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Snapdragon is a family of mobile system on chips (SoC) by Qualcomm. Qualcomm considers Snapdragon a "platform" for use in smartphones, tablets, and smartbook devices.

The original Snapdragon CPU, dubbed Scorpion,[1] is Qualcomm's own design. It has many features similar to those of the ARM Cortex-A8 core and it is based on the ARM v7 instruction set, but theoretically has much higher performance for multimedia-related SIMD operations.[2] The successor to Scorpion, found in S4 Snapdragon SoCs is named Krait and has many similarities with the ARM Cortex-A15 CPU and is also based on the ARMv7 instruction set.

All Snapdragon processors contain the circuitry to decode high-definition video (HD) resolution at 720p or 1080p depending on the Snapdragon chipset.[3] Adreno, the company's proprietary GPU technology, integrated into Snapdragon chipsets (and certain other Qualcomm chipsets) is Qualcomm's own design, using assets the company acquired from AMD.[4] The Adreno 225 GPU in Snapdragon S4 SoCs adds support for DirectX 9.3 which makes it compatible with Microsoft Windows 8[5]

Compared to System on chips from many competitors, Snapdragon SoCs have been unique in that they have had the modem for cellular communication on-die. That is, they do not require a separate external modem on the PCB. Since Snapdragon S4, the majority of S4 SoCs also features on-die WiFi, GPS/GLONASS and Bluetooth.[6] This integration reduces the complexity and cost of the final design for the OEM. It also has the advantage of benefiting from advancements made in the manufacturing process, for example 28 nm in most S4 SoCs, thus providing modems and other dedicated circuitry with lower power characteristics than external chips manufactured with older processes.

History

  • Q4 2008
  • The first chipsets in the Snapdragon family, the QSD8650 and the QSD8250, were made available.
  • 1 June 2010
  • Qualcomm announced sampling of the MSM8x60 series of Snapdragon SoC's.[7]
  • 17 November 2010
  • Qualcomm announces the roadmap for Next-Gen Snapdragon SoC development, including the MSM8960, citing future improvements in CPU and GPU performance and lower power consumption.[8]
  • 5 January 2011
  • A version of Microsoft Windows compiled for ARM is shown running on the Snapdragon SoC at CES 2011.[9]
  • 3 August 2011
  • Qualcomm announces plan to use simple names (S1, S2, S3 and S4) for Snapdragon processors so that the public can better understand the products. The higher the number, the newer generation of SoC it is.[10]

