Mobile processors are required to process huge amounts of information quickly and without the use of a fan – so some get really hot. That heat is battery life and processing power wasting away. Snapdragon processors are designed with thermal efficiency as a priority. Watch the video to see how Snapdragon powered devices stay cool.

We custom design our own microarchitecture, called “Krait,” based on the ARM instruction set. This allows us to innovate and improve performance every step of the way. The Krait CPU design uses asynchronous symmetric multiprocessing (aSMP), a technology that can throttle the frequency of each CPU core independently. This allows the CPU to use only the number of cores and amount of power needed to complete the task at hand, resulting in an incredibly power efficient design. Watch the video to see how performance comes from design.

Graphics are an essential part of the mobile experience. That’s why we design our own graphics processing unit that is integrated into the Snapdragon processor. We call it Adreno. Adreno GPUs significantly accelerate the rendering of complex geometries to meet a level of graphics performance required by today’s most complex and realistic mobile games, user interfaces, web browsers and other advanced graphics applications. Watch the video to see how Snapdragon’s GPU technology enables next-generation graphics.

How do Snapdragon processors render graphics so fast and so crisply? A little thing called Unified Shader Architecture, smart technology designed to dynamically adjust how it allocates its resources depending on the type of graphics being rendered. Both pixel and vertex shaders can throttle up and down independently, so what you see is stunning graphics and performance and what you don't see is an unnecessary reduction in battery life.

Snapdragon S4 processors were the first commercially available mobile processors with a built in 4G LTE modem (look at our specs page to see which processors have modems integrated). So, downloads happen quicker. Page loads breeze by. Streaming is streamlined. Up to ten times faster than 3G speed, you’ll feel like you’re hard-wired everywhere you go. And with the only integrated multimode LTE modem, your phone can switch between 4G LTE & 3G without dropping a call or losing a connection.

Tune in to FM radio, or tune out with Bluetooth connected headphones. Snapdragon processors enable all the connections you need to get the most out of or into your device. Connections Include:

● Wi-Fi

● Modem

● Bluetooth

● GPS

● HDMI

● USB

Prepare yourself to have some pretty sophisticated photo and video capturing tools in your hands. Upper tier Snapdragon processors enable three separate cameras - one front-facing camera for video conferencing, another for capturing full-HD 1080p and up to 20 megapixel stills, and on some devices a third to capture stereoscopic 3D video. Add on no lag-time shutter speed enabled by our built-in Image Signal Processor (ISP) and your smartphone or tablet is transformed into a high-end digital camera. Get yourself a gaffer and a couple of grips and it’s time for production.