Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820

[Mr_Cool]

Product Page:
https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/processors/820

CPU
Up to 2.2 GHz quad-core (Quad-core custom 64-bit Qualcomm® Kryo™)

GPU
Qualcomm® Adreno™ 530 GPU
Up to OpenGL ES 3.1+

DSP
Qualcomm® Hexagon™ 680 DSP

Camera
Up to 28 MP
Qualcomm® Spectra™ Image Sensor Processor (14-bit dual-ISP)

Video
Up to 4K Ultra HD capture and playback
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)

Display
4K Ultra HD on-device
4K Ultra HD output
1080p and 4K external display support

Charging
Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 3.0

LTE Connectivity

Snapdragon X12 LTE with Global Mode
LTE Cat 12/13 (up to 600 Mbps DL 150 Mbps UL)
Up to 600 Mbps, 256-QAM DL
Up to 150 Mbps UL, 64-QAM UL
Carrier Aggregation
3x20MHz DL, 2X20MHz UL
Global Mode
LTE FDD and TDD
WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA)
TD-SCDMA
EV-DO and CDMA 1x
GSM/EDGE
Additional features include:
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

Wi-Fi
Qualcomm® VIVE™ 802.11ac
2x2 MU-MIMO
Tri-band Wi-Fi

RF
Qualcomm® RF360™ front end solution

Location
Qualcomm® IZat™ Gen8C

Security
Qualcomm® Haven™ Security Suite:
Qualcomm® SecureMSM™ hardware and software
Snapdragon StudioAccess™ Content Protection
Qualcomm® SafeSwitch™ theft prevention solution
Qualcomm® Snapdragon Sense™ ID 3D fingerprint technology
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Smart Protect

Storage
UFS 2.0
eMMC 5.1
SD 3.0 (UHS-I)

Memory
LPDDR4 1866MHz dual-channel

Process Technology
14 nm

USB
USB 3.0/2.0
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.1

NFC
Supported

Infographics (PDF format)


Snapdragon 820 Processor Product Brief
Qualcomm Kryo CPU Infographic
Snapdragon Smart Protect Infographic
TruSignal Antenna Boost Infographic
Snapdragon X12 LTE Modem Infographic
Adreno 530 GPU Infographic
Qualcomm Adreno Video and Display Infographic
Qualcomm Haven Security Solutions Infographic
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Infographic
Qualcomm Spectra ISP Infographic
Snapdragon 820 Infographic

 

[Selekt0r]

All very nice, but the big question is whether it will be toasty enough to cause throttling and 4K video recording cut-off when thermal limits are reached.

 

[kona786]

All very nice, but the big question is whether it will be toasty enough to cause throttling and 4K video recording cut-off when thermal limits are reached.

It's all about 16nm process

 

[Mr_Cool]

It's all about 16nm process

820 is 14nm

 

[kona786]

Even better.

 

[Orcvader]

820 is 14nm

But from the 6s "chipgate" problem, TSMC 16nm seems to be better than Samsung's 14nm .

 

[Cosimo]

New chips, new phones and the upgrade bus continues on it's merry way. Everyone's phones will be out of date by the end of the year.

 

[Rimsy]

Well hopefully this chip will help all non stock android phones run as smoothly as last years nexus phones - progress indeed!

 

[kona786]

Snapdragon 810 vs Snapdragon 820: How do they compare?

http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/snapdragon-820-vs-snapdragon-810


edit - 820 is a 2+2 design. 2HP+2LP cores

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9778/qualcomm-snapdragon-820-experience-hmp-kryo-and-demos

 

[Orcvader]

That's a very interesting design choice, both clusters are based on Kryo but with different amounts of cache. Wonder how much performance difference there are between the two.

 

[Cosimo]

So Samsung respond with the 14nm Exynos 8 Octa 8890 which will apparently give a 30% improvement in performance and 10% in power efficiency compared to the Exynos 7 Octa it replaces:

http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/s...lt-on-14-nanometer-finfet-process-technology/

http://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/Exynos/w/

Will be interesting to see how this and the 820 compare.

 

[Mr_Cool]

Confirmed to be made on Samsungs 2nd Gen 14nm Process

Samsung Electronics, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced that it has begun mass production of advanced logic chips utilizing its 14nm LPP(Low-Power Plus) process, the 2nd generation of the company’s 14nm FinFET process technology.



In leading mass production of advanced FinFET logic process, Samsung announced in Q1 of 2015 the launch of the Exynos 7 Octa processor built on the industry’s first 14nm LPE (Low-Power Early) process. With the new 14nm LPP process, Samsung continues to demonstrate its process technology leadership, and unparalleled performance and power efficiency for its Exynos 8 Octa processor and its many foundry customers including Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.. The Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 820 processor uses Samsung’s new 14nm LPP process and is expected to be in devices in the first half of this year.



“We are pleased to start production of our industry-leading, 2nd generation 14nm FinFET process technology that delivers the highest level of performance and power efficiency” said Charlie Bae, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, System LSI Business, Samsung Electronics. “Samsung will continue to offer derivative processes of its advanced 14nm FinFET technology to maintain our technology leadership.”



Incorporating three-dimensional (3D) FinFET structure on transistors enables significant performance boost and low power consumption. Samsung’s new 14nm LPP process delivers up to 15 percent higher speed and 15 percent less power consumption over the previous 14nm LPE process through improvements in transistor structure and process optimization. In addition, use of fully-depleted FinFET transistors brings enhanced manufacturing capabilities to overcome scaling limitations.



With its superb characteristics, 14nm FinFET process is considered to be one of the most optimized solutions for mobile and IoT applications and is expected to meet growing market demand for a wide range of high performance and power efficient applications from network to automotive.

http://news.samsung.com/global/sams...-14-nanometer-finfet-logic-process-technology