Snapdragon S1

Model Number Semiconductor technology CPU Instruction Set CPU CPU Cache GPU Memory Technology Wireless Radio Technologies Sampling Availability Utilizing Devices
MSM7225[11] 65 nm ARMv6 528 MHz ARM11 Software rendered 2D support GSM (GPRS/EDGE), UMTS (HSPA) 2007 HTC Tattoo, HTC Wildfire
MSM7625[11] 65 nm ARMv6 528 MHz ARM11 Software rendered 2D support GSM (GPRS/EDGE), CDMA (1x Rev. A, 1xEV-DO Rev. A), UMTS (HSPA) 2007
MSM7227[11] 65 nm ARMv6 600-800 MHz ARM11 Adreno 200 GSM (GPRS/EDGE), UMTS (HSPA) 2008
600 MHz
LG Optimus Me, Samsung Galaxy Fit, Samsung Galaxy Mini, Samsung Galaxy 551, LG Optimus Chic, ZTE Blade, HTC Legend, Mytouch 3G Slide, HTC Gratia, LG Optimus One P500 GSM, ViewSonic ViewPad 7, Samsung Galaxy Europa, Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (SE Shakira), HTC Aria, Palm Pixi GSM, OlivePad VT-100, HTC Wildfire S, Alcatel OT-990, Micromax A70, LG Optimus chat L-04C, Huawei Pocket WiFi S II S41HW, Huawei Ideos X3, Huawei Sonic U8650, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro, Garmin & Asus M10, WellCom A88, Coolpad W706, Garmin & Asus A10
800 MHz
Samsung Galaxy Gio, Samsung Galaxy Ace, Odys Space, LG Optimus Net, LG Optimus Hub, ZTE Skate, HTC ChaCha, HTC Salsa, Huawei smart bar S42HW, Coolpad 7260, ZTE Blade S
MSM7627[11] 65 nm ARMv6 600-800 MHz ARM11 Adreno 200 GSM (GPRS/EDGE), CDMA (1x Rev. A, 1xEV-DO Rev. A), UMTS (HSPA) 2008
LG Optimus V, LG VS740(Ally/Apex), Kyocera Zio, Motorola Devour, Palm Pixi Plus, BlackBerry Curve 8500(8530 CDMA), Motorola ES400, Samsung Galaxy Prevail, Samsung SCH-i509 (Samsung Galaxy Y CDMA), Coolpad 5820, Ouku Horizon P801W, ZTE Score x500
MSM7225A 45 nm ARMv7 600-800 MHz ARM Cortex-A5 Adreno 200 (enhanced) GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA), MBMS Q4 2011
MSM7625A 45 nm ARMv7 600-800 MHz ARM Cortex-A5 Adreno 200 (enhanced) GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA), MBMS,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1xEV-DO MC Rev.A)
Q4 2011
MSM7227A 45 nm ARMv7 0.8-1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A5 L2: 256 KB Adreno 200 (enhanced) 200 MHz LPDDR1 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA), MBMS Q4 2011
MSM7627A 45 nm ARMv7 0.8-1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A5 Adreno 200 (enhanced) GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA), MBMS,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1xEV-DO MC Rev.A)
Q4 2011 HTC Desire VC T328d, Huawei Ascend C8812
QSD8250 65 nm ARMv7 1 GHz Scorpion L2: 512 KB Adreno 200 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), UMTS/WCDMA (HSDPA, HSUPA), MBMS Q4 2008
Acer Stream/Liquid, Acer neoTouch S200, Dell Venue Pro (Lightning), Dell Streak, Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile REGZA Phone T-01C, HP Compaq AirLife 100, HTC Desire, HTC HD2, HTC 7 Mozart, HTC 7 Surround, HTC 7 Trophy, HTC HD7, HTC 7 Pro, Nexus One, Huawei SmaKit S7, Lenovo LePhone, LG Optimus Q, LG Optimus Z, LG Quantum, LG Panther, Pantech IM-A600S, Pantech IM-A650S, Sharp LYNX SH-10B, Sharp LYNX 3D SH-03C, Samsung Focus, Samsung Omnia 7, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, Toshiba dynapocket T-01B/KG01, Toshiba TG01/TG02/TG03.
QSD8650 65 nm ARMv7 1 GHz Scorpion L2: 512 KB Adreno 200 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA), MBMS,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1xEV-DO MC Rev.A)
Q4 2008
Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile REGZA Phone IS04(TSI04), Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile T006 (TS006)/iida X-Ray (TSX06), HTC Arrive, HTC Droid Incredible, HTC Evo 4G, LG Apollo GW990, LG Fathom VS750, LG GW820 eXpo, LG GW825 IQ, LG Optimus 7, Sharp IS01 (SHI01)/IS03 (SHI03), Sony Ericsson S004 (SO004)/S005 (SO005)/S006 (SO006)/iida G11 (SOX02)/S007 (SO007), Toshiba dynapocket IS02 (TSI01)/K01, Toshiba T004 (TS004), Pantech Sirius α IS06 (PTI06), Kyocera Echo, Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile T007 (TS007), Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile T008 (TS008), NEC Casio CA007, Kyocera K009 (KY009), Fujitsu F001 (FJ001), Sony Ericsson Arbano Affare (SOY05)

