Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 with Adreno 530 GPU launched

Qualcomm today introduced Snapdragon 820 at an event in New York City.

Regarding the design of the new Snapdragon 820 system-on-chip (SoC), Qualcomm said,The Snapdragon 820 system-on-chip (SoC) represents a rare event in the engineering and design of semiconductors. Every major IP block in the system is a newly optimized custom design. The opportunity to take a fresh look at a processor to this magnitude is infrequent, as each IP block typically has its own update schedule.But in the case of the Snapdragon 820, every major component of the system has been significantly improved in terms of performance and power consumption to help deliver the kinds of always-on, performance-demanding experiences that users want.

Highlights of Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (MSM8996)

Up to 2.2 GHz quad-core custom 64-bit Qualcomm Kryo CPUs
Integrated X12 LTE, with Global Mode, 3x faster peak upload speeds and 33% faster peak download speeds compared to X10 LTE
Cat 12/13 speeds of up to 600 Mbps down/150 Mbps up via 3x20MHz downlink, 2X20MHz uplink
LTE/Wi-FI link aggregation, LTE-U, LTE Broadcast, LTE Dual SIM, Dual Active (DSDA), HD Voice over 3G and VoLTE,Wi-Fi calling with LTE call continuity
Qualcomm Adreno 530 GPU, Up to OpenGL ES 3.1+
Supports up to 4K Ultra HD on-device, 4K Ultra HD output, 1080p and 4K external display support
4K HEVC video at 60FPS with 10-bit color
WCD9335 audio codec, Hi-Fi 24bit/192kHz FLAC playback
Up to 28 MP, Qualcomm Spectra Image Sensor Processor (14-bit dual-ISP)
Qualcomm Hexagon 680 DSP with Hexagon Vector eXtensions and Low Power Island for sensor processing
UFS 2.0, eMMC 5.1, SD 3.0 (UHS-I), LPDDR4 1866MHz dual-channel memory
QCA9500 802.11ad 60GHz WiFi 1st WTR3950 LTE-U support, 2×2 MU-MIMO, Tri-band Wi-Fi, Qualcomm IZat Gen8C, USB 3.0/2.0, NFC
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0