The Snapdragon QSD8250 was released in December 2007 and it included the first 1 GHz processor for smartphones. Qualcomm introduced its “Krait” microarchitecture in the second generation of Snapdragon SoCs in 2011, allowing each processor core to adjust its speed based on the device’s needs.

Now the Qualcomm will soon launch its latest Snapdragon 870 processor with the upcoming Motorola Edge S smartphone. The Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform is a connectivity powerhouse, featuring both the Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System and the Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 6800 Subsystem. With 5G and Wi-Fi 6 capabilities, you’ll experience high speeds, increased capacity, and widespread accessibility no matter where you connect with 5G. Now below you can check the specification, new features and release date.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Specification and features:

Artificial Intelligence:

• Adreno 650 GPU
• Kryo 585 CPU

Hexagon 698 Processor

• Hexagon Tensor Accelerator
• Hexagon Vector eXtensions
• Hexagon Scalar Accelerator

Qualcomm Sensing Hub

• Ultra-low-power hub for audio, voice and sensors
• Supports AI algorithms at low power
• Support for fusing contextual data streams
• including sensors, audio and voice
• Supports multiple voice assistants
• Multi-mic far-field detection and echo cancellation.

5G Modem-RF System:

• Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System
• 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz, standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) modes, FDD, TDD
• Dynamic Spectrum Sharing
• mmWave: 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2×2 MIMO
• Sub-6 GHz: 200 MHz bandwidth, 4×4 MIMO
• Qualcomm® 5G PowerSave
• Qualcomm® Smart Transmit™ technology
• Qualcomm® Wideband Envelope Tracking
• Qualcomm® Signal Boost adaptive antenna tuning
• Global 5G multi-SIM
• Downlink: Up to 7.5 Gbps
• Uplink: Up to 3 Gbps
• Multimode support: 5G NR, LTE including CBRS, WCDMA, HSPA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO,
  GSM/EDGE

Wi-Fi & Bluetooth:

FastConnect 6800 Subsystem

• Wi-Fi Standards: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g/n
• Wi-Fi Spectral Bands: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
• Peak speed: 1.774 Gbps
• Channel Utilization: 20/40/80 MHz
• 8-stream sounding (for 8×8 MU-MIMO)
• MIMO Configuration: 2×2 (2-stream)
• MU-MIMO (Uplink & Downlink)
• 1024 QAM (2.4 & 5 GHz)
• OFDMA (2.4 and 5 GHz)
• Dual-band simultaneous (DBS)
• Wi-Fi Security: WPA3-Enterprise, WPA3-Enhanced Open, WPA3 Easy Connect, WPA3-Personal

Integrated Bluetooth

• Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth 5.2
• Bluetooth audio: aptX Voice audio for super-wide band voice calls, aptX Adaptive audio for robust, low latency, high-quality audio, Qualcomm TrueWireless™ Technology

Camera:

• Qualcomm Spectra™ 480 Image Signal Processor
• Dual 14-bit ISPs
• Up to 2 Gigapixels per Second
• Hardware accelerator for computer vision (CV-ISP)
• Up to 200 MP Photo Capture
• Up to 25 MP dual camera @ 30 FPS with Zero Shutter Lag
• Up to 64 MP single camera @ 30 FPS with Zero Shutter Lag
• Rec. 2020 color gamut video capture
• Up to 10-bit color depth video capture
• 4K Video Capture + 64 MP Photo
• 8K Video Capture @ 30 FPS
• Slow-mo video capture at 720p @ 960 FPS
• HEIF: HEIC photo capture, HEVC video capture
• Video Capture Formats: HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision
• 4K Video Capture @ 120 FPS
• 4K HDR Video Capture with Portrait Mode (Bokeh)
• Multi-frame Noise Reduction (MFNR)
• Real-time object classification, segmentation and replacement

Audio:

• Hexagon for hardware-accelerated voice signal processing
• Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio codec (Up to WCD9385)
• Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N), Playback: -108dB
• Native DSD support, PCM up to 384 kHz/32-bit
• Customizable “Golden Ears” filter
• Qualcomm Aqstic smart speaker amplifier (up to WSA8815)

Display:

• On-Device Display Support:
• 4K @ 60 Hz
• QHD+ @ 144 Hz
• Maximum External Display Support: up to 4K @ 60 Hz
• 10-bit color depth, Rec. 2020 color gamut
• HDR10 and HDR10+ CPU

CPU:

• Kryo 585, Octa-core
• Up to 3.2 GHz
• 64-bit Architecture

Visual Subsystem:

• Adreno 650 GPU
• Vulkan® 1.1 API support
• HDR gaming (10-bit color depth, Rec. 2020 color gamut)
• Physically Based Rendering
• API Support: OpenGL® ES 3.2, OpenCL™ 2.0 FP, Vulkan 1.1
• Hardware-accelerated H.265 and VP9 decoder
• HDR Playback Codec support for HDR10+,
• HDR10, HLG and Dolby Vision.

Security:

• Qualcomm® Secure Processing Unit: Mobile, Payment, Dual SIM/ Dual Standby
• Qualcomm® 3D Sonic Sensor and Qualcomm 3D Sonic Max
• Biometric Authentication: Fingerprint, Iris, Voice, Face
• On-Device: Qualcomm® Mobile Security, Key Provisioning Security, Qualcomm® Processor Security, Qualcomm® Content Protection, Qualcomm® Trusted, Execution Environment, Camera Security, Crypto Engine, Malware Protection, Secure Boot, Secure Token.

Charging:

• Quick Charge 4+ technology.

Location:

• GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC capable, and SBAS
• Dual Frequency Support
• Low Power Geofencing and Tracking, Sensor-assisted Navigation
• Near Field Communications (NFC): Supported.

Memory:

• Support for LP-DDR5 memory up to 2750 MHz
• Support for LPDDR4x memory up to 2133 MHz
• Memory Density: up to 16 GB.

General Specifications:

• Full Suite Snapdragon Elite Gaming features
• 7 nm Process Technology
• USB Version 3.1; USB Type-C Support
• Part Number: SM8250-AC.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Release Date:

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 will come with the Motorola Edge S smartphone on January 26. Snapdragon 870 5G is considered to be an upgrade over the last year’s Snapdragon 865 SoC.