--- title: "Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform" url: "https://www.qualcomm.com/smartphones/products/8-series/snapdragon-855-mobile-platform" description: "The Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform ushers the world into a new decade, with leading experiences and apps built-on 5G, AI, and XR technologies." --- # Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform On this page [Overview](https://www.qualcomm.com/#overview) [Benefits](https://www.qualcomm.com/#benefits) [Video](https://www.qualcomm.com/#video) [You deserve to be a Snapdragon Insider.](https://www.qualcomm.com/#twocolumnhdi) [Features / Specs](https://www.qualcomm.com/#specs) [Product Comparison](https://www.qualcomm.com/#comparison) [Access More](https://www.qualcomm.com/#accessmore) Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 Mobile Platform is unlike anything that’s come before – harnessing multi-gigabit 4G connectivity, while unleashing transformative 5G experiences and providing some of the most advanced, imaginative technologies in the mobile industry. Next generation on-device AI capabilities make your voice, camera, gaming and power management smarter, faster and more intuitive than ever before. Plus, you’ll be immersed in life-like XR experiences that blur the line between real and virtual worlds. With gaming, video and photography displayed in over 1 billion shades of color, you can enjoy HDR entertainment that will take you places that seemed beyond your reach. Finally, you can quench your need for speed with unimaginable performance and power efficiency from a platform that’s ... Read More Qualcomm Snapdragon processors are a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. [Product license agreement](https://www.qualcomm.com/) **Featured Documents** [Product Brief](https://www.qualcomm.com/content/dam/qcomm-martech/dm-assets/documents/prod_brief_qcom_sd855.pdf) ## Benefits #### Multigigabit everything The world's first commercial 5G mobile platform unleashes transformative 5G experiences with the Snapdragon X50 5G modem while harnessing multi-gigabit 4G connectivity. Combined with a new era of Wi-Fi performance, this is innovation for the next generation. #### Powerful, intuitive experiences Snapdragon 855 is powered by new architecture improvements and leading 7nm process technology, a giant leap in CPU smartphone performance, and a Hexagon processor that's purpose built for AI. This platform packs unimaginable performance and power efficiency for the next echelon of 5G, AI and XR. It delivers powerful, intuitive experiences in the tiniest of packages – all while providing what matters most: insane battery life. #### AI to the 4th Power Our 4th generation on-device AI engine is the ultimate personal assistant for camera, voice, XR and gaming – delivering smarter, faster and more secure experiences. Utilizing all cores, it packs 3 times the power of its predecessor – providing stellar on-device AI capabilities. #### Cinema-grade videography From bleeding-edge color to a new evolution of cinema-grade videography, this platform sets brilliant new standards for mobile – including the world's first Computer Vision (CV) ISP delivering 4K HDR video capture with Portrait Mode and world's first to capture HDR10+ video. #### Captivating entertainment Go big, even when you're not at home. The Snapdragon 855 steals the show with 4K HDR video playback, your motion pictures will be brilliant, scene-by-scene and frame-by-frame. 5G makes XR real time, so fully immersive interactions happen at the speed of life. Plus, Snapdragon Elite Gaming equates to multi-player experiences that mimic human reflex. Game on. #### Cutting edge connectivity The Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 6200 subsystem delivers a new era of wireless connectivity with Wi-Fi 6 innovations for new and enhanced mobile experiences, as well as integrated Bluetooth 5.1 with advanced low latency and audio capabilities. ### Snapdragon 855 Reveal Video 01:10 ### You deserve to be a Snapdragon Insider. Snapdragon Insiders will get behind-the-scenes access, premium experiences and extra perks that only the Snapdragon Insiders program can deliver. Join our community to get the inside track and help us shape the future of Snapdragon. [Become a Snapdragon Insider](https://assets.qualcomm.com/snapdragon-insiders-sign-up-lp.html) ## Features - Introducing the world's first commercial 5G mobile platform. Whether in a jam-packed arena or a quiet, suburban area, you can experience robust, seamless connectivity like never before. The Snapdragon 855 delivers transformative 5G experiences and next-generation Wi-Fi performance. - World's first 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz mobile solution - World's first 2 Gbps LTE modem including the