Comparison between Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Platforms – 212, 410E, 624, 626, 605, 660, 820, 835 and 845

Since its inception in 1985, Qualcomm® is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing and commercialization of digital telecommunications products and services. According to the report of Insight Research Corp. in 2006, the worldwide telecom industry was in growth mode and its revenue was predicted to climb to $1.3 trillion by 2007. To grab that opportunity, Qualcomm® launched Snapdragon™ system on chip (SoC) in November 2006 by including scorpion processor and other required semiconductors in it. By July 2007, Qualcomm® named as world’s leading mobile integrated circuits (chipsets) provider by market research firm iSupply. As time passed, Qualcomm® had been recognized with many prestigious awards and accolades for its Snapdragon™ platform based products.

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In the beginning on year 2013, Qualcomm® unveiled its first flagship processors, Snapdragon™ 800 and 600 to help smartphones, tablets, Smart TVs or any Snapdragon™ processor-based electronic devices with fast processing and long battery life. These processors were loaded with Quad Core Krait 300 CPU, Adreno 320 CPU, LPDDR3 RAM, 4G LTE Cat 4 and 802.11ac, UltraHD, HD Audio, and Dual ISPs up to 55MP. Under the flagship of Snapdragon™, Qualcomm® launched many processors including Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 212, 410E, 624, 626, 605, 660, 820, 835 and 845

Let’s compare various features of Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 212 (APQ8009), 410E (APQ8016), 624 (APQ8053), 626(APQ8053 Pro), 605 (QCS605), 660, 820 (APQ8096), 835 (APQ8098) and 845 (SDM845), which can help you choose the right processor for your product development needs:

Snapdragon 212 and 410E

		Features	Snapdragon 212 (APQ8009)	Snapdragon 410E (APQ8016)
		Target Markets	Toy Drones, Domestic Robots, Smart Remotes, Smart Thermostats, Smart Assistants, Wearable	Portable handheld, Edge Computing,  IoT Gateway,  Industrial HMI,  Access control
		Processor	Quad Core ARM Cortex A7 (1.3 GHz)	Quad ARM® Cortex® A53 , 1.2GHzper core
		Display	720p, 1280×720, WXGA – Maximum On-Device Display Support	1920×1200 + 1080p external displays supported + 720p Miracast™ Support
		Bluetooth	BT 4.1 and BLE	BT4.1
		USB	USB 2.0	USB2.0
		Graphics	Adreno 304	Adreno 306, 400MHz OpenGL ES 3.0, OpenCL1.1e, DX9_FL9.3
		Video Decode	Upto 1080p30 – H.264, H.265	30 fps 1080p H.265 (HEVC): WVGA at 30fps, 720p 30fps
		Operating Systems	Android	Android, Linux Win10 IoT (soon)
		Long Life Support	—	Yes (2025)
		Development Kit & SOMs	—	Yes

