Qualcomm also says the Adreno 530 GPU will also be around 40 percent more power efficient than the Snapdragon 810's GPU. And, unlike the last flagship chip, the company also plans to bring the 820 into cars at some point. It'll serve as the upgrade to the Snapdragon 602A, which launched over a year-and-a-half ago to improve connected cars. The big takeaway from the Snapdragon 820? It's about a lot more than just incremental speed improvements.

The new processor will also feature a new Spectra camera imaging unit, which brings a wider range of colors, and a hybrid autofocus framework, allowing you to focus on specific portions of a scene faster. Qualcomm is also tapping into its new GPU to make digital zoom better, with better overall quality and a smoother zooming experience. Hopefully that means we'll see better cameras from all Android phone makers, and not just Samsung and LG.

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