Forget the quad-core OMAP5 platform and the dual-core Samsung Exynos, it’s Snapdragon time. Qualcomm rocked the mobile industry this afternoon at Mobile World Congress with their next-generation, quad-core Snapdragon CPU architecture and Adreno GPU. With speeds of up to 2.5 GHz per core, the quad-core Snapdragon chipset is set to redefine the modern tablet.
The new quad-core APQ8064 chipset will be the flagship of the new Snapdragon family based on new micro-architecture code named “Krait”. Built on 28nm micro-acrhitecture, each of the four cores can achieve speeds of up to 2.5 GHz — minimizing power consumption and heat generation, the perfect combination for ultra thin and light form factors. If you think the Samsung Galaxy S II is thin, just wait.
“With its WiFi integration and ability to seamlessly interface with Qualcomm’s 3G and LTE modules, the APQ8064 will provide OEM’s with a flexible, cost efficient and fast time to market platform that can meet all of their design configuration needs for tablets and next generation computing and consumer electronic devices.” – Luis Pineda, senior vice president of computing and consumer products at Qualcomm
Spec sheets are nice, but what does the quad-core Snapdragon chipset mean to the end user? For starters, the Adreno 320 quad-core GPU delivers fifteen times greater performance than the original Adreno GPU. The chipset also supports up to 20 megapixel cameras and can internally syncrhonize two camera sensors for 3D video recording and external 3d video playback.
Samples of the APQ8064 quad-core Snapdragon chipset are expeted in early 2012, right in line with Texas Instrument’s OMAP5 platform. In comparison, OMAP5 features four cores – two cores up to 2 GHz and two low-power cores for responsiveness, and supports camera modules up to 24 megapixel. 2012 is looking like the year of mobile, anyone else excited?
via prnewswire
