Qualcomm Showcases Snapdragon 820 SoC & Fingerprint Scanner



Mobile processor producer Qualcomm has announced its upcoming mobile SoC, ie. the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. This new SOC has been built on the Qualcomm’s Zeroth platform. 


As per Qualcomm, Zeroth platform, is incorporated in its forthcoming Snapdragon 820 SoC chipset, and will be able to lay the basis for on-chip cognitive abilities like, audio and sound recognition, visual perception , intelligent connectivity, always-on awareness, natural device interactions Immersive multimedia, and also intuitive security.

The Snapdragon 820 SoC will be based on a FinFET assembling process and will brag Qualcomm's custom Kryo CPU which will have ARMv8 CPU cores. Qualcomm did not reveal any further insights in regards to the specs of the new SoC. The Snapdragon 820 will mostly start shipping by the later part of 2015.

Qualcomm additionally demonstrated its new security framework called “Snapdragon Sense ID”. This new innovation takes fingerprints in 3D with ultrasonic waves. This is a far better innovation than the 2D examining innovation which is at present utilized by Apple and Samsung.


The new Snapdragon Sense ID will permit OEMs to portray unique finger impression scanners pretty much anyplace on the gadget as this innovation will work through diverse materials. This new innovation will permit sensors to perceive the client even with oily or wet hands and will be more dependable too.

Qualcomm is anticipating that these sensors should be accessible in the mobile business since these sensors could be incorporated with Snapdragon 810 and Snapdragon 410 chips. Qualcomm will offer the "Snapdragon Sense ID" as a standalone item too.

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