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First off, the chip is all about the
so-called 4K or Ultra HD video. It includes four brand new Krait 450
cores, able to run at 2.5 GHz, and fierce Adreno 420 graphics processor
that allows encoding and decoding 4K video in real time without a hitch.
A natural side effect of this blazing GPU will be even smoother gaming
performance, too.
The next big improvement is
in the dual camera image signal processors (ISP), which for the first
time allow Gpixel/s throughput for better image quality and faster
shot-to-shot times, and include gyro integration for the first system
level optical image stabilization support. The sensor support doesn't
stop here, as this hardware level integration includes all the other
sensors too, for low-power sensor tasks that until recently were the
realm of dedicated processors on custom made SoCs like Apple's A7 or Motorola's X8.
If
that is not enough for you, Snapdragon 805 also gets packaged with the
most advanced connectivity out there, like a 4th-gen multiband Gobi LTE
platform for up to 150 Mbps LTE-A download speeds, plus Wi-Fi/ac and
low-power Bluetooth 4.0 radios. Here Qualcomm again reminds us that
these fiery connectivity options are packaged with the new chipset to
enable 4K video streaming with the lowest power consumption on an
integrated chipset.
Snapdragon 805 thus opens
the door for much more detailed video, games and interfaces, not to
mention streaming uninterrupted 4K video, so you can go broke on your
data plan even faster. We kid, but given the rumors about WQHD panels on phones like the Galaxy S5 or the Xplay 3S, as well as 4K tablets
prepped for next year, Qualcomm's new chip edition is probably not
rotating entirely around Ultra HD graphics support by accident.
Snapdragon
805 is currently sampling with phone and tablet makers, and will enter
retail devices before June 2014 has rolled out, says Qualcomm, so we
should see the first handsets with it announced at the MWC expo, or even
hinted at CES in January.
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