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Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Boosts CPU and GPU Performance, Delivers 4K HDR Capture, 3x Faster AI Processing (hothardware.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the new-and-improved dept.

MojoKid writes: Qualcomm provided a deep-dive view today of its Snapdragon 845 mobile processor platform that it recently announced, highlighting key advancements in what the company is referring to as a completely new silicon design. The new chip now employs a Kyro 385 CPU with four high performance cores at 2.8GHz (25 percent faster than the previous gen Snapdragon 835) and four "efficiency" cores operating at 1.7GHz. The new chip also includes the new Spectra 280 image signal processor (ISP). Compared to its predecessor, the image signal processor (ISP) in the Snapdragon 845 promises a 64x uplift in the ability to capture high dynamic range (HDR) color information for 4K HDR video capture and playback. The chip's new Adreno 630 GPU promises a 30 percent boost in gaming performance compared to its predecessor, along with room-scale VR/AR experiences that support 6 degrees of freedom along with simultaneous localization and mapping, or SLAM. Finally, the new SoC platform incorporates Qualcomm's second-generation gigabit LTE modem: the Snapdragon X20. This Cat 18 modem supports peak download speeds of 1.2Gbps along with 5x carrier aggregation, 4x4 MIMO, and Dual SIM-Dual VoLTE. Qualcomm says that the first Snapdragon 845 processors will begin shipping in production devices in early 2018.

48 comments

  1. Streisand's Mansion BURNS to ground by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

    what effect?

  2. LOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Nice press release. How many patents will be abused because of this? Qualcomm is a patent troll.

    1. Re: LOL by Brockmire · · Score: 2

      You don't seem to know what a patent troll is.

  3. Early 2018. by AbRASiON · · Score: 2

    "Qualcomm says that the first Snapdragon 845 processors will begin shipping in production devices in early 2018."

    Translation: The Galaxy S9 will have this CPU.
    A shame that Samsung have 'pulled an Apple' and decided flexibility is out the window.
    They've basically stopped making their top end phones, with a flat screen anymore at all. It's all curved rubbish. Plus they've ditched the home button :/

    I bet they copy Apple and remove the headphone jack too. Used to love their stuff (had 5 of their phones now) but I think I'm done with them.

    1. Re:Early 2018. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      OnePlus still has a headphone jack, and supports development community. Now if we could just convince them to make the screens flat again.

    2. Re:Early 2018. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

      Stop buying smart phones. Just get outside, meet some stupid n1ggers, jewggers, sand monkeys etc. and chill out.

    3. Re:Early 2018. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      LeEco was the first to remove it on their flagship Android phone. Motorola followed suit a whole 6 months before Apple.

    4. Re: Early 2018. by AvitarX · · Score: 1

      I think the curved screens are part of planned obsolescence, they make it impossible for a case to protect the phone adequately.

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    5. Re: Early 2018. by AbRASiON · · Score: 1

      Yup, I switched to those tempered glass ones about a year back and I was shocked how good they are.

      Virtually impossible to apply a tempered glass protector to a curved screen. Plus the accidental screen presses with your palm.

      Nope!

    6. Re: Early 2018. by AvitarX · · Score: 1

      I don't even use those, simply having the case a few mm past the screen on all 4 sides makes the case much more effective.

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    7. Re: Early 2018. by Hal_Porter · · Score: 1

      Plausibly.

      I wonder if a 'planned obsolescence' email will ever leak from Samsung?

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    8. Re:Early 2018. by EndlessNameless · · Score: 1

      They've basically stopped making their top end phones

      Practically no one needs a Galaxy. Look at the Nexus/Pixel lines, Nokia phones, and OnePlus.

      They will probably end up with Snapdragon 845 SoCs next year too. Probably a bit later than Samsung though.

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    9. Re:Early 2018. by AbRASiON · · Score: 1

      Wireless charging, home buttons, headphone jacks, curved screens - etc. Most of the alternative phones have an issue that bugs me.

      Honestly, I think I'm sticking with my Note 5 as long as humanly possible.

