The processor supports next-generation AI technologies

May 24, 2018 16:47 GMT  ·  By

Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon 710, a new mobile processor designed to bring in-demand premium features to mid-range smartphones.

In an attempt to offer an exceptional mobile user experience to the next wave of mid-range smartphones, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 mobile platform is designed from the offset to support next-generation AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies. It's built on 10nm process technology and features a multi-core AI Engine, as well as neural network processing capabilities that were only available in Qualcomm's premium-tier mobile processors.

"By incorporating key AI capabilities and performance advancements, the Snapdragon 710 is designed to transform our customer products into the ultimate personal assistant, enhancing critical everyday consumer experiences, such as high-end camera features that will benefit from on-device high-speed AI processing, without sacrificing battery life," said Kedar Kondap, vice president, product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Will make mid-range smartphones more powerful

Qualcomm engineered the Snapdragon 710 mobile platform with a set of new, highly efficient architectures, including the Qualcomm Kryo CPU, Qualcomm Adreno Visual Processing subsystem, and Qualcomm Hexagon DSP, providing the next-generation of mid-range smartphones with a significant performance boost. It's a drop-in replacement for the Snapdragon 600 series, and promises twice the performance when running Artificial Intelligence apps.

The Snapdragon 710 mobile processor also features a new Qualcomm Spectra 250 ISP that delivers professional-grade quality photos of resolutions of up to 32MP and smooth videos. The Qualcomm Spectra 250 ISP also offers superior low light photography, image stabilization, deep portrait modes, real-time bokeh effects, noise reduction, fast autofocus, smooth zoom, as well as improved Face Unlock capabilities with active depth sensing.

In addition, the Snapdragon 710 mobile platform brings 4K HDR playback, wire-free, lower latency listening experiences with the new Qualcomm TrueWireless Stereo Plus and Qualcomm Broadcast Audio technologies, Bluetooth 5 support, cutting-edge Wi-Fi features, and the most advanced 4G LTE technology with 4x4 MIMO, offering download speeds of up to 800 Mbps, thanks to the new Snapdragon X15 LTE modem.