Snapdragon 850 Mobile Compute Platform
Making Always On, Always Connected computing experiences even better.
Making Always On, Always Connected computing experiences even better.
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Always On*
With the Snapdragon 850 mobile compute platform powering an Always On, Always Connected* PC, users get instant on with the touch of a button, multi-day battery life**, and efficient performance through modern form factors that run cool and quiet without fans. It features a 25% increase in battery life, 30% faster graphics and processing speeds over the previous generation, and 4-5x longer time in connected standby vs. competing solutions.
Always Connected
A Snapdragon 850 mobile compute platform is designed to support virtually constant connectivity with a Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X20 LTE modem. Peak download speeds are up to 1.2 gigabits—a 20% improvement compared with the previous generation. The Snapdragon X20 modem has also been improved from its previous design, so you’ll have up to 70% faster LTE connectivity speeds in weak cellular signal conditions or on the edge of the network, too. And the platform is engineered to be always connected* so you can receive notifications and sync your data—even in sleep mode.
Artificial Intelligence
The Qualcomm® Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine and heterogeneous computing architecture on the Snapdragon 850 mobile compute platform supports compelling on-device camera experiences and voice user interface (UI) features, as well as superior battery life.
Entertainment
10-bit HDR video playback and streaming, low-light photography, Hi-Fi surround sound, and immersive casual gaming are all made possible by the Snapdragon 850 mobile compute platform. It enables users to experience brilliant videos for binge-watching, portable high-fidelity sound, and high-resolution photo and video capture.
Windows 10
Users can count on the familiarity of the complete Windows 10 experience, maximizing productivity, entertainment and security. The Snapdragon 850 mobile compute platform supports Trustzone advanced hardware security and Hypervisor security, enhanced Cortana and other voice assistants, and OneDrive cloud storage.
Specifications
CPU
CPU Clock Speed: Up to 2.96 GHz
CPU Cores: 8x Qualcomm® Kryo™ 385 CPU
CPU Bit Architecture: 64-bit
Process
Process Technology: 10 nm (2nd generation)
DSP
DSP Technology: Qualcomm® Hexagon™ 685 DSP, Qualcomm All-Ways Aware™ technology
Cellular Modem
Modem Name: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X20 LTE modem
LTE Category: LTE Category 18 (downlink), LTE Category 13 (uplink)
Downlink Features: 5x20 MHz carrier aggregation, Up to 256-QAM, Up to 4x4 MIMO on three carriers, Maximum 12 spatial streams
Uplink Features: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Upload+, 2x20 MHz carrier aggregation, Up to 64-QAM, Uplink data compression
Peak Download Speed: 1.2 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed: 150 Mbps
Supported Cellular Technologies: LTE FDD, LTE TDD including CBRS support, LAA, LTE Broadcast, WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
Multi SIM: Dual SIM Dual VoLTE (DSDV)
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Standards: 802.11ad, 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n
Wi-Fi Spectral Bands: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 60 GHz
Peak speed: 867 Mbps
Channel Utilization: 20/40/80 MHz
MIMO Configuration: 2x2 (2-stream)
Peak QAM: 256 QAM
Wi-Fi Features: MU-MIMO, Multi-gigabit Wi-Fi, Dual-band simultaneous (DBS), Integrated baseband
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth 5.0
Location
Advanced Location Features: Low Power Geofencing and Tracking, Sensor-assisted Navigation, Pedestrian Navigation
Global Emergency Services Support: Assisted GPS, OTDOA (LTE-based positioning)
Satellite Systems Support: GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS
NFC
Near Field Communications: Supported
RF
RFFE: Qualcomm® RF Front-End solution
USB
USB Version: USB 3.1
Camera
Megapixel Support: Up to 16 MP dual camera, Up to 32 MP single camera
Image Sensor Processor: Dual 14-bit ISPs, Qualcomm Spectraâ„¢ 280 image signal processor
Camera Features: Active Depth Sensing, Multi-frame Noise Reduction (MFNR), Hybrid Autofocus, Hardware Accelerated Face Detection
Photo Resolution: Support for 16MP image sensor operating up to 60 frames per second, Up to 16 MP dual camera, Up to 32 MP single camera
Video
Video Capture: Up to 4K Ultra HD video capture @ 30FPS
Codec Support: H.265 (HEVC), Support for HDR10, HLG, and H.265 (HEVC) video capture
Video Capture Resolution: 4K Video Capture for Ultra HD Premium Displays (4K@30fps), Slow Motion video capture (720p@480fps)
Video Software: Accelerated Electronic Image Stabilization, Motion Compensated Temporal Filtering (MCTF)
Display
Maximum On-Device Display Support: 4K Ultra HD, Up to 4K
Maximum External Display Support: 4K Ultra HD, Up to 4K
UI FPS: Up to 60 FPS
Standards: ULTRA HDÂ PREMIUM-ready
General Audio
Audio Technology: Qualcomm TrueWireless™ Technology, Qualcomm® Broadcast Audio technology, Qualcomm Aqstic™ audio technology, Qualcomm® aptX™ audio technology
Qualcomm® aptX™ playback support: aptX Classic, aptX HD
Audio Playback
Playback Dynamic Range: 130dB
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N), Playback: -109dB
Dual Oscillator Support, Playback: 44.1kHz
PCM, Playback: Up to 384kHz/32bit
Additional Playback Features: Native DSD support (DSD64/DSD128), DoP (DSD over PCM)
Amplifier output power: Up to 4W
Speaker protection: Speaker protection
Audio Recording
Recording Dynamic range: 109dB
Sampling, Record: Up to 192kHz/24bit
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N), Record: -103dB
GPU
GPU Name: Qualcomm® Adreno™ 630 GPU
API Support: OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 full, Vulkan, DX12
Power Consumption
Audio playback: 34mW for high performance mode
Low power voice activation: 0.65mA
Charging
Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ Support: Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 4 technology
Security Support
Security Features: Qualcomm® Mobile Security, Key Provisioning Security, Qualcomm® Processor Security, Qualcomm® Content Protection, Qualcomm® Trusted Execution Environment, Camera Security, Crypto Engine, Malware Protection, Secure Boot, Secure Token
Memory
Memory speed: 1866MHz
Memory Type: 4x16bit, LPDDR4x
Storage
UFS: UFS2.1 Gear3 2L
SD: SD 3.0 (UHS-I)
- WCD9335, WCD9341
*Requires network connection.
**Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage, and other factors.
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| CPU Clock Speed | CPU core count | Modem Name | Peak Download Speed | Peak Upload Speed | Megapixel Support | GPU Name |
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Up to 2.96 GHz | 8 | Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X20 LTE modem | 1.2 Gbps | 150 Mbps | Up to 16 MP dual camera Up to 32 MP single camera | Qualcomm® Adreno™ 630 GPU |
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