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Qualcomm has been the go-to company when it comes to chips on standalone VR and AR headsets. The Oculus Go, Lenovo Mirage Solo, and Vive Focus currently use various models of the Snapdragon chipset as they provide the drive for the standalone HMDs.

And while the Snapdragon provides incredible computing power for small devices, it was never exclusively dedicated to VR and AR headsets. The chips were compatible with smartphones and even tablets. But now, we are receiving reports that Qualcomm will be releasing a new chip called the Snapdragon XR1 which will be solely dedicated to VR and AR.

According to Bloomberg, Qualcomm will be showcasing the Snapdragon XR1 and this years Augmented World Expo 2018. This will be a system-on-a-chip that comes with a main processing unit, a graphics processor, security features and components to even handle AI tasks. In addition, the XR1 will be able to handle voice control on top of head tracking interactions with a headset.

We can also start to see longer battery life and performance with a dedicated chip such as the Snapdragon XR1. While the previous Snapdragons were shared between the smartphone and VR community, the XR1 can deliver performance and be optimized to sustain a longer battery life.

Currently, the Snapdragon 845 is the flagship model which is able to deliver high performance on mobile devices.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Specs

PROCESSOR SDM845 CELLULAR MODEM X20 Peak Download Speed : 1.2 Gbps

: 1.2 Gbps Peak Upload Speed: 150 Mbps CPU Kryo 385 CPU Clock Speed: Up to 2.8 GHz

Up to 2.8 GHz CPU Cores: 8 x Kryo 385 CPU GPU Adreno 630 DSP Hexagon 685 CAMERA Spectra 280 up to 16 MP dual camera

Up to 32 MP single camera

Dual 14-bit ISPs

Hybrid Autofocus

Hardware Accelerated Face Detection

Multi-frame Noise Reduction (MFNR)

Active Depth Sensing

HDR Video Recording SECURTIY SUPPORT Qualcomm® Secure Processing Unit (SPU)

Qualcomm® Processor Security

Qualcomm® Mobile Security

Qualcomm® Content Protection DISPLAY Ultra HD Premium-ready

4K Ultra HD, 60 FPS

2x 2400×2400 @ 120 FPS (VR)

10-bit color depth VIDEO 10-bit, 4K Ultra HD @ 60 FPS capture and playback

Support for HDR10, HLG

H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), VP9

Motion Compensated Temporal Filtering (MCTF)

Slow Motion video capture ([email protected])

We hope to find out more as we get closer to the AWE 2018 convention in Santa Clara.