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Discover the Power of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform - Revolutionary Features and Unmatched Performance

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform is a cutting-edge technology designed for mobile devices. It boasts several advanced features that make it stand out from other mobile platforms in the market.

One of its most impressive features is the Qualcomm® AI Engine. This engine is equipped with the Qualcomm® Hexagon™ NPU, which offers a 98% performance improvement compared to its predecessor. This allows for tasks like virtual assistants and chatbots to be performed on the device for enhanced security. Additionally, the upgraded Micro Tile Inferencing and Qualcomm® Sensing Hub provide always-on and ultra-low power capabilities for audio, sensors, and two always-sensing cameras. The platform also supports all precisions (INT4, INT8, INT16, FP16) for versatile usage.

The Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPU offers up to 30% improved performance and 20% more power efficiency. The upgraded CPU subsystem has converted an additional efficiency core into a performance core, resulting in a more robust overall CPU configuration. The Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU delivers up to 25% improved performance and 25% better power efficiency. These improvements also contribute to up to 10% overall SoC power savings.

The platform also features the Qualcomm Spectra™ Cognitive ISP, which offers real-time semantic segmentation for photo/video frames with up to 12 layers. It also includes Dual Always-Sensing Cameras with AI for face detection and privacy protection. The Generative AI-powered voice-activated photo and video editing, night vision video capture, and HDR photo technology from Dolby provide incredible features for capturing and editing content. The platform also supports advanced functionalities such as Video Object Eraser, Photo Expansion, Truepic photo capture with C2PA standard support, and Vlogger’s View, which allows for sharing both the front and rear camera simultaneously.

For gaming enthusiasts, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform offers a full suite of Snapdragon Elite Gaming™ features. This includes the industry standard for Real-time Hardware Accelerated Ray Tracing with improved lighting and shadows, Snapdragon Game Super Resolution, and support for the Unreal Engine 5.2 MetaHumans framework.

With the integrated Snapdragon® X75 5G Modem-RF system, the platform supports blazing download speeds of up to 10 Gigabits per second for effortless entertainment and constant productivity. The AI hardware acceleration also enhances the platform's 5G performance. The platform also offers 5G Dual-SIM Dual-Active (DSDA) for using two 5G+5G or 5G+4G SIM cards simultaneously for ultimate user flexibility.

Other features of the platform include triple frequency support for improved location accuracy, Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 5 technology for fast charging, and Qualcomm® Location Suite for advanced location support. The platform also prioritizes security with features such as the Qualcomm® Trusted Execution Environment & Services, Trust Management Engine, and Secure Processing Unit.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform is powered by a 4 nm process node and features the Qualcomm® AI Stack, Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU, Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPU, and Qualcomm® Hexagon™ processor. These components are designed to work seamlessly together to provide a powerful AI computing capability. Overall, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform is a comprehensive and innovative technology that sets a new standard for mobile platforms.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform:- Full Technical Specifications

CPU

Name Qualcomm® Kryo™
Architecture 64-bit
Clock Speed 3.3 GHz

GPU

Name Qualcomm® Adreno™
APIs OpenGL® ES 3.2, OpenCL™ 2.0 FP, Vulkan® 1.3

NFC

Near Field Communications Supported

Part

Part Number(s) SM8650-AB

Audio

Qualcomm Aqstic™ technology support Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio codec, Qualcomm Aqstic™ smart speaker amplifier
Qualcomm® aptX™ audio technology support Qualcomm® aptX™ Lossless, Qualcomm® aptX™ Voice, Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive
Audio Processing Technologies Snapdragon Sound™ technology

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi/Bluetooth System Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 7800
Peak Speed 5.8 Gbps
Generation Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 4
Standards 802.11be, 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a
Spectral Bands 6 GHz, 5 GHz, 2.4 GHz
Channels 320 MHz
Peak QAM 4K QAM
Features TDLS, Passpoint, High Band Simultaneous (HBS) Multi-Link, Wi-Fi Optimized Connectivity, MU-MIMO (UL/DL), Wi-Fi Aware R3, Wi-Fi QoS Management, Miracast, Wi-Fi Location, OFDMA (UL/DL), Voice-Enterprise, XPAN Technology