world's first 7x Carrier Aggregation and world's first 14nm RF Chip - The FastConnect 6200 subsystem with Wi-Fi 6 features and 60 GHz Wi-Fi mobile platforms provides Wi-Fi connectivity for the 5G-era, boosting performance in traditional 2.4 and 5 GHz Wi-Fi bands, as well as harnessing the potential of the 60 GHz mmWave band for multi-gigabit wireless speed and wire-equivalent latency. - World's First HDR10+ mobile video capture and playback for imagery with even more contrast and detail - World's First 4K HDR Video Capture with Portrait Mode (Bokeh) so you can film cinema-grade videos - 4K HDR Video Capture and Playback – 10 bit-color depth and Rec. 2020 color gamut can capture over 1 billion shades of color. - Multi-frame Noise Reduction (MFNR) software delivers sharp and color photos even in low light - World's First Computer Vision ISP (CV-ISP) delivers real-time object recognition, segmentation, and replacement to allow users to isolate and swap out backgrounds and objects– in real-time - Hardware Accelerator for HEIF and HEVC image formats lets your device store photos and videos half the file size, store multiple images and video in the same file and store the corresponding computer vision data. - Record at an astonishing 480 frames per second, with the ability to shoot unlimited HD slow-motion footage – and even apply it to multiple parts of your video. - Qualcomm's advanced hardware decoder, Cinema Experience, works faster at lower power to deliver the ultimate cinema experience, deliver up to 7x power savings so you can watch more video per charge. Be the First to stream and playback next-gen HDR content (HDR10+, Dolby Vision, etc) on your mobile device - Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Elite Gaming experience delivers the performance, features and enhancements to power the next generation of elite mobile gaming devices. With the next-gen Adreno 640 GPU, Vulkan 1.1, HDR Gaming, and Physically Based Rendering, elite gaming on mobile is achieved. - The Snapdragon 855 also boasts Physically Based Rendering so objects are recreated to mimic the real-life look, feel, depth, and material, presenting extremely realistic, deeply dimensional visuals. - First for mobile gaming: Vulkan 1.1 - First true HDR gaming on mobile - aptX Adaptive delivers robust, smooth wireless audio that dynamically adjusts its performance to provide optimum audio quality, latency, and power savings – no matter what type of content is playing. This creates the ultimate seamless wireless listening experience - Hexagon Voice Assistant accelerator supports two wake words simultaneously (Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Baidu, Cortana) - Aqstic offers a hardware-based voice assistant accelerator for always-on echo cancellation and noise suppression, plus up to 4 mic far-field mic support for better voice recognition in tough conditions - 3D Face Detect is a highly detailed and sophisticated identification solution. It uses a 3-camera system to capture a 3-dimensional image of your face. Compared to the 2-dimensional face scans currently in the industry, this method of identification promises better performance and higher accuracy. - Introducing the most cutting-edge, secure, and accurate fingerprint solution to date: 3D Sonic. This new technology uses acoustics (sound) to scan the pores of your finger, resulting in a deeply accurate, 3-dimensional read. Over time, your device will learn the unique patterns of your fingerprint for better speed, accuracy and identification. ### Specifications #### Qualcomm® Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | GPU Name | Qualcomm® Adreno™ 640 | | CPU Name | Qualcomm® Kryo™ 485 | | Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Processor Name | Qualcomm® Hexagon™ 690 | | Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Processor Features | Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Tensor Accelerator, Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Voice Assistant Accelerator, Qualcomm All-Ways Aware™ technology, Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Vector eXtensions (HVX) | #### Location | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Location Support | Qualcomm® Location Suite, Sensor-assisted Positioning | | Satellite Systems | GLONASS, Beidou, GPS, QZSS, Galileo | | Frequency Support | Dual (L1/L5) | #### NFC | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Near Field Communications | Supported | #### CPU | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Qualcomm® Kryo™ 485 | | Architecture | 64-bit | | Clock Speed | Up to 2.84 GHz | #### GPU | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Qualcomm® Adreno™ 640 | | APIs | OpenGL® ES 3.2, OpenCL™ 2.0 FP, DirectX® 12, Vulkan® 1.1 | 1. 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