  4. New Buzzword by subk · · Score: 1

    The Ghost In The Shell "reboot" movie was bad enough. Wish I could unwatch it, but I can't. Adding insult to injury, "Deep Dive" is now becoming a buzzword.

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  5. Golly, Miss Molly! by Anonymous+Cashews · · Score: -1

    Four consecutive articles about AI. I guess that's better than four consecutive articles about bitcoins. Must be a slow news day.

    1. Re:Golly, Miss Molly! by DontBeAMoran · · Score: 1

      Maybe the next article will be how A.I. is going to defeat the Bitcoin mining algorithms and will be posted by Ethereum fanatics.

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    2. Re:Golly, Miss Molly! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      AI will defeat a dick flapping port hub with better simulated porn.

    3. Re:Golly, Miss Molly! by Anonymous+Cashews · · Score: -1

      Apparently the Amish are trying to takeover bitcoins. https://bitcointalk.org/index....

  6. Sexual harassment plot by women by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

    All the allegations of sexual harassment recently are a ploy to force qualified men out of positions of oower, so they can be replaced with less qualified women. At what point do we say enough is enough, stop hiring women, stop marrying them, and stop interacting with them? ANY and ALL interaction with women is being used as fodder to allege sexual harassment. The only solution is to not play the game.

    1. Re:Sexual harassment plot by women by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

      At what point do we say enough is enough, stop hiring women, stop marrying them, and stop interacting with them?

      That sounds gay.

    2. Re:Sexual harassment plot by women by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Off topic TROLL!!

      Get a life!

    3. Re: Sexual harassment plot by women by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Umm... the thread was already offtopic. I simply commented in it.

      Sexual harassment and sexual assault should not be tolerated. But there's no nuance to the discussions, no proportionality between the allegations and the reaction. People are afraid to speak up and question what's going on right now. The are some parallels between Star Trek TNG'S The Drumhead and movements like #Metoo.

      When anyone who calls into question how far the movement will go is labeled as being against women, which I've seen happen, it's out of hand. I'm for changing the status quo, but left unchecked, these movements get out of hand. When that happens, the consequences can be harmful to most or all involved. Look at the French Revolution as a movement based on an admirable goal that completely got out of control.

      The goal seems to be to punish men, but there isn't a lot of discussion on how to actually solve the problem. The real issue is the differential in power that lends itself to abuse, and how when victims speak up, they often face retribution. Yes, there needs to be consequences for abuse, but that doesn't actually solve the problem that enables the abuse to happen to begin with. That is the logical end goal, but that's not what the movement seems to be after.

    4. Re:Sexual harassment plot by women by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Just another MGTOW loser. How can you tell? It's easy, look for the Holy Trinity of MGTOW beliefs and practices:

      Can't find a good woman? Cry about it on the internet.

      Is your female boss giving you a hard time? Cry about it.

      Lose a job offer or a promotion to a woman? Cry, cry, cry.

  7. America needs to make a choice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

    If you're a White Christian American, you need to join your brothers and sisters and celebrate your White heritage. You should not be ashamed to be White. We are not a racist organization. We are a white separatist organization. We believe all races should be able to live among themselves without interference. The Ku Klos Knights is the largest and fastest growing Klan organization in the world.

    http://www.kuklosknights.com/

    1. Re: America needs to make a choice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1

      LOL, why do all the KKK websites look like 1996 geocity websites.

      You guys need to seriously hire a web developer. Jesus.

  8. Anonymous Cashews is actually CREIMER/CDREIMER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Please ignore/abuse/shame his fatness.

    He starts spamming slashdot with amazon ads and other stupid shit if he feels comfortable.
    If you need other reasons to chase him away he says moving to Mexico to marry an "underage sweet thing" is about "getting the most bang from your retirement dollars". He also will argue endlessly that it's completely legal for him, (a 50ish year old dude) to marry a woman under 18 in most of the USA. He claims that it's as American as apple pie. For some reason that particular phrase is something he likes saying verbatim over as part of any debate on the subject.

    For the record he asserts he has no interest in child brides. He only talks about them on web 1.0 technology websites with unusual regularity.

    1. Re:Anonymous Cashews is actually CREIMER/CDREIMER by Anonymous+Cashews · · Score: -1, Troll

      Please ignore/abuse/shame his fatness.

      You can't fat shame a person who has accepted his own body. Please end this ungodly fixation and stop fucking the neighbors' goats.

    2. Re:Anonymous Cashews is actually CREIMER/CDREIMER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      1) How do you know he's accepted his own body if you're not creimer as you insist?
      2) Why would you whine about bitcoin and AI submissions when you submit shit like : "A Self-Made YouTube Star Cracks The Gen Z Code" ?

      Most of slashdot would rather read about AI and bitcoins than how to monetize their youtube videos. Most of us already make so much money that curating a youtube channel for the purpose of making money is a complete waste of our time. Less than a %0.5 of youtube videos will ever qualify for more than $1000 worth of lifetime monetization. That's like a weekend of overtime for most of us except there's no worrying about if we"cracked the genZ code",

      https://www.quora.com/How-long-do-YouTubers-take-to-edit-their-videos
      https://video.stackexchange.com/questions/19020/rough-idea-of-time-spent-editing-videos

      A half hour per minute of video is optimistic according to most people who make money off this shit. Like 4 hours a minute is pro quality.
      It becomes laughably obvious that anyone with a good job shouldn't take youtube seriously unless they happen to get a large following making videos for fun. It's my observation that the vast majority of people who set out to make youtube their job and do so are young attractive women whose normal earnings potential is low and start off living free off their parents or boyfriend.

      When you compare this to what you could be making if you spent the same amount of time upgrading your tech skills. Well I don't know you're a dipshit and an idiot.

    3. Re:Anonymous Cashews is actually CREIMER/CDREIMER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I'm pleased to see that you've achieved bad karma and now post at -1 without active community involvement.
      Welcome back to the gutter asshole.

    4. Re:Anonymous Cashews is actually CREIMER/CDREIMER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      1) How do you know he's accepted his own body if you're not creimer as you insist?

      Creimer was the most legendary Slashdotter who ever lived. Otherwise, you wouldn't be working so hard to spread his name far and wide when you're not fucking the neighbors' goats.

      2) Why would you whine about bitcoin and AI submissions when you submit shit like : "A Self-Made YouTube Star Cracks The Gen Z Code" ?

      I've never submitted a story on Slashdot. Check my comment history. I thought bitching about dupes was the norm around here?

      What's with this YouTube shit?

    5. Re:Anonymous Cashews is actually CREIMER/CDREIMER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "Creimer was the most legendary Slashdotter who ever lived."

      We wish you "was". You're still here. And "legendary" like Sasquatch? Well, you're the same size.... but unfortunately, you're real.

      "working so hard to spread his name far and wide"

      It doesn't feel like hard work when you enjoy it! The only thing spread far and wide is the seat of your pants, fat boy.

      "when you're not fucking the neighbors' goats"

      You couldn't afford your own goats as a kid, creimy? Uncle Chuck kept them all to himself?

    6. Re:Anonymous Cashews is actually CREIMER/CDREIMER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You know that you submitted a story as cdreimer and one of your sockpuppets in the same day and you got mocked for it. I won't dig it up your sockpuppetry is well established and documented. I won't bother arguing with you. We might as well have a civilized discussion since you won't go away.

      So you said you worked on a big wifi project for cisco before? Do you have any recommendations?
      I'd really like to know what sort of cable modem, firewall, and wireless you personally use at home.
      Are you running any custom firmwares on any of this?

    7. Re:Anonymous Cashews is actually CREIMER/CDREIMER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      You can't goat-shame a person who has accepted his own sexual orientation, Tit Boy.

    8. Re:Anonymous Cashews is actually CREIMER/CDREIMER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Creimer was the most legendary Slashdotter who ever lived.

      I've never submitted a story on Slashdot. Check my comment history. I thought bitching about dupes was the norm around here?

      Oh so since you're not creimer why don't you tell me who you are then?

    9. Re:Anonymous Cashews is actually CREIMER/CDREIMER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Leather Goddess of Phobos. Which one of you goatfuckers want a good beating?

    10. Re:Anonymous Cashews is actually CREIMER/CDREIMER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      A good beating of heavy cream, you delusional fatass?

  9. Supports eXtended reality (XR) experience by BrookHarty · · Score: 1

    Thats cool, didn't know that's the name for VR+AR is XR and not MR.

    Was disappointed the Mixed Reality MR headsets that came out, is just a branding name and not really a AR+VR set, its VR only.

    1. Re:Supports eXtended reality (XR) experience by drinkypoo · · Score: 1

      Thats cool, didn't know that's the name for VR+AR is XR and not MR.

      It isn't, that's bullshit. AR is VR where you don't draw the background, that's it.

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    2. Re:Supports eXtended reality (XR) experience by EndlessNameless · · Score: 2

      It isn't, that's bullshit. AR is VR where you don't draw the background, that's it.

      AR content is designed to interact with real-world environments and objects besides the user. Traditional VR is not; it is a wholly-generated environment. There are different words for these things for a reason. If you're chasing 3D-rendered aliens around a 3D-rendered table, it's VR; if you're chasing those aliens around your kitchen table then it's AR.

      Perhaps you could call it AR if you have VR where the background is a duplicate of the real world, but I haven't seen anything like that. Most AR systems project their virtual content onto transparent visors. As far as I know, there aren't any AR units on the market that use full VR headsets with LCDs.

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  10. Anonymous Cashews is Creimer! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Anonymous Cashews is creimer / cdreimer

    He says moving to Mexico to marry an "UNDERAGE SWEET THING" is about "getting the most bang from your retirement dollars".

    He also will argue endlessly that it's completely legal for him, (a 50ish year old dude) to marry a woman under 18 in most of the USA.

    He claims that it's "as American as apple pie".

    For some reason that particular phrase is something he likes saying verbatim over as part of any debate on the subject.

    For the record he asserts he has no interest in child brides. He only talks about them on web 1.0 technology websites with unusual regularity.

  11. Anonymous Cashews is actually CREIMER/CDREIMER! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Please ignore/abuse/shame his fatness.

    He starts spamming slashdot with amazon ads and other stupid shit if he feels comfortable. So please make sure not to send him mixed signals.

    If you need other reasons to chase him away he says moving to Mexico to marry an "underage sweet thing" is about "getting the most bang from your retirement dollars". He also will argue endlessly that it's completely legal for him, (a 50ish year old dude) to marry a woman under 18 in most of the USA. He claims that it's as American as apple pie. For some reason that particular phrase is something he likes saying verbatim over as part of any debate on the subject.

    For the record he asserts he has no interest in child brides. He only talks about them on web 1.0 technology websites with unusual regularity.

  12. needs still more oomph by jay+age · · Score: 1

    Integrated X20 modem is nice, and given Qualcomm's expertise it will be very fast.
    CPU is another story though, according to their own numbers it still will be slower than A11. That PA Semi purchase seems better by the day, Apple is walking all over the competition.

    1. Re:needs still more oomph by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I know the parent comment is going to get a lot of hate, but it's still true - all the current Android phones have a pretty crap processor compared to iPhones.

      Everyone will say "but look at the multi-core performance!", which (while true) isn't something that people notice as much as single core processing, and that's where Android is hurting. Ironically, Google is pushing people (developers) towards Progressive Web Apps rather than building native; and due to the single threaded nature of Javascript, this is going to make the problem more noticeable for Android.

      The big.LITTLE configuration is going to continue to hurt Qualcomm for the foreseeable future - I don't see how they can catch up to Apple w/o a major shift in focus towards optimizing for single core efficiency.

  13. The LITTLE part of the SoC CPU by guacamole · · Score: 1

    Some people may consider this to be inconsequential, but we're seeing for the first time since 2015 the "LITTLE" CPU cores in the "big.LITTLE" CPU configurations updated from A53 to A55.

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