Snapdragon S2

Model Number Semiconductor technology CPU Instruction Set CPU CPU Cache GPU Memory Technology Wireless Radio Technologies Sampling Availability Utilizing Devices
MSM7230 45 nm ARMv7 800 MHz Scorpion Adreno 205 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+), MBMS Q2 2010 Acer Liquid Metal, HP Veer, HTC Desire Z, Huawei U8800, NEC Casio Medias N-04C, Dell Smoke, Dell Flash, Huawei Ideos X5
MSM7630 45 nm ARMv7 800 MHz Scorpion Adreno 205 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+), MBMS,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1xEV-DO MC Rev.A, SV-DO)
Q2 2010 Casio G'zOne Commando, HTC Evo Shift 4G, HTC Merge, Sky VegaXpress IM-A710K
APQ8055 45 nm ARMv7 1-1.4 GHz Scorpion L2: 512 KB Adreno 205 Dual-channel 333 MHz LPDDR2[12] Lacks modem Q2 2010 Nokia Lumia 900, Bambook Sunflower[13]
MSM8255 45 nm ARMv7 1-1.4 GHz Scorpion L2: 256 KB Adreno 205 Dual-channel 333 MHz LPDDR2 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+), MBMS Q2 2010
MSM8655 45 nm ARMv7 1-1.4 GHz Scorpion L2: 256 KB Adreno 205 Dual-channel 333 MHz LPDDR2 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+), MBMS,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B)
Q2 2010
1 GHz
Fujitsu Toshiba IS12T, HTC Droid Incredible 2,[21] HTC Evo Design 4G,[22] HTC Thunderbolt, LG Revolution, Motorola Triumph, Pantech Mirach IS11PT, Samsung Conquer 4G,[23] Sharp IS05 (SHI05), Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (CDMA), Sony Ericsson Xperia Acro (IS11S)
1.2 GHz
BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930, BlackBerry Torch 9810, BlackBerry Torch 9860HP Pre 3, Kyosera Digno ISW11K, NEC Casio Medias BR IS11N, Sharp Aquos Phone IS11SH,[citation needed] Sharp Aquos Phone IS12SH,[citation needed] Sharp Aquos Phone IS13SH, Toshiba Regza Phone IS11T[citation needed]

Snapdragon S3

Model Number Semiconductor technology CPU Instruction Set CPU CPU Cache GPU Memory Technology Wireless Radio Technologies Sampling Availability Utilizing Devices
APQ8060 45 nm ARMv7 1.2-1.7 GHz Dual-core Scorpion L2: 1MB Adreno 220 Single-channel 333 MHz ISM/266 MHz LPDDR2[24] Connectivity features not included (lacks modem) 2011 HP TouchPad, HTC Jetstream, HTC Vivid, Le Pan II, LG Nitro HD, Samsung Galaxy S II (SGH-T989), Samsung Galaxy S II LTE, Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G
MSM8260 45 nm ARMv7 1.2-1.7 GHz Dual-core Scorpion L2: 1MB Adreno 220 Single-channel 333 MHz ISM/266 MHz LPDDR2 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+), MBMS Q3 2010
MSM8660 45 nm ARMv7 1.2-1.7 GHz Dual-core Scorpion L2: 1MB Adreno 220 Single-channel 333 MHz ISM/266 MHz LPDDR2 GSM (GPRS, EDGE), W-CDMA/UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+), MBMS,
CDMA2000 (1xRTT, 1xEV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1xEV-DO MC Rev.A)
Q3 2010 HTC Evo 3D (GSM), HTC Evo 3D (CDMA), HTC Rezound, LG Connect 4G [26], LG Optimus LTE LU6200,[citation needed] Pantech Vega Racer, LG Lucid, Samsung Galaxy Note,Xiaomi MI-One (CDMA2000 for China Telecom)

