Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Features and Specifications

Yesterday, Qualcomm has formalized its new Snapdragon 845 processor and today, during the second Snapdragon Technology Summit in Hawaii, has also announced all the technical details of this new processor.

“Thoughtfully designed with tech savvy consumers in mind, Snapdragon 845 utilizes Qualcomm Technologies’ industry leading wireless heterogenous compute expertise to design a platform for immersive multimedia experiences including eXtended reality (XR), on-device artificial intelligence (AI), lightning-fast connectivity, and introduces our new secure processing unit (SPU) delivering vault-like security for premium, flagship mobile devices.”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Features and Specifications

Visual Processing Subsystem

+ Qualcomm AdrenoN 630 Visual Processing Subsystem
+ OpenGL ES 3.2. OpenCL 2.0, Vulkan2, DxNext

eXtended Reality (XR)

+ Room-Scale 6DoF with Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM)
+ Advanced visual inertial odometry (VIO)
+ Adreno Foveation

DSP

+ Qualcomm HexagonN 685 DSP with:
• 3rd Gen Vector Extensions
• Qualcomm All-Ways Aware Sensoru Hub
+ Qualcomm SnapdragonN Neural Processing Engine (NPE) SDK
+ Caffe, Caffe2 and Tensorflow support

Display

+ UltraHD Premium-ready
+ 4K Ultra HO, 60 FPS
+ 2x 240012600 @ 120 FPS (VR)
+ 10-bit color depth
+ DisplayPort and USB Type-C support

Audio

+ Qualcomm Aqstic audio codec and speaker amplifier
+ Qualcomm aptXN audio playback with support for aptX Classic and HD
+ Native DSD support, PCM up to 384kHz/32bit

CPU

+ 8x Qualcomm KryoN 385 CPU
+ Up to 2.8 GHz
+ 2nd Gen 10nm LPP process technology

Camera

+ Qualcomm SpectraN 280 Image Signal Processor
+ Dual 14-bit ISPs
+ Up to 16 MP dual camera
+ Up to 32 MP single camera
+ Support for 16MP image sensor operating up to 60 frames per second
+ Hybrid Autofocus
+ Zero Shutter Lag
+ Multi-frame Noise Reduction (MFNR)

Video Capture

+ 4K Video Capture for Ultra HD Premium Displays (4K@60fps in HDR)
+ Slow Motion video capture (720p@480fps)
+ Up to 10-bits per color video capture
+ Rec. 2020 color gamut video capture
+ Support for HDRIO, HLG, and H.265 (HEVC) video capture
+ Motion Compensated Temporal Filtering (MCTF)
+ Accelerated Electronic Image Stabilization

Memory

+ LPDDR4x, x16 bit
+ Up to 1866MHz, 8GB RAM

Charging

+ Qualcomm Quick Charge 4/4+ technology

Optimized Software Solutions

+ Android and Windows OS

Security

+ Qualcomm Secure Processing Unit (SPU)
+ Qualcomm Processor Security
+ Qualcomm Mobile Security
+ Qualcomm Content Protection

Modem

+ Snapdragon X20 LTE Modem
+ Support for 1.2 Gbps Gigabit LTE
+ Downlink: LTE Cat 18 up to 1.2 Gbps, 5×20 MHz carrier aggregation, up to 256-QAM, up to MIMO on three carriers
+ uplink LTE cat 13 up to 150 Mbps, Qualcomm’ SnapdragonN Upload+ (2×20 MHz carrier aggregation, up to 64-QAM)
+ License Assisted Access (LAA)
+ Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) shared radio spectrum
+ Dual SIM Dual VoLTE (DSDV)
+ Qualcomm All Mode with support for all major cellular modes plus LAA. Support for:
• V0LTE with SRVCC to 3G and 2G, HD and Ultra HD voice (EVS), CSFB to 3G and 2G
• Voice over Wi-Fi (V0WiFi) with LTE call continuity

Connectivity

+ Qualcomm Wi-Fi
• 802.11ad Mufti-gigabit with 60 GHz diversity module
• Wi-Fi integrated 802.11ac 2×2 with MU-MIMO
• Tri-band Wi-Fi: 24 GHZ and 5 GHZ with Dual Band Simultaneous (DBS) + 60 GHZ
• 11k/r/v: Enhanced mobility, fast acquisition and congestion mitigation for Carrier Wi-Fi
+ Qualcomm TrueWirelessN Bluetooth 5.0 with proprietary enhancements for:
• Ultra-low power wireless ear buds
• Direct audio and aptX HD quality stereo broadcast to multiple wireless speakers

RF Front End
+ Qualcomm Signal BoostN adaptive antenna tuning
+ High-power transmit (HPUE)
+ GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, and SBAS
+ Low Power Geofencing and Tracking Sensor-assisted Navigation

“As leaders in mobile technology, we will transform the mobile experience with comprehensive advancements in visual processing, AI, security and connectivity,” said Alex Katouzian, senior vice president and general manager, mobile, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “The Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform is the next horizon of innovation and is going to transform the way people use their mobile devices to make their lives better.”