Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 805 with Adreno 420 GPU

justsayinbro

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Qualcomm Technologies Announces Next Generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 “Ultra HD” Processor

Qualcomm has announced today a new generation Snapdragon 805 chipset with better 2.5GHz quad-core processor and 4K graphics.

The Snapdragon 805 delivers 4K display support in addition to the 4K video recording support, which was already available on the Snapdragon 800. More interestingly, the new chipset features a brand new Adreno 420 GPU, which has 40% more processing power than the previous generation Adreno 330 chips.

The latest Snapdragon 805 chipset also comes with an improved quad-core processor. The cores have a new Krait 450 architecture and have a maximum clock speed of 2.5GHz and memory bandwidth of up to 25.6GB/s. The Krait 450 is still a 32-bit processor, so we guess there is one more generation hardware to pass before Qualcomm outs 64-bit processor cores.
Qualcomm has also embedded a completely new modem called Gobi 9x35. It's manufactured on a 20nm process and is smaller, more power efficient, and, of course, faster. It supports LTE Category 4, dual-band WiFi ac and even allows 4K video streaming via Wi-Fi.



Finally the new Snapdragon 805 chipset incorporates a new dedicated camera processor, which will significantly increase camera speed and might even help boost image quality. It also uses the gyro sensor to stabilize the captured photos.

Qualcomm is ready to mass produce the Snapdragon 805 chips and we should see them in commercial devices in the first half of next year (the first ones will probably debut at CES in January and MWC in February).

The Snapdragon 805 seems like a decent upgrade over the Snapdragon 800, but we are yet to see if it will be able to dominate the competition the way its predecessor did.

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changt34x

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Don't worry, since we are on Verizon, we won't be able to buy a Snapdragon 805 device until probably next October!

The Note 3 should be a fast device for more than 1 year to come. The Snapdragon 800 will still be quite good and we have 3GB RAM unlike most devices. When I moved from Note 2 I had never felt that it was ever lacking in speed despite intense multitasking, I have no doubt that even the Note 2 will be quite usable and still quick next year.
 
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Hoping this will go straight to tablets so I can keep this smug on my face a little while longer.
 

platinumrims

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I need those 4k graphics on my phone though... Hopefully the note 4 has an 850 in it at least and 4k res on a 6 inch display. I'd buy it

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justsayinbro

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Would you all like it better if flagship devices/SoC's were debuted every 20 months - 2 years instead, allowing users to reign with the best device throughout the duration of their contract, and the chance to grab the next best thing immediately?

I know how it goes (something faster will always come out), but I hate the fact that in just a few short months the S5 (and other devices) are going to be faster and more advanced than my Note 3. :(
 
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