Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 855 Plus Mobile Platform

Qualcomm on Monday unveiled the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus Mobile Platform, a follow on to the flagship Snapdragon 855 launching with OEMs globally, built for speed to support multi-gigabit 5G, gaming, AI and XR.

The platform features a boost in performance that promises to raise gaming to the next level for a Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming experience—especially when gaming in the 5G arena.

“Snapdragon 855 Plus will raise the bar for elite gamers with the increase in CPU and GPU performance and elevate experiences for 5G, gaming, AI and XR, which is something our OEM customers look to us to deliver,” said Kedar Kondap, vice president, product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “Snapdragon 855 Plus is our most advanced mobile platform to date and will build upon the success of the 2019 Android flagship Snapdragon 855 5G mobile platform.”

Snapdragon 855 Plus has an integrated multi-gigabit Snapdragon X24 LTE 4G modem that also supports 5G connectivity using the X50 5G modem and Qualcomm Technologies’ RF Front-end solutions. The platform also offers the following enhancements over Snapdragon 855:

Qualcomm Kryo 485 CPU Prime core clock speed at up to 2.96GHz
Qualcomm Adreno 640 GPU offers a 15% increase

Snapdragon 855 Plus includes many of the latest technologies and features from Qualcomm Technologies related to gaming, AI and XR:

Gaming: The Snapdragon Elite Gaming Experience gives you a competitive edge with a full suite of hardware and software features that are optimized for gaming, including the Vulkan 1.1 Graphics Driver that is 20% more power efficient than Open GL ES. The Snapdragon Elite Gaming Experience also features software enhancements such as Game Jank Reducer, Game Fast Loader, Game AntiCheat Extensions, and more.
AI: Experience ultra-responsive gaming with the 4th generation multi-core Qualcomm AI Engine, which offers a total capacity of more than 7 trillion operations per second (7 TOPs)
XR: Experience XR (virtual reality/augmented reality) easily with XR viewers that connect to a mobile device fueled by the Snapdragon 855 Plus with the 5G X50 modem.

Commercial devices based on Snapdragon 855 Plus are expected to be commercial 2H 2019.

Features

5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz mobile solution
2 Gbps LTE modem including 7x Carrier Aggregation and 14nm RF Chip
Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6-ready and Qualcomm 60 GHz Wi-Fi mobile platforms.
HDR10+ mobile video capture and playback
4K HDR Video Capture with Portrait Mode (Bokeh) so you can film cinema-grade videos
4K HDR Video Capture and Playback – 10 bit-color depth and Rec. 2020 color gamut can capture over 1 billion shades of color.
Multi-frame Noise Reduction (MFNR) software delivers sharp and color photos even in low light
Computer Vision ISP (CV-ISP) delivers real-time object recognition, segmentation, and replacement to allow users to isolate and swap out backgrounds and objects– in real-time
Hardware Accelerator for HEIF and HEVC image formats lets your device store photos and videos half the file size, store multiple images and video in the same file and store the corresponding computer vision data.
Record at a480 frames per second, with the ability to shoot unlimited HD slow-motion footage – and even apply it to multiple parts of your video.
Advanced hardware decoder works faster at lower power, delivers up to 7x power savings compared against Snapdragon 845. Stream and playback next-gen HDR content (HDR10+, Dolby Vision) on your mobile device.
Snapdragon Elite Gaming experience, with the next-gen Qualcomm Adreno 640 GPU, Vulkan 1.1, HDR Gaming, and Physically Based Rendering
Physically Based Rendering to allow objects to mimic the real-life look, feel, depth, and material, presenting realistic, deeply dimensional visuals.
aptX Adaptive delivers smooth wireless audio that dynamically adjusts its performance to designed to provide audio quality, latency, and power savings – no matter what type of content is playing.
Qualcomm Hexagon Voice Assistant accelerator supports two wake words simultaneously (Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Baidu, Cortana)
Qualcomm Aqstic offers a hardware-based voice assistant accelerator for always-on echo cancellation and noise suppression, plus up to 4 mic far-field mic support for better voice recognition in tough conditions.
Qualcomm 3D Face Recognition. It uses a 3-camera system to capture a 3-dimensional image of your face.
Qualcomm 3D Sonic Sensor fingerprint technology uses sound to scan the pores of your finger, resulting in a 3-dimensional read. Over time, your device will learn the unique patterns of your fingerprint for improved speed, accuracy and identification.

Specifications

5G Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon™ X50 Modem
5G Technology: 5G NR
5G Spectrum: mmWave, sub-6 GHz
5G mmWave specs: 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2x2 MIMO
5G sub-6 GHz specs: 100 MHz bandwidth, 4x4 MIMO
mmWave Features: Dual-layer polarization in downlink and uplink, Beam forming, Beam steering, Beam tracking

AIE CPU: Qualcomm Kryo 485 CPU
AIE GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 640 GPU
AIE DSP: Qualcomm Hexagon 690 Processor, Qualcomm® Hexagon Vector eXtensions (HVX), Qualcomm Hexagon Tensor Accelerator, Qualcomm
Hexagon Voice Assistant, Qualcomm All-Ways Aware technology

CPU Clock Speed: Up to 2.96 GHz
CPU Cores: Qualcomm Kryo 485 CPU, Octa-core CPU
CPU Architecture: 64-bit
Process Technology: 7 nm

DSP Technology: Qualcomm Hexagon 690 Processor, Qualcomm Hexagon Tensor Accelerator, Qualcomm Hexagon Voice Assistant, Qualcomm Hexagon Vector eXtensions (HVX), Qualcomm All-Ways Aware technology

Modem Name: Qualcomm Snapdragon X24 LTE modem
Multi SIM: Dual SIM Dual VoLTE (DSDV)
Next-generation Calling Services: VoLTE with SRVCC to 3G and 2G, HD and Ultra HD Voice (EVS), CSFB to 3G and 2G
Downlink LTE Category: LTE Category 20
Uplink LTE Category: LTE Category 13
Downlink LTE Streams: Maximum 20 spatial streams
Downlink Carrier Aggregation: 7x20 MHz carrier aggregation
Downlink LTE MIMO: Up to 4x4 MIMO on five carriers
Downlink QAM: Up to 256-QAM
Uplink Technology: Qualcomm Snapdragon Upload+, Uplink Data Compression (UDC)
Uplink Carrier Aggregation: 3x20 MHz carrier aggregation
Uplink LTE Streams: Up to 2x 106Mbps LTE streams
Uplink QAM: Up to 256-QAM

LTE Peak Download Speed: 2 Gbps
LTE Peak Upload Speed: 316 Mbps

Cellular Technology: WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD including CBRS support, LAA, LTE Broadcast

Wi-Fi Standards: 802.11ad, 802.11ay, 802.11ax-ready, 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n
Wi-Fi Spectral Bands: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 60 GHz
Peak speed: 10 Gbps
Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6-ready technology features: Dual-band simultaneous (DBS), Target Wakeup Time, 8x8 sounding, WPA3 security support
Qualcomm 60 GHz Wi-Fi technology features: Always-on Wi-Fi sensing, Wire-equivalent latency

Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth 5.0
Near Field Communications: Supported
Location: Satellite Systems Support: Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, Dual frequency GNSS, GPS, QZSS, SBAS
RFFE: Qualcomm RF Front-End (RFFE) solution, Comprehensive 5G/4G modem-to-antenna solution, Qualcomm QTM052 5G mmWave antenna module, Qualcom Envelope Tracking
USB Version: USB 3.1, USB-C

Image Signal Processor: Qualcomm Spectra 380 image signal processor, Hardware accelerator for computer vision (CV-ISP), Dual 14-bit CV-ISPs
Dual Camera, MFNR, ZSL, 30fps: Up to 22 MP
Single Camera, MFNR, ZSL, 30fps: Up to 48 MP
Single Camera: Up to 192 MP
Camera Features: HEIF photo capture
Slow Motion Video Capture: 720p @ 480 FPS
Video Capture Formats: HDR10, HLG, HEVC
Video Capture Features: Rec. 2020 color gamut video capture, Up to 10-bit color depth video capture
Codec Support: H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9

Max On-Device Display: 4K Ultra HD
Max External Display: 4K Ultra HD
HDR: HDR10+
Color Depth: Up to 10-bit
Color Gamut: Rec2020

Audio Technology: Qualcomm TrueWireless Technology, Qualcomm Broadcast Audio technology, Qualcomm Aqstic audio technology, Qualcomm aptX audio technology
Qalcomm aptX audio playback support: Qualcomm aptX Adaptive

GPU Name: Qualcomm Adreno 640 GPU
Video Playback: Volumetric VR video playback, 8K 360 VR video playback
API Support: OpenCL 2.0 FP, Vulkan 1.1, OpenGL ES 3.2, DX12