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Qualcomm chip in Samsung Galaxy S4 Variant comes top

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ABI Research has said that Qualcomm's latest combination application/communication processor, the 8974 chipset has a die area over 40 percent larger than the prior generation MSM8960.

The 8974 belongs to Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 family. The MSM8960 is an S4 plus dual core Krait application processor/ LTE modem which measures 85.6 square mm.

The 8974 improves nearly all aspects of the prior generation, including:

    2.3GHz quad-core Krait 400 application processor

    Adreno 330 GPU

    Full suite of connectivity (including 802.11ac, GPS, GNSS, and BT 4.0)

    LTE-Advanced modem capable of supporting 150Mbps data rates via carrier aggregation

"Qualcomm has introduced a number of industry leading technologies with the 8974 and it did so in a single chip," comments Jim Mielke, VP of engineering at ABI Research. "The 8974 is the only LTE-Advanced modem shipping in mass production to date and the Krait 400 is amongst the upper echelon of application processors. Combining these two technologies with advanced connectivity, an improved graphics processor, a 21Mp image processor, a 600MHz DSP, a 4K display driver, and more, is an amazing feat in itself. We have yet to see (in production) an LTE modem combined with any level of application processor from other suppliers."

In addition to the exciting integration levels, the new chip showed improvements in a number of power drain test compared to prior generations. Mielke concludes, "This phone is a clear example of where Qualcomm excels: Advanced Technology."

The SHVE330 is the first to feature the 8974 chipset. The phone includes updated power management chips, Qualcomm's Envelope Power tracker solution, dual transceivers (for carrier aggregation),

Broadcom's NFC chip, and Broadcom's combination connectivity chip (integrated into a module).

The additional connectivity suite is interesting since the core chipset supports most of the same functions. Other Samsung Galaxy S4's also use the Broadcom solution.

 


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