Camera

Image Signal Processor (ISP) Name Qualcomm® Spectra™
Image Signal Processor (ISP) Type Hardware Accelerator for Computer Vision (CV-ISP), Cognitive ISP (Cog ISP), Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Image Signal Processor (ISP) Number Triple ISP
Image Signal Processor (ISP) Bit Depth 18-bit
Triple Camera (MFNR, ZSL, 30 fps) 36 MP
Dual Camera (MFNR, ZSL, 30 fps) 64+36 MP
Single Camera (MFNR, ZSL, 30 fps) 108 MP
Single Camera 200 MP
Features Mega Low light photography, AI-based auto-exposure, AI-based auto-focus, AI-based face detection, Engine for Visual Analytics 3.0, Multi-frame Noise Reduction (MFNR), Locally Motion Compensated Temporal Filtering (MCTF), Real-time Semantic Segmentation, Truepic photo capture
Video Capture 8K 30fps or 4K 120fps video capture
Slow Motion Video Capture 720p @ 960 fps
Video Capture Formats Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), Dolby Vision®, HDR10, HDR10+, Google Ultra HDR
Video Capture Features 4 exposures (with QDOL image sensors), Engine for Visual Analytics 3.0, Video super resolution, Computational HDR with staggered imaged sensors, Bokeh Engine (version 2), Real-time Semantic Segmentation

Memory

Speed 4.8 GHz
Type LPDDR5x

Display

Maximum On-Device Display Resolution 4K Ultra HD @ 60 Hz, QHD+ @ 144 Hz
Maximum External Display Resolution 8K @ 30 Hz
High Dynamic Range (HDR) HDR Vivid, HDR10, HDR10+
Color Depth 10-bit
Color Gamut Rec. 2020

Storage

UFS UFS 4.0

Charging

Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ technology support Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 5 technology

Location

Location Support Qualcomm® Location Suite
Satellite Systems Galileo, Beidou, NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, QZSS
Frequency Support Triple
Accuracy Sidewalk-level, Lane-level
Features Pedestrian Navigation, Global Freeway Vehicle Navigation, Concurrent satellite systems

Security

Fingerprint Sensor Qualcomm® 3D Sonic Sensor, Qualcomm® 3D Sonic Sensor Max
Secure Processing Unit (SPU) Biometric Authentication (Face), Biometric Authentication (Fingerprint), Biometric Authentication (Iris), Biometric Authentication (Voice)
Features Qualcomm® Type-1 Hypervisor, Qualcomm® Trusted Execution Environment & Services, Qualcomm® Wireless Edge Services (WES), Trust Management Engine, Secure Processing Unit (SPU), Platform Security Foundations

Bluetooth

Specification Version Bluetooth® 5.4
Connection Technology Bluetooth® Low Energy

Video Playback

Resolution 8K @ 60 fps
Codecs H.265 (High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)), HDR10, Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), Dolby Vision®, HDR10+, H.264 (Advanced Video Coding (AVC)), VP8, VP9, AV1
Features HDR Vivid

Cellular Modem-RF

Modem Name Snapdragon™ X75 5G Modem-RF System
Peak Download Speed 10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 3.5 Gbps
Cellular Modem-RF Specs 4x4 MIMO (Sub-6), 2x2 MIMO (mmWave), 8 carriers (mmWave)
Performance Enhancement Technologies Qualcomm® 5G Ultra-Low Latency Suite, Qualcomm® Smart Transmit™ Gen 4 technology, Qualcomm® 5G AI Suite Gen2, Qualcomm® 5G PowerSave Gen 4
Cellular Technology sub-6 GHz, HSPA, TDD, LTE, WCDMA, FDD, SA (standalone), NSA (non-standalone), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE, EN-DC, CBRS, NR-DC (mmWave-sub6 dual connectivity), SA (standalone) mmWave, mmWave
Multi SIM Global 5G Multi-SIM, Dual SIM support Qualcomm® DSDA Gen 2 (Dual Data)

Development Software

Development Artificial Intelligence (AI) Qualcomm® AI Stack

Universal Serial Bus (USB)

Interface Type USB-C
Specification Version USB 3.1 Gen2

Process Node and Technology

Process Node 4 nm

Qualcomm® Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine

GPU Name Qualcomm® Adreno™
CPU Name Qualcomm® Kryo™
Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Processor Features Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Scalar Accelerator, Dedicated power delivery system, Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Tensor Accelerator, Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Vector eXtensions (HVX), Micro Tile Inferencing, Fused AI Accelerator architecture, Hexagon Direct Link
Qualcomm® Sensing Hub Features Dual-core AI processor, Dual always-sensing cameras
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