Snapdragon 400 Processor Product Brief0 pages

Snapdragon 400 processors are
designed to enable the performance,
features, connectivity and battery life
that consumers expect in mid-tier and
high-volume smartphones and tablets.
Popular mobile user experiences like HD video capture
and playback, HD multichannel audio, and high megapixel
camera are no longer limited to only newer, relatively
higher-priced devices. Our innovative multi-core
Snapdragon 400 processors are designed to switch
seamlessly between sophisticated applications, support
HD display resolutions, and deliver optimal frame rates
for graphics intensive 3D games. The Snapdragon 400
tier includes both dual and quad core offerings, based on
Snapdragon’s superior Krait CPU technology and ARM’s
quad-core Cortex-A7 and Cortex-A53 CPU technology.
Designed to deliver high-end user experiences to the
mid- and high-volume tiers, Snapdragon 400 processors
strike an optimal balance of popular mobile features
and advanced low-power architecture.

+tPlay multiplayer 3D online games in real time
+tFast 4G LTE for instant downloads and uploads
+tBring home theater quality audio with you wherever
t you go with enhanced audio effects. Enjoy your photos, t
t videos and games on large, high-resolution display
t devices and HD external displays.1
+tSupport the latest mobile operating systems
t (Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry)

FEATURES
CPU
+tCompetitive quad core CPU performance in high
t volume smartphones1
+tDual Krait CPU performance at high clock frequencies1
+tLP-DDR2 and LP-DDR3 memory for high performance t
t and low latency1
GPU
+tAdreno A305 or A306 GPU delivers over 50% increase in
t graphics processing performance2
+tSupport for advanced graphics and compute
t APIs, including OpenGL ES 3.0, DirectX, OpenCL,
t Renderscript Compute and FlexRender™ 3

Custom built and optimized for mobile featuring:
+tSuperior Krait CPU architecture1

+tSupport for popular middleware and game engines
t like Unity, Epic, and Unigine

+tHigh-performance Adreno™ GPU for console quality
t 3D graphics

DSP
+ Hexagon DSP enables ultra-low power operation for a tt
t variety of applications like music playback, enhanced tt
t audio effects, computer vision processing and still and t
t video image enhancements

+tMultithreaded Hexagon™ DSP for ultra-low power
tapplications
+tDedicated multimedia subsystem for rich media
t and longer battery life
+tIntegrated 4G LTE for fast connectivity
+tEnd-to-end content and platform security using
t Snapdragon StudioAccess™ and SecureMSM™
+t32-bit and 64-bit capable5
When you need advanced processors for high-volume,
mainstream mobile devices, Snapdragon 400 processors
offer the ultimate combination of features, performance
and power efficiency.

USER EXPERIENCES
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processors bring high-end
user experiences to mid- and high-volume smartphones
and tablets.
+tCapture and playback video at up to 1080p HD
+tTake high-resolution, 3D photos with up to 13.5
t Megapixel camera support 1

+ Hexagon DSP now supports floating point calculations, t
t byte vector operations, dynamic multithreading and t
t expanded multimedia instructions for enhanced low tt
t power performance