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Snapdragon™ Processors

The all-in-one mobile processor.

Snapdragon family of mobile processors is redefining mobility for consumers around the world by offering an optimal combination of mobile processing performance, powerful multimedia, wireless connectivity and power efficiency that is enabling a new generation of advanced smartphones, tablets and other smart devices.

Snapdragon product specs

  Snapdragon S1 Product Brief Snapdragon S2 Product Brief Snapdragon S3 Product Brief Snapdragon S4 Product Brief
CPU Up to 1 GHz Scorpion CPU Up to 1.4 GHz Scorpion CPU Up to 1.5 GHz Dual Scorpion CPU Up to 1.7 GHz Single, Dual, & Quad Krait CPU
GPU Up to Adreno 200 GPU Up to Adreno 205 GPU Up to Adreno 220 GPU Up to Adreno 320 GPU
Video Up to 720p HD video Up to 720p+ HD video Up to 1080p HD video Up to 1080p HD video
Modem 3G Modem - (HSPA/DO/1x) 3G Modem - (HSPA/DO/1x) 3G modem - HSPA+ (UMTS, CDMA/Multimode) 3G/4G World/multimode LTE
Camera Up to 12MP Up to 12MP Up to 16MP, Stereoscopic 3D Kit Up to 20MP, Stereoscopic 3D Kit
GPS gpsOne Gen 7 gpsOne Gen 8 gpsOne Gen 8 gpsOne Gen 8A
USB USB 2.0 High Speed USB 2.0 USB 2.0 High Speed OTG (480Mbps) USB 2.0 High Speed OTG (480Mbps)
Bluetooth Discrete solution up to BT4.0 Discrete solution up to BT4.0 Discrete solution up to BT4.0 Integrated digital core BT4.0†
Wifi Discrete solution 802.11n (2.4GHz) Discrete solution 802.11n (2.4/5GHz) Discrete solution 802.11n (2.4/5GHz) Integrated digital core 802.11n (2.4/5GHz)†
Process Technology * 65nm 45nm 45nm 25nm
Individual Chips
  • QSD8250
  • QSD8650
  • MSM7227
  • MSM7627
  • MSM7227A
  • MSM7627A
  • MSM7625
  • MSM7225
  • MSM7625A
  • MSM7225A
  • MSM8655
  • MSM8255
  • APQ8055
  • MSM7630
  • MSM7230
  • MSM8660
  • MSM8260
  • APQ8060
  • APQ8064
  • MSM8960**
  • APQ8060A**
  • MSM8660A**
  • MSM8260A**
  • APQ8030
  • MSM8930
  • MSM8630
  • MSM8230
  • MSM8627
  • MSM8227
* See detailed table for specific chip information as some generations include multiple microarchitectures
† Digital integrated in SoC, Analog added via additional chip