Qualcomm Releases Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Mobile Platforms, Reveals Wireless AR Smart Viewer Reference Design | News

Qualcomm today launched two new mobile platforms at a global launch event. While the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is the successor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 system-on-chip, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 is the successor to the company’s Snapdragon 778G SoC. In addition to these, the company also unveiled the reference design of the AR Wireless Smart Viewer, which is based on the company’s Snapdragon XR2 platform.

Availability of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

Regarding availability, Qualcomm said that the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC will be adopted by companies such as ASUS ROG, Black Shark, HONOR, iQOO, Lenovo, Motorola, Nubia, OnePlus, OPPO, OSOM, realme, RedMagic , Redmi , vivo, Xiaomi and ZTE and that devices powered by this chipset will be available in the third quarter of 2022.

On the other hand, Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 will be adopted by companies such as HONOR, OPPO and Xiaomi and devices powered by this chipset will hit the market in the second quarter of 2022.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

As for specs, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 clocks a speed of up to 3.2 GHz. It also has a Qualcomm Adreno GPU. This chipset comes with the Snapdragon X65 5G modem which offers a maximum download speed of up to 10 Gbps. In addition to 5G, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 has Qualcomm FastConnect 6900 for WiFi and Bluetooth. It offers a peak speed of 3.6 Gbps and supports 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz WiFi bands. It also supports NFC, USB 3.1 and USB-C.

As for the camera, this newly launched processor comes with Qualcomm Spectra image signal processor and it supports triple camera setup up to 36MP, dual camera setup up to 64+36MP and single camera up to 200MP. For videos, it supports 8K videos at 30 fps and 4K videos at 120 fps.

For videos it has Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG technologies and for audio it has Qualcomm Aqstic and Qualcomm aptX technologies. It supports up to 3200 MHz LPDDR5 storage as well as Qualcomm Quick Charge 5 technology.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 boasts a speed of up to 2.4 GHz. It also has a Qualcomm Adreno GPU. This chipset comes with the Snapdragon X62 5G modem which offers a maximum download speed of up to 4.4 Gbps. In addition to 5G, Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 has Qualcomm FastConnect 6900 for WiFi and Bluetooth. It offers a peak speed of 3.6 Gbps and supports 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz WiFi bands and supports Bluetooth 5.3. It also supports NFC, USB 3.1 and USB-C.

As for the camera, this newly launched processor comes with Qualcomm Spectra image signal processor and it supports triple camera setup up to 35MP, dual camera setup up to 64+20MP and single camera up to 64MP. For videos, it supports FHD+ videos at 144Hz and QHD+ videos at 60Hz.

It supports up to 3200 MHz LPDDR5 storage with Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+.

Qualcomm Wireless AR Smart Viewer

Finally, Qualcomm unveiled the Wireless AR Smart Viewer, which is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 platform. Qualcomm says this wireless reference design will help OEMs and ODMs more seamlessly and cost-effectively prototype and bring lightweight, high-end AR glasses to market. It features a dual micro-OLED binocular display that delivers 1920×1080 resolution per eye and frame rates up to 90Hz. It features motion blur-free to provide a seamless AR experience. It also has two monochrome cameras and an RGB camera on the Smart Viewer that enable six degrees of freedom head and hand tracking with gesture recognition. For connectivity, it has Qualcomm’s FastConnect 6900 solution which provides it with Wi-Fi 6 and 6E and Bluetooth connectivity.

Regarding availability, the Viewer reference design is currently available to select partners. Wider availability is expected in the coming months.

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