Faster processing, significant battery life improvements
and an enhanced user experience for mobile business professionals
are among the benefits being claimed for products based on the new
QSD8650A Snapdragon chipset from Qualcomm.
Scheduled for sampling before the end of 2009, Snapdragon uses
45 nanometer (nm) process technologies and is claimed to offer
significant performance improvements including a 1.3 GHz processor
for 30% higher performance as well as enhanced multimedia and 2D/3D
graphics. Such attributes will likley be keenly felt by mobile
business professionals using smart phones and low end portable
PCs.
Utilising 45nm technology, says Qualcomm, also allows power
consumption improvements such as up to 30% power dynamic power than
previous-generation Snapdragon products and an unmatched standby
power of less than 10 millwatts.
In addition to a faster processor and faster bus speed, the new
chipset also offers
multi-mode 3G mobile broadband connectivity broadband
connectivity in the same 15x15mm package as current Snapdragon
chipsets.
A standalone 2D graphics accelerator and enhanced 3D graphics
core are attributed with delivering a powerful multimedia
experience with better performance of Adobe Flash software. It also
features integrated and high-definition video recording and
playback, the latest and support for
mobile video technologies.
“This latest addition to the growing family of Snapdragon
chipsets will help our customers to develop faster, more
power-efficient smartphones and smartbooks,” said Luis Pineda,
senior vice president of marketing and product management at
Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. “
More than 15 manufacturers are now developing Snapdragon-based
products, the first of which was the
Toshiba TG01
Smartphone, introduced in February 2009.