Snapdragon S4

Model Tier Model Number Semiconductor technology CPU Instruction Set CPU CPU Cache GPU Memory Technology Wireless Radio Technologies Sampling Availability Utilizing Devices
Play[27] MSM8225[28] 45 nm ARMv7 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A5[11] Adreno 203 UMTS (GSM, GPRS, EDGE, HSPA) 1H 2012
MSM8625[28] 45 nm ARMv7 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A5[11] Adreno 203 CDMA/UMTS (GSM, GPRS, EDGE, HSPA, 1xRev.A, 1xEV-DO Rev.A/B) 1H 2012
Plus MSM8227[28] 28 nm ARMv7 1 GHz dual-core Krait[11] Adreno 305 BT 4.0, 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), UMTS (DC-HSPA+, TD-SCDMA) 2H 2012
MSM8627[28] 28 nm ARMv7 1 GHz dual-core Krait[11] Adreno 305 BT 4.0, 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), CDMA/UMTS (HSPA+, 1x Adv./DOr0/A/B, SVDO-DB) 2H 2012
APQ8030[28] 28 nm ARMv7 1.2 GHz dual-core Krait[11] Adreno 305 BT 4.0, 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), (lacks modem) 2H 2012
MSM8230 28 nm ARMv7 1.2 GHz Dual-core Krait L2: 1 MB Adreno 305 Single-channel 533 MHz LPDDR2 BT 4.0, 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), GSM (GPRS, EDGE), UMTS (DC-HSPA+, TD-SCDMA) Q3 2012
MSM8630[28] 28 nm ARMv7 1.2 GHz Dual-core Krait L2: 1 MB Adreno 305 Single-channel 533 MHz LPDDR2 BT 4.0, 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), GSM (GPRS, EDGE), CDMA/UMTS (HSPA+, 1x Adv./DOr0/A/B, SVDO-DB) Q3 2012
MSM8930[28] 28 nm ARMv7 1.2 GHz dual-core Krait L2: 1 MB Adreno 305 Single-channel 533 MHz LPDDR2 BT 4.0, 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), World Mode (LTE FDD/TDD CAT3, SVLTE-DB, TD-SCDMA, Rel9 DC-HSPA+, GSM/GPRS/EDGE, EGAL, 1x Adv., 1x EV-DO Rev. A/B) Q3 2012  
APQ8060A[28] 28 nm ARMv7 1.5-1.7 GHz dual-core Krait[11] Adreno 225 BT 4.0, 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), (lacks modem) 2H 2012
MSM8260A 28 nm ARMv7 1.5-1.7 GHz Dual-core Krait L2: 1 MB Adreno 225 Dual-channel 500 MHz LPDDR2 BT 4.0, 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), GSM (GPRS, EDGE), UMTS (DC-HSPA+, TD-SCDMA) Q1 2012 Asus Padfone,[29] HTC One S,[30] ZTE V9S[citation needed]
MSM8660A 28 nm ARMv7 1.5-1.7 GHz Dual-core Krait L2: 1 MB Adreno 225 Dual-channel 500 MHz LPDDR2 BT 4.0, 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), CDMA/UMTS (HSPA+, 1x Adv./DOr0/A/B, SVDO-DB) Q1 2012 Sharp AQUOS PHONE SERIE ISW16SH[31]
MSM8960[32] 28 nm ARMv7 1.5-1.7 GHz Dual-core Krait L2: 1 MB Adreno 225 Dual-channel 500 MHz LPDDR2 BT 4.0, 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), World Mode (LTE FDD/TDD CAT3, SVLTE-DB, TD-SCDMA, Rel9 DC-HSPA+, GSM/GPRS/EDGE, EGAL, 1x Adv., 1x EV-DO Rev. A/B) Q1 2012
Asus Transformer Pad Infinity (3G/4G version),[33] HTC One XL,[30] HTC One X (North America),[34] ZTE V96,[35] HTC EVO 4G LTE[36] Sony Xperia GX[37] Sony Xperia SX[38] Samsung Galaxy SIII (LTE model),[39] Sharp Aquos Phone Zeta,[39] Toshiba REGZA Phone T-02D,[39] Panasonic Eluga Power,[39] AQUOS Phone sv SH-10D[39]
Pro MSM8960T[40] 28 nm ARMv7 1.5-1.7 GHz Dual-core Krait L2: 1 MB Adreno 320 Dual-channel 500 MHz LPDDR2 BT 4.0, 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), World Mode (LTE FDD/TDD CAT3, SVLTE-DB, TD-SCDMA, Rel9 DC-HSPA+, GSM/GPRS/EDGE, EGAL, 1x Adv., 1x EV-DO Rev. A/B) 2H 2012
APQ8064[32] 28 nm ARMv7 1.5-1.7 GHz Quad-core Krait Adreno 320 BT 4.0, 802.11ac/a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), (lacks cell modem) 2012
Prime MPQ8064[41] 28 nm ARMv7 1.5-1.7 GHz Quad-core Krait Adreno 320 (lacks modem) 2012

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