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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 is almost ready for primetime, and the company has some big plans for the little chip. CEO Steve Mollenkopf boasted about the 820 being the most advanced SoC ever, which he backed up with some claims about the processor’s new 64-bit Kryo architecture and the fact that over 80 products are planning on incorporating Qualcomm’s latest and greatest.The first of these products to use the Snapdragon 820 will be LeTV’s Le Max Pro, which was shown at Qualcomm’s press event at CES. It’s unibody design houses a fingerprint scanner that takes advantage of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Sense ID, which is self-described as the world’s first ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. That sounds incredibly fancy, but it’s actually just some useful tech that will allow manufacturers to use materials like glass for their fingerprint scanners.
The Le Max Pro also supports 802.11ad WiFi thanks to the Snapdragon 820, although that’s more future-proofing than anything else.
One of the most exciting things about the Snapdragon 820, however, is its ability to be used in automobiles in addition to phones. We’re seeing lots of other OEMs try to tackle smart cars, and Qualcomm definitely won’t be left out of that race. They showed off two extra versions of the new chip (the Snapdragon 820A and Snapdragon 820Am) that are designed specifically for vehicle form factors. The chips are capable of powering up to four displays and multitask like a champ, which are necessary for the future of connected cars.
Should be an exciting year for Qualcomm, and an exciting year for all of the OEMs that plan on using the promising Snapdragon 820. Fingers crossed we don’t have heat problems this time.
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