Qualcomm intros next-gen Snapdragon mobile processors

LAS VEGAS, USA: Qualcomm Incorporated has announced the next generation Snapdragon 800 and 600 premium mobile processors.

The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors target premium mobile and computing devices, said a company release.

According to the release, the company claims that the next-gen processors are designed to deliver outstanding overall user experience, expand the possibilities of seamless connected computing and enable brand new mobile experiences while maintaining industry-leading battery performance.

"With the overwhelming success of our previous Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms, our mobile processors have emerged as the platform of choice for high-end mobile devices," said Steve Mollenkopf, president and chief operating officer of Qualcomm.

"With more than 50 design wins already secured with the first products of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 and 800 processors, we are advancing our vision and setting the standard for excellence in mobile computing," added Mollenkopf.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors will deliver up to 75 percent better performance than the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor claims Qualcomm and further added the move to 28nm High Performance for mobile (HPm) technology node ensures exceptionally low power.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors are currently sampling and expected to be available in commercial devices by mid-year 2013.

The release further added that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor targets high-end mobile devices and is designed to deliver great performance, rich graphics and enhanced user experience which will deliver up to 40 percent better performance than the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor at lower power.

Features of Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor includes a new Krait 300 quad-core CPU with speeds up to 1.9GHz, a new speed enhanced Adreno 320 GPU and support for LPDDR3 memory.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor is sampling now and is expected to be available in commercial devices by second quarter 2013.