Immersive Audio

An often-overlooked area of smartphone technology is audio. The Immersive Audio demo shows there’s no need for headphones, a receiver, or external speakers to receive surround sound from your mobile device. With the help of two front-facing speakers, Immersive Audio is engineered to produce a center of sound that’s faithfully sharp and immersive, unmatched on other audio platforms. Your music can now sound like it’s flowing from multi-channel headphones, using nothing more than the device in your hand.

Other demos feature MU-MIMO, 802.11ad, and LTE CAT 12/13; Wi-Fi calling; Wi-Power; Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0; and antenna tuner.

More about the Snapdragon 820

The Snapdragon 820 system-on-chip (SoC) represents a rare event in the engineering and design of semiconductors. Every major IP block in the system is a newly optimized custom design. The opportunity to take a fresh look at a processor to this magnitude is infrequent, as each IP block typically has its own update schedule.

But in the case of the Snapdragon 820, every major component of the system has been significantly improved in terms of performance and power consumption to help deliver the kinds of always-on, performance-demanding experiences that users want.

The Snapdragon 820 will be manufactured on 14nm FinFET technology and includes:

All of these engineering enhancements support the immersion and intelligence that will enable completely new and intuitive experiences in your smartphone. For those who think smartphone innovation has peaked, keep an eye out for new smartphones powered by Snapdragon 820 next year.

Qualcomm Snapdragon, Qualcomm Adreno, Qualcomm Spectra, Qualcomm Hexagon, Qualcomm Kryo, Qualcomm Zeroth, Qualcomm Snapdragon Scene Detect, Qualcomm Snapdragon Smart Protect, and Qualcomm Quick Charge are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.