On May 20, Qualcomm held the "dragon night" as scheduled. At this event, it not only released the first generation Xiaolong 8+ and the first generation Xiaolong 7, which are two mobile "core" platforms that are widely expected, but also demonstrated new products and technologies in the fields of smart phones, XR, automobiles, etc. at the same time, it also looked forward to the future with new and old friends in the industry, which is Xiaolong's expanding "circle of friends".
Among them, the first generation Xiaolong 8+ platform is naturally the star in the C position. In order to meet the all-round demand trend of users and industries for mobile platforms, Qualcomm snapdragon flagship platform will release new platforms at the end of the year in recent years, and then make improvements and upgrades in the middle of the year. The first generation of Xiaolong 8+ platform is an all-round upgrade based on the new generation of Xiaolong 8 platform.
Faster, more powerful, and more energy efficient
The first generation Xiaolong 8+ platform is transformed from Samsung 4nm process to TSMC 4nm process. The new kyro CPU based on ARM V9 architecture is composed of 1 cortex-x2 super core (3.2ghz) +3 cortex-a710 large core (2.75ghz) +4 cortex-a510 small core (1.8GHz). The super large core has been improved from 3.0GHz to 3.2ghz, and the CPU performance has also been improved by 10%; In addition, although the GPU is still the same model of the adreno730, the GPU performance has also been improved by 10%.
While the performance is improved, the first generation Xiaolong 8+ platform is even more energy-saving. The power consumption of CPU and GPU is reduced by 30%, the overall power consumption of SOC is reduced by 15%, and the energy efficiency of the seventh generation Qualcomm AI engine is improved by 20%.
The indicators have improved, but how about the actual experience? As if to reassure users, Qualcomm, like a digital blogger, generously presented the prototype test data of the first generation snapdragon 8+ platform:
Yuanshen, the world's popular 3A mobile game in China, can play continuously for one hour at an ambient temperature of 25 ℃ and a maximum image quality of 810p, with an average frame rate of 60.2 frames, and a very stable frame rate curve with little fluctuation; In terms of power consumption, under the same test conditions, the average power consumption of the first generation Xiaolong 8+ platform can be reduced by 30%.
When testing the glory of the king, the energy efficiency reached about 30% no matter whether 90 frames + extreme image quality or 120 frames + HD image quality.
Qualcomm also announced its endurance performance in different scenarios: the game duration increased by one hour, the video playback duration increased by more than 80 minutes, the social media browsing duration increased by 50 minutes, the voice call duration increased by 5.5 hours, the 5g wechat video call duration increased by 25 minutes, and the music playback duration increased by 17 hours!
Both theoretical data and actual measurement experience can show that the first generation Xiaolong 8+ platform has strong performance and better energy efficiency. It can be expected that many future flagships carrying it will raise the user experience to a higher level again.
Six technical pillars enabling
In his opening speech at Xiaolong night, President and CEO of Qualcomm said: "Xiaolong brings together many cutting-edge Qualcomm technologies to provide advanced connectivity, games, video, audio, artificial intelligence and security, setting a benchmark for the top mobile experience expected by users." The six items mentioned above are the six pillars that support the all-round performance of Xiaolong.
In terms of wireless connection, the first generation snapdragon 8+ platform has a snapdragon X65 5g modem and frequency transmitter system, Qualcomm fastconnect 6900 mobile connection system, supports 10Gbps 5g scheme, sub-6ghz, millimeter wave, 5g+5g dual card dual pass and other technologies, bringing new experiences such as 5g with higher speed, fast response, ultra-low delay Wi Fi and smart dual Bluetooth.
In terms of AI, the seventh generation Qualcomm AI engine, combined with the third generation Qualcomm sensor hub, has improved energy efficiency by 20%. It provides faster and more energy-efficient machine learning models in all important use scenarios, and introduces many use cases such as games, video, productivity, connectivity and health monitoring, so as to comprehensively improve the user experience.
In terms of security, snapdragon secure integrates multiple technologies in isolation, encryption, key management and authentication, supports 3dsonic fingerprint recognition, Android ready Se and other functions, and brings comprehensive protection at the vault level.
Image is the focus of Xiaolong. In combination with three ISPs, snapdragonsight Xiaolong image technology supports up to 200million pixels of photography, provides the ability to shoot 8khdr video and 64million pixels of pictures at the same time, supports multi frame and triple exposure single frame line by line HDR, ultra-low light shooting technology, and presents the ultimate effect in low light, anti shake, color and clarity.
In terms of games, not only the measured performance and energy efficiency improvement of the above games, the fourth generation snapdragon elite game supports more than 50 game features, including HDR games, variable resolution rendering advanced edition, stereo rendering and other technologies, providing mobile game players with the ultimate game experience.
In terms of audio, based on Qualcomm aptx lossless lossless audio technology, Le audio for multi terminal broadcasting, stereo recording, ultra clear voice and video call technology, snapdragon sound technology integrates a complete set of cutting-edge audio and connection technologies, allowing users to enjoy wirelessly high-definition, low delay top-level audio comparable to wired in work, life, travel and other scenarios.
The six pillars are combined into one core, making the first generation Xiaolong 8+ platform not only lead in performance and energy consumption, but also provide top-level experience in the six areas that users pay attention to, making the flagship platform more worthy of its name. On the Xiaolong night, many manufacturers and brands will launch the first generation Xiaolong 8+ platform terminals in the third quarter, including ASUS Rog, black shark, glory, iqoo, Lenovo, Motorola, Nubia, Yijia, oppo, osom, realm, red devils, redmi, vivo, Xiaomi and ZTE.
Qualcomm snapdragon once had many classic chips, such as the cost-effective chip snapdragon 625, which was once used by many middle - and low-end models, the snapdragon 870, which has enjoyed a good reputation in the past two years, and the first generation of snapdragon 855 plus, which supports 5g... These snapdragon chips have convinced consumers with their stable and powerful performance, making more than 2billion users of snapdragon terminals worldwide. At the moment when the first generation Xiaolong 8+ platform is released, we believe that Xiaolong's excellent experience can still be continued, continue to be supported by manufacturers and consumers, and further promote the development of the global mobile ecosystem.