The Snapdragon is a brand of systems on chips (SoCs) designed by Qualcomm and intended for mobile computing.
Acronyms System on chips released before the Snapdragon naming scheme are referred to only by their stock keeping unit (SKU) numbers. Some models were later given a Snapdragon product name. Earlier models are prefixed by an acronymic three-letter code; their full forms are as follows:
QSC (Qualcomm Single Chip) MSM (Mobile Station Modem), denotes a chip with integrated cellular modem APQ (Application Processor Qualcomm), denotes a chip without modem
Model numberFabCPUGPU (or Gfx Core)ModemSampling availabilityQSC1xxxQSC110065nmARM926EJ-S @ 96/128 MHzNo 3D, ARM 2DCDMA2000 1xQ4 2007QSC1110QSC1105ARM926EJ-S @ 211/316 MHzCDMA2000 1x, GSM (Dual-Standby)2010QSC1215Q3 2012QSC6xxxQSC6010ARM926EJ-SNo 3D, ARM 2DCDMA2000 1x2006QSC6020QSC6030QSC605565nmARM926EJ-S @ 192 MHzQ1 2007QSC6065Q2 2007QSC6075ARM926EJ-S @ 192/312 MHzEV-DO Rel.0QSC6085EV-DO Rel.0/Rev.AQ4 2007QSC615545nmARM1136JF-S @ 480 MHz with L2 cacheStargate 3D, ARM 2DCDMA2000 1x, GSM, GPRS2008QSC6165QSC6175EV-DO Rel.0QSC6185EV-DO Rel.0/Rev.AQSC6195EV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.BQSC6240(ESC6240)65nmARM926EJ-S @ 184/230 MHzNo 3D, ARM 2DGSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMAQ3 2007QSC6245-1QSC6260-1GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPAQSC6270(ESC6270)QSC6295(ESC6295)45nmARM1136JF-S @ 480 MHz with L2 cacheStargate 3D, ARM 2DGSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA+2009QSC6695CDMA2000 1xQSC7230ARM1136JF-S @ 600 MHzMSMxMSM1800 nm80186 (x86-16)CDMA IS-95 A (cdmaOne)Q1 1993MSM2500 nm80186 (x86-16)1995MSM2xxxMSM230080186 (x86-16)CDMA IS-95 A/B (cdmaOne)Q1 1997MSM231080186 (x86-16)Q2 1998MSM3xxxMSM3000350 nmARM7TDMINo 3D, ARM 2DCDMA IS-95 A/B (cdmaOne)Q3 1998MSM3100Q1 1999MSM3300Q1 2000MSM5xxxMSM5000180 nmARM7TDMINo 3D, ARM 2DCDMA2000 1xQ3 2000MSM5100180 nmARM7TDMI @ 50 MHzCDMA2000 1x, AMPSQ1 2000MSM5105180 nmARM7TDMI @ 27 MHzCDMA2000 1x, AMPSQ3 2001MSM5200180 nmARM7TDMI @ 50 MHzWCDMAQ4 2000MSM5500180 nmARM7TDMI @ 50 MHzCDMA2000 1x, EV-DO Rel.0Q4 2000MSM6xxxMSM6000250 nmARM7TDMI @ 20 MHzNo 3D, ARM 2DCDMA2000 1xQ1 2002MSM6025180 nmARM7TDMI @ 40 MHzQ3 2003MSM6050180 nmQ1 2003MSM610090 nmARM926EJ-S @ 146 MHzARM-DSP 3D, ARM 2DQ4 2002MSM612590 nmCDMA2000 1x, GSM, GPRSQ4 2005MSM6150130 nmARM926EJ-S @ 225 MHzDefender2 3D, ARM 2DCDMA2000 1xQ3 2004MSM617565 nmARM926EJ-S @ 270 MHzDefender3 3D, ARM 2D2006MSM6200180 nmARM7TDMI @ 40 MHzNo 3D, ARM 2DGSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMAQ3 2002MSM622590 nmARM926EJ-S @ 146 MHzGSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPAQ2 2005MSM6250130 nmARM-DSP 3D, ARM 2DGSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMAQ3 2003MSM6250A90 nmARM926EJ-S @ 180 MHzMSM624565 nmARM926EJ-S @ 225 MHzNo 3D, ARM 2DQ2 2006MSM6246ARM926EJ-S @ 274 MHzGSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPAMSM6255AARM926EJ-S @ 225 MHzGSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMAQ2 2006MSM6260ARM-DSP 3D, ARM 2DGSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPAMSM627590 nmDefender2 3D, ARM 2DQ4 2004MSM628090 nmARM926EJ-S @ 274 MHzQ3 2005MSM6280AStargate 3D, ARM 2D2007MSM629065 nmARM926EJ-S @ 300 MHzGSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA2009MSM630090 nmARM926EJ-SNo 3D, ARM 2DCDMA2000 1x, GSM, GPRSQ3 2002MSM6500130 nmARM926EJ-S @ 146 MHzARM-DSP 3D, ARM 2DCDMA2000 1x, EV-DO Rel.0, GSM, GPRS2002MSM6550ARM926EJ-S @ 225 MHzDefender2 3D, ARM 2DQ3 2004MSM6550A90 nmMSM657565 nmARM926EJ-S @ 270 MHzDefender3 3D, ARM 2D2006MSM6800130 nmCDMA2000 1x, EV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A, GSM, GPRSQ2 2006MSM6800A90 nm2007MSM7xxxMSM720090 nmARM1136J-S @ 400 MHzImageon 2D, 3DQ3Dimension (Adreno 130)GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA2006MSM7200AARM1136J-S @ 528 MHzQ1 2007MSM720190 nmARM1136JF-S @ 528 MHz2008MSM7201A65 nmMSM750090 nmARM1136JF-S @ 528 MHzCDMA2000 1x, EV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A2006MSM7500A65 nmQ4 2007MSM760090 nmARM1136J-S @ 528 MHzGSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA,CDMA2000 1x,
EV-DO Rel.0/Rev.AQ1 2007MSM7600A65 nmMSM7850LT 3D, LT 2DCDMA2000 1x, EV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B2008
Snapdragon S series
Snapdragon S1
Features of the Snapdragon S1 seriesSnapdragon S1 notable features over its predecessor (MSM7xxx): CPU features 1 core up to 1 GHz Scorpion or Cortex-A5 or ARM11 Up to 256K L2 cache Up to 32K+32K L1 cache GPU features Adreno 200 (from Software rendered or Adreno 130) OpenGL ES 1.1 OpenVG 1.0 Direct3D Mobile Unified shader model 5-way VLIW DSP features Hexagon QDSP5 at 350 MHz or Hexagon QDSP6 600 MHz ISP features Up to 12 MP camera Modem and Wireless features External Bluetooth 4.0 or external Bluetooth 2.0/2.1 on some models 45 or 65 nm manufacturing technology
Model numberFabCPU(Core/Freq)GPUDSPISPMemory technologyModemConnectivitySampling availabilityMSM722565nm1 core up to 528MHz ARM11(ARMv6): 16K+16K L1, no L2 cacheSoftware- rendered 2D support (HVGA)Hexagon QDSP5 320MHzUp to 5MP cameraLPDDR Single-channel 166MHz (1.33 GB/s)UMTS (HSPA); GSM (GPRS, EDGE)Bluetooth2.1 (external BTS4025); 802.11b/g/n (external WCN1314); gpsOne Gen7; USB2.02007MSM7625CDMA (1×Rev.A, 1×EV-DO Rev.A); UMTS; GSMMSM72271 core up to 800MHz ARM11(ARMv6): 16K+16K L1, 256K L2 cacheAdreno 200 226 MHz (FWVGA)Up to 8 MP cameraLPDDR Single-channel 166 MHz (1.33 GB/s)UMTS; GSMBluetooth 2.1 (external BTS4025); 802.11b/g/n (external WCN1312); gpsOne Gen 7; USB 2.02008MSM7627CDMA, UMTS; GSMMSM7225A45 nm1 core up to 800MHz Cortex-A5 (ARMv7): 32K+32K L1, 256K L2 cacheAdreno 200 245 MHz (HVGA)Hexagon QDSP5 350 MHzUp to 5 MP cameraLPDDR Single-channel 200 MHz (1.6 GB/s)UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA, W-CDMA), MBMS; GSMBluetooth 4.0 (external WCN2243); 802.11b/g/n (external AR6003/5, WCN1314); gpsOne Gen 7; USB 2.0Q4 2011MSM7625ACDMA2000 (1×RTT, 1×EV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1×EV-DO MC Rev.A); UMTS, MBMS; GSMMSM7227A1 core up to 1.0GHz Cortex-A5 (ARMv7): 32K+32K L1, 256K L2 cacheAdreno 200 245 MHz (FWVGA)Up to 8 MP cameraUMTS, MBMS; GSMMSM7627ACDMA2000, UMTS, MBMS; GSMMSM7225ABUMTS: up to 7.2 Mbit/s, MBMS; GSMQSD825065 nm1 core up to 1.0GHz Scorpion (ARMv7): 32K+32K L1, 256K L2 cacheAdreno 200 226 MHz (WXGA)Hexagon QDSP6 600 MHzUp to 12 MP cameraLPDDR Single-channel 400 MHzUMTS, MBMS; GSMBluetooth 2.1 (external BTS4025); 802.11b/g/n (external AR6003); gpsOne Gen 7; USB 2.0Q4 2008QSD8650CDMA2000, UMTS, MBMS; GSM
Snapdragon S2
Features of the Snapdragon S2 seriesSnapdragon S2 notable features over its predecessor (Snapdragon S1): CPU feature 1 core up to 1.5 GHz Scorpion ARMv7 (from ARMv6 on some model) Up to 384K L2 GPU features Adreno 205 (from Software rendered or Adreno 200) Up to 266 MHz Up to 2 times faster than Adreno 200 up to ×2 relative performance on OpenGL ES 2.0 from Adreno 200 Up to XGA OpenGL ES 2.0 SVGT 1.2 OpenVG 1.1 Direct Draw GDI Concurrent CPU, DSP, graphics and MDP Memory features Up to LPDDR2 32-bit dual-channel 333 MHz (5.3 GB/s) DSP features Hexagon QDSP5 at 256 MHz 45 nm manufacturing technology 904 pins
Model numberFabCPU(ARMv7)GPUDSPISPMemory technologyModemConnectivitySampling availabilityMSM723045nm1 core up to 800MHz Scorpion: 32K+32K L1, 256K L2Adreno 205 266MHz (XGA)Hexagon QDSP5 256MHzUp to 12MP cameraLPDDR2 32-bit dual-channel 333 MHz (5.3 GB/s)GSM, GPRS, W-CDMA, UMTS,EDGE,MBMS, HSDPA,HSUPA,HSPA+Bluetooth 4.0 (external WCN2243) or Bluetooth 3.0 (external QTR8x00); 802.11b/g/n (external WCN1314); gpsOne Gen 8 with Glonass; USB 2.0Q2 2010CDMA2000 (1×Adv, 1×EV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1×EV-DO MC Rev.A, SV-DO); UMTS, MBMS; GSMAPQ80551 core up to 1.4GHz Scorpion: 32K+32K L1, 384K L21 core up to 1.0GHz Scorpion: 32K+32K L1, 384K L2UMTS, MBMS; GSMMSM8655CDMA2000,UMTS, MBMS; GSMMSM8255T1 core up to 1.5GHz Scorpion: 32K+32K L1, 384K L2UMTS, MBMS; GSMMSM8655TCDMA2000,UMTS, MBMS; GSM
Snapdragon S3
Features of the Snapdragon S3 seriesSnapdragon S3 notable features over its predecessor (Snapdragon S2): CPU feature 2 cores up to 1.7 GHz Scorpion 512 KB L2 GPU features Adreno 220 Up to 4 times faster than Adreno 200 up to ×5 relative performance on OpenGL ES 2.0 from Adreno 200 EGL 1.3 (from 1.2) 2× larger L2 cache (512 KB from 256 KB) Up to WXGA+ DSP features Hexagon QDSP6 at 400 MHz (from Hexagon QDSP5 at 256 MHz) ISP features Up to 16 MP camera (from 12 MP) 45 nm manufacturing technology
ModelnumberFabCPU(ARMv7)GPUDSPISPMemory technologyModemConnectivitySampling availabilityAPQ806045nm2 cores up to 1.7GHz Scorpion: 512KBL2Adreno 220 266MHz (WXGA+)Hexagon QDSP6 400MHzUp to 16MP cameraLPDDR2 Single- channel 333MHz (2.67GB/s)Bluetooth4.0 (external WCN2243); 802.11b/g/n (external WCN1314); gpsOneGen8 withGlonass; USB 2.0 2011MSM8260GSM,GPRS,W-CDMA, UMTS,HSDPA,HSUPA, HSPA+,EDGE,MBMSQ3 2010MSM8660CDMA2000 (1×Adv, 1×EV-DO Rel.0/Rev.A/Rev.B, 1×EV-DO MC Rev.A); UMTS,MBMS;GSM
Snapdragon S4
Snapdragon S4 was offered in three models: S4 Play for budget and entry-level devices, S4 Plus for mid-range devices and S4 Pro for high-end devices. It was launched in 2012. The Snapdragon S4 were succeeded by the Snapdragon 200/400 series (S4 Play) and 600/800 series (S4 Plus and S4 Pro).
Snapdragon S4 Play
Model numberFabCPU(ARMv7)GPUDSPISPMemory technologyModemConnectivitySampling availabilityMSM822545nm2 cores up to 1.2GHz Cortex-A5: 2x 32K+32K L1, 512K L2Adreno203 320MHz (FWVGA)HexagonUp to 8MP cameraLPDDR2 Single-channel 300MHzUMTS (HSPA); GSM (GPRS, EDGE)Bluetooth3.0 (external); 802.11b/g/n 2.4 GHz (external); GPS: IZat Gen 7; USB 2.01H 2012MSM8625CDMA (1×Rev.A, 1×EV-DO Rev.A/B); UMTS; GSM
Snapdragon S4 Plus
Features of the Snapdragon S4 Plus seriesSnapdragon S4 Plus notable features over its predecessor (Snapdragon S3): CPU features 2x cores up to 1.7 GHz Krait 200 4+4 KB L0, 16+16 KB L1, 1 MB L2 Out of Order Execution (from Partial Out of Order Execution on Scorpion) GPU features Adreno 225 Up to 1080p screen Up to 6 times faster than Adreno 200 Up to 32 ALU Direct3D feature level 9.0 (from 9.0) up to ×7.5 relative performance on OpenGL ES 2.0 from Adreno 200 Adreno 305 Up to 1080p screen (on 400 MHz) Up to 720p screen (on 320 MHz) Up to 24 ALU (from 32 on S3) Unified shader model Scalar instruction set (from unified shader model 5-way VLIW) up to ×8 relative performance on OpenGL ES 2.0 from Adreno 200 DSP features Up to 20 MP or 13.5 MP camera ISP features Hexagon QDSP6 Modem and Wireless features Integrated Bluetooth 4.0 IZat Gen8A (from IZat Gen 7) 28 nm manufacturing technology
ModelnumberFabCPU(ARMv7)GPUDSPISPMemory technologyModemConnectivitySampling availabilityMSM822728nm2 cores up to 1.0GHz Krait: 4+4 KB L0, 16+16 KB L1, 1 MB L2Adreno 305 320 MHz (FWVGA / 720p)Hexagon QDSP6UnknownLPDDR2 Single-channel 400MHz GSM(GPRS,EDGE), UMTS (DC-HSPA+, TD-SCDMA)Bluetooth4.0; 802.11b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz); GPS: IZat Gen8A; USB 2.02H 2012MSM8627CDMA (1×Rev.A, 1×EV-DO Rev.A/B, SVDO-DB); UMTS; GSMAPQ80302 cores up to 1.2GHz Krait: 4+4 KB L0, 16+16 KB L1, 1 MB L2Adreno 305 400MHz (qHD / 1080p)Up to 13.5MP cameraLPDDR2 Single-channel 533MHz .3Q 2012MSM8230UMTS; GSM .MSM8630CDMA, UMTS; GSMMSM8930World Mode (LTEFDD/TDDCat3, SVLTE-DB, EGAL; CDMA, UMTS; GSM)APQ8060A2 cores up to 1.5GHz Krait: 4+4 KB L0, 16+16 KB L1, 1 MB L2Adreno 225 400MHz (WUXGA / 1080p)Up to 20MP cameraLPDDR2 Dual-channel 500MHz .2H 2012MSM8260AUMTS; GSMQ1 2012MSM8660ACDMA, UMTS; GSMMSM8960World Mode (LTE Cat 3)
Snapdragon S4 Pro and S4 Prime (2012)
Features of the Snapdragon S4 Pro seriesSnapdragon S4 Pro notable features over its predecessor (Snapdragon S4 Play): CPU features up to 2 cores up to 1.7 GHz Krait 200 on to Snapdragon S4 Pro up to 4 cores up to 1.5 GHz Krait 200 on to Snapdragon S4 Prime 4+4 KB L0, 16+16 KB L1, 1 MB L2 GPU features Adreno 320 Support OpenGL ES 3.0 Up to 1080p screen Up to 64 ALU (from 32 on S4 plus) up to ×23 relative performance on OpenGL ES 2.0 from Adreno 200 DSP features Hexagon QDSP6 ISP features Up to 20 MP camera Modem and Wireless features LTE FDD/TDD Cat 3 or external on some models 28 nm LP manufacturing technology Up to eMMC 4.4/4.41