The Qualcomm Snapdragon may have garnered mixed reactions from the people, but the truth is that it is powering most modern flagship smartphones and devices and has been performing quite well.
Qualcomm has now unveiled its next groundbreaking processor, the Snapdragon 820.
This processor boasts of X12 LTE support and an upgraded Adreno 530 GPU along with a lot of new additions and tweaks.
The processor supports LTE Cat. 12 download speeds of up to 600 Mbps as well as LTE Cat. 13 uplink speeds of up to 150 Mbps. The LTE provides 33% faster peak download speeds that are almost triple its predecessor that came with X 10 LTE.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor also supports 802.11ad and 802.11ac 2×2 MU-MIMO, which will allow Wi-Fi connectivity, much faster than the 802.11ac without MU-MIMO in the 810.
The LTE-U will enable you to get connected to both licensed and unlicensed spectrum this will also help in improving the connection quality.
Snapdragon 808 vs Snapdragon 810 vs Snapdragon 820:
| Snapdragon 808 | Snapdragon 810 | Snapdragon 820 | |
| CPU | Up to 2 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex A57, quad-core Cortex A53 CPU
64-bit |
Up to 2 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex A57, quad-core A53 CPU
64-bit |
Up to 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Kryo CPU
64-bit |
| GPU | Adreno 418 | Adreno 430 | Adreno 530 |
| Modem | X10 LTE – LTE Advanced 3x20MHz Carrier Aggregation in the downlink – Cat 9 speeds up to 450 Mbps down/50 Mbps up – Global Mode RF360 support |
X10 LTE
– LTE Advanced 3x20MHz Carrier Aggregation in the downlink – Cat 9 speeds up to 450 Mbps down/50 Mbps up – Global Mode RF360 support |
X12 LTE
– LTE Advanced 3x20MHz Carrier Aggregation in the downlink, 2×20 MHZ in the uplink – Cat 12/13 speeds up to 600 Mbps down/150 Mbps up – Global Mode RF360 support |
| Video/Audio | 1080p and 4K Ultra HD capture, playback, and display
4K playback with H.264 (AVC) and H.265 (HEVC) 4K capture with H.264 (AVC) |
1080p and 4K Ultra HD capture, playback, and display
4K capture and playback with H.264 (AVC) and H.265 (HEVC) |
1080p and 4K Ultra HD capture, playback, and display
4K capture and playback with H.264 (AVC) and H.265 (HEVC) |
| Camera | Up to 21MP | Up to 55MP | Up to 28MP
2x Spectra Camera ISP |
| Display | 2K native and 4K external displays
Ultra HD on-device display concurrent with Ultra HD output to HDTV |
4K native and 4K external displays
Ultra HD on-device display concurrent with Ultra HD output to HDTV |
4K native and 4K external displays
Ultra HD on-device display concurrent with Ultra HD output to HDTV |