Snapdragon 624, 626, 605 and 660

		Features	Snapdragon 624 (APQ8053 Lite)	Snapdragon 626 (APQ8053 Pro)	Snapdragon 605 (QCS605)	Snapdragon 660
		Target Markets	Connected Cameras, Dash-Cam, 360 Camera, Action Camera, Security Camera, AR/VR, Huddle-Room Camera with Smart-assistant	Connected Cameras, Dash-Cam, 360 Camera, Action Camera, Security Camera, AR/VR, Huddle-Room Camera with Smart-assistant	Connected Cameras, Dash-Cam, 360 Camera, Action Camera, Security Camera, AR/VR, Huddle-Room Camera with Smart-assistant	IoT, Handhelds, Toy drones, Home / Industrial automation, 3D Gaming
		Processor	64 bit, Octa-core ARM Cortex A-53 Up to 1.8 GHz per core	64 bit, Octa-core, 8x ARM Cortex A53 Up to 2.2 GHz	64-bit ARM v-8 compliant, 8x Qualcomm® Kryo™ 300 CPU 2×2.5 GHz(Gold), 6×1.7 GHz (Silver)	Octa Core 4x Kryo cores targeting 2.2 GHz 4x Kryo cores targeting 1.8 GHz
		Display	1920 × 1200 @60fps via 2x 4 Lane MIPI- DSI (D-Phy)	1920 × 1200 @60fps via 2x 4 Lane MIPI- DSI (D-Phy)	2560 × 1600 @ 60 fps via 2x 4 Lane (D-Phy/C-Phy)	2 x 4 Lane (D-Phy) via 2560 × 1600 @ 60 fps
		Bluetooth	BT 4.2 on WCN3980B	BT 4.2 on WCN3980B	WCN3990/WCN3980 – Bluetooth 5.0	WCN3680B BT 5
		USB	1xUSB 3.0	1xUSB 3.0	1xUSB 3.1	1xUSB2.0, 1xUSB 3.1
		Graphics	Adreno 506; up to 650 MHz 3D graphics accelerator	Adreno 506; up to 650 MHz 3D graphics accelerator	Andreno 615, up to 780MHz, Open CL	Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU 512 + Qualcomm Hexagon DSP with Hexagon Vector eXtensions (dual-HVX512) 787 MHz
		Video Decode	1080p @ 90fps (HEVC/H.264/VP8/MPEG4/ SW VP9)	4k at 30 fps, 1080p60, H.264, H.265, and VP8	5.7K30/4K60 8-bit: HEVC/H.264 + 1080P60	Up to 4K Ultra HD video capture @ 30FPS
		Operating Systems	Linux, Kernel-3.18 Andriod O, Kernel-3.18	Linux, Kernel-3.18 Andriod O, Kernel-3.18	Linux, Kernel-4.9 Android- Oreo, Kernel 4.9	Android – kernel 3-18
		Long Life Support	—	—	—	—
		Development Kit & SOMs	Development Kit and SOM	—	Development Kit	Single Board Computer and Development Kit

Snapdragon 820, 835 and 845

		Features	Snapdragon 820 (APQ8096)	Snapdragon 835 (APQ8098)	Snapdragon 845 (SDM845)
		Target Markets	Digital Signage, Video Walls, HD cameras, Broadcasting	Connected Cameras, Dash-Cam, 360 Camera, Action Camera, Security Camera, AR/VR, Huddle-Room Camera with Smart-assistant	Connected Cameras, Dash-Cam, 360 Camera, Action Camera, Security Camera, AR/VR, Huddle-Room Camera with Smart-assistant
		Processor	Quad Core 64-bit ARMv8-compliant (2x 2.15GHz, 2x 1.65GHz)	Octa core Qualcomm® Kryo™ 280 CPU ( 4x 2.36GHz, 4x 1.9GHz )	Octa Core Qualcomm® Kryo™ 385 CPU 4x 2.8GHz, 4x 1.8GHz
		Display	2x 4 lane (D-Phy) 3840 x 2400 @60fps	2x 4lane (DPhy), 2x 3lane (C-Phy) 3840 × 2160 @60fps	2x 4lane (DPhy), 2x 3lane (C-Phy) 3850 x 2400 @60fps
		Bluetooth	BT 4.2+LE	BT 5.0 + LE	BT 5 Qualcomm® TrueWireless™
		USB	1x USB2.0, 1xUSB 3.0	1xUSB 3.1	2 x USB 3.1
		Graphics	Adreno™ 530 up to 624MHz/64bit	Adreno™ 540 up to 710MHz/64bit	Adreno™ 630 up to 710MHz/64bit
		Video Decode	Up to 4K Ultra HD video capture @ 30FPS	Up to 4K Ultra HD video capture @ 30FPS 2160p30 / 1080p120/30	Up to 4K Ultra HD video capture @ 60 FPS
		Operating Systems	Linux with limited features Android Naguat, kernel-3.18	Android Oreo, Kernel- 4.4	Andriod Oreo
		Long Life Support	—	—	—
		Development Kit & SOMs	Development Kit and SOM	—	Development Kit

Are you thinking of developing your next embedded product based on Qualcomm Snapdragon processor? eInfochips can help you in designing, developing & prototyping your product with the Eragon product line (SoMs, SBCs, Development Kits) based on  Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ processors.

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