Qualcomm eyes budget smarphones with expanded Snapdragon 200 lineup

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CHIPMAKER Qualcomm announced six additions to its Snapdragon 200 processor lineup on Thursday for the budget smartphone market.
Qualcomm's six new processor chips for low-end smartphones will include both dual-core and quad-core variants fabbed on the firm's 28nm semiconductor technology.
Each Snapdragon 200 processor will boast built-in HSPA+ technology, Qualcomm said, and will support up to 8MP and 5MP rear and front-facing camera sensors a well as both single and dual SIM slots.
Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 200 chips will also feature an Adreno 302 GPU to offer a "graphics-rich gaming experience", Qualcomm's Quick Charge 1.0 technology, and support for the latest Android, Windows Phone and Firefox mobile operating systems. Qualcomm also said that the processors should deliver better mobile connections, faster data speeds and fewer dropped calls.
Jeff Lorbeck, SVP of product management at Qualcomm said, "With the expanded line of Snapdragon 200 processors, Qualcomm Technologies is building on its dual- and quad-core processor portfolio for entry-level smartphones and tablets, bringing key process technology and modem features to all Snapdragon tiers.
"We are excited to offer our customers the broadest range of 3G technologies and superior performance and power-efficiency, enabling them to deliver a wide range of innovative smartphones for the high-volume segment."
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 200 processors will be available later this year, so we can expect some Qualcomm powered budget smartphones to crop up towards the end of the year.
While Qualcomm is focusing on the low-end market with its new Snapdragon 200 chips, it revealed earlier today that the firm's top-end Snapdragon 800 processor will feature in LG's next flagship Optimus G smartphone. µ

A very good news indeed for budget based smartphones + tablets users alike.



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Qualcomm eyes budget smarphones with expanded Snapdragon 200 lineup- The Inquirer


Also,

Qualcomm has announced that they have expanded its Qualcomm Reference Design (QRD) portfolio with a reference design made specifically for 7-inch and 10-inch version of tablets running on its Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM 8230 and MSM 8030 processors. The tablets support 3G HSPA+ connectivity, WiFi and 1080 encoding and decoding. The QRD provides access to third-party providers of tested and verified hardware and software components and there have been 200 public QRD-based product launches to date in collaboration with more than 40 OEMs in 14 countries,

Regarding the announcement, Jeff Lorbeck, senior vice president of product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc said

While some of our customers have utilized Qualcomm Reference Designs for smartphones as a foundation for building and commercializing tablets in certain regions, Qualcomm Technologies has increasingly received customer interest in a Qualcomm Reference Design specifically designed for tablets in emerging regions. That’s why we’re excited to announce this reference design specifically made for tablets, further speeding our customer’s ability to commercialize devices and delivering on our commitment to enable mobile computing across device tiers

Highlights of the reference tablet hardware

7-inch and 10-inch displays
1.2 – 1.4GHz dual-core Snapdragon 400 MSM 8230 and MSM 8030 processors
Adreno 305 GPU
Android Jelly Bean OS
3G HSPA+ (up to 21Mbps)
Integrated 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi up to 72 Mbps
1080p high definition video playback at 30fps
1080p high definition video capture
These tablets with new Qualcomm Reference Design would be showcased at Computex 2013 in Taiwan.

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*www.fonearena.com/blog/71519/qualcomm-expands-its-tablet-reference-design-to-support-snapdragon-400-chips-for-emerging-markets.html


I am keen to buy one 10.1" budget based Tablet consisting of QUALCOMM snapdragon processor + ADRENO GPU,when it arrives at year end 2013 or beginning of 2014.

 

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Friends,a trivial but important query:--->

Which one of the embedded systems is better than the other?

ARM or QUALCOMM ????

 

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Not a single reply till now by any Friends?

 

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ARM or QUALCOMM ????

in a broad term, both are same. ARM developed the instruction set and a set