810): The Snapdragon 821 was announced in July 2016. The 821 provides a 10% improvement in performance over the 820 due to a faster clocked CPU, but otherwise has similar features, with Qualcomm stating that the 821 is designed to complement rather than replace

2852-472: Was announced on 20 January 2020, with NavIC support. It is the first Snapdragon 400 model to incorporate the Kryo architecture. The Snapdragon 480 was announced on January 4, 2021, and is the first SoC in the Snapdragon 4-Series by Qualcomm to support 5G Connectivity. The Snapdragon 480+ was announced on October 26, 2021. The Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 was announced on September 6, 2022. The Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

2914-490: Was announced on August 31, 2020. The Snapdragon 765 and 765G were announced on December 4, 2019 as Qualcomm's first SoCs with an integrated 5G modem, and the first 700 series SoCs to support updatable GPU Drivers via the Play Store . The Snapdragon 768G was announced on May 10, 2020. The Snapdragon 750G was announced on September 22, 2020. The Snapdragon 780G was announced on March 25, 2021. The Snapdragon 778G

2976-542: Was announced on August 8, 2018. Pin and software compatible with Snapdragon 710. The Snapdragon 675 was announced on October 22, 2018. The Snapdragon 665 was announced on April 9, 2019. The Snapdragon 662 was announced on January 20, 2020, with NavIC support. The Snapdragon 678 was announced on December 15, 2020. The Snapdragon 690 was announced on June 16, 2020, and is the first midrange SoC by Qualcomm to support 5G connectivity. The Snapdragon 680 and 695 were announced on October 26, 2021. The Snapdragon 685

3038-502: Was announced on January 19, 2021. The only difference between it and the Snapdragon 865+ is a minor 0.1 GHz increase in clock frequency on the prime core. The Snapdragon 888 was announced on December 1, 2020. Notable features over its predecessor (865): The Snapdragon 888+ was announced on June 28, 2021. up to 600 Mbit/s; 3x20 MHz CA; 64-QAM; 4x4 MIMO on 1C. upload: Cat 13, up to 150 Mbit/s; 2x20 MHz CA; 64-QAM.) The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

3100-476: Was announced on January 8, 2013. Unlike the later models of the 600 series, Snapdragon 600 was considered a high-end SoC similar to the Snapdragon 800, and was the direct successor of both the Snapdragon S4 Plus and S4 Pro. The Snapdragon 610 and Snapdragon 615 were announced on February 24, 2014. The Snapdragon 615 was Qualcomm's first octa-core SoC. Starting with the Snapdragon 610, the 600 series

3162-418: Was announced on July 15, 2019. It is an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 855 providing 10% higher CPU and GPU performance. The Snapdragon 860 was announced on March 22, 2021. It is a pure rebranding of the Snapdragon 855+. The Snapdragon 865 was announced on December 4, 2019. Notable features over its predecessor (855): The Snapdragon 865+ was announced on July 8, 2020. The Snapdragon 870

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3224-501: Was announced on June 26, 2023. The Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Leading Version was launched on Redmi Note 13R on May 17, 2024. The Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 was announced on July 30, 2024. The Snapdragon 6 Series is the mid-range SoC primarily targeted at both the entry-level and mid-range segments, succeeding the S4 Plus. It is the most commonly used Snapdragon lineup, appearing in mainstream devices of various manufacturers. The Snapdragon 600

3286-631: Was announced on March 21, 2024. The Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 was announced on August 20, 2024. The Snapdragon 8 Series is the high-end SoC and serves as Qualcomm's current flagship, succeeding the S4 Pro and the older S1/S2/S3 series. The Snapdragon 801 was announced on February 24, 2014. The Snapdragon 805 was announced on November 20, 2013. The Snapdragon 808 and 810 were announced on April 7, 2014. Snapdragon 808 notable features over its predecessor (805): Snapdragon 810 notable features over its lower end version (808): The Snapdragon 820

3348-414: Was announced on March 23, 2023. The Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 was announced on September 6, 2022. The Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 was announced on June 6, 2024. The Snapdragon 6s Gen 1 was launched on Oppo A3x on August 9, 2024. The Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 was announced on August 31, 2024. On February 27, 2018, Qualcomm Introduced the Snapdragon 7 Mobile Platform Series. It is an upper mid-range SoC designed to bridge

3410-417: Was announced on May 19, 2021. The Snapdragon 778G+ was announced on October 26, 2021. The Snapdragon 782G was announced on November 23, 2022. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 was announced on May 20, 2022. The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 was announced on March 17, 2023. The Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 was announced on September 15, 2023. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 was announced on November 17, 2023. The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3

3472-510: Was announced on November 30, 2021. Notable features over its predecessor (888): The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 was announced on May 20, 2022. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 was announced on November 15, 2022. Notable features over its predecessor (8 Gen 1): There is an overclocked variant of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with model number SM8550-AC. It was exclusive to the Samsung Galaxy S23 series on launch. Nubia's Red Magic 8S Pro became

3534-432: Was announced on October 18, 2016. The Snapdragon 630 and Snapdragon 660 were announced on May 8, 2017. The Snapdragon 636 was announced on October 17, 2017. Snapdragon 630, 636 and 660 are pin and software compatible. The Snapdragon 632 was announced on June 26, 2018. Pin and software compatible with Snapdragon 625, 626 and 450; software compatible with Snapdragon 425, 427, 429, 430, 435 and 439. The Snapdragon 670

3596-580: Was announced on September 15, 2015. The new Snapdragon 425 and Snapdragon 435 were announced on February 11, 2016. The Snapdragon 427 was announced on October 18, 2016. The Snapdragon 450 was announced on June 28, 2017. Pin and software compatible with Snapdragon 625, 626 and 632; software compatible with Snapdragon 425, 427, 429, 430, 435 and 439. The Snapdragon 429 and 439 were announced on June 26, 2018. Snapdragon 429 and 439 pin and software compatibility; software compatible with Snapdragon 425, 427, 430, 435, 450, 625, 626 and 632. The Snapdragon 460

3658-699: Was developing the Scorpion central processing unit (CPU) in November 2007. The Snapdragon system on chip (SoC) was announced in November 2006 and included the Scorpion processor, as well as other semiconductors. This also included Qualcomm's first custom Hexagon digital signal processor (DSP). According to a Qualcomm spokesperson, it was named Snapdragon, because "Snap and Dragon sounded fast and fierce." The following month, Qualcomm acquired Airgo Networks for an undisclosed amount; it said Airgo's 802.11a/b/g and 802.11n Wi-Fi technology would be integrated with

3720-399: Was followed by the addition of the 636 to the 600 product family that October, which Qualcomm said would be 40 percent faster than the 630. The 8cx series are SoCs designed for Windows laptops. The first generation 8cx featured two CPU clusters consisting of four Cortex-A76 and A55 CPU cores, respectively. Compared to the comtemporary 855, the first 8cx has a larger 10MB L3 cache and double

3782-526: Was released in 2019 and built on TSMC 's 7 nanometer process. The Snapdragon 865 supported 5G celluar network through a separate X55 modem. The 765 has integrated 5G. The Snapdragon 888 announced in December 2020 is the first Qualcomm SoC to feature ARM's Cortex-X series CPU architecure. NASA's Ingenuity helicopter , which landed on Mars in 2021, has a Snapdragon 801 processor integrated onboard. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 added support for Wi-Fi 7 . Snapdragon system on chip products typically include

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3844-417: Was released in December 2007. The "Krait" microarchitecture was introduced in 2011, allowing each processor core to adjust its speed based on the device's needs. The Snapdragon 800 series was introduced at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show , and prior models were renamed as the 200, 400 and 600 series. Qualcomm re-branded its modem products under the Snapdragon name in February 2015. Qualcomm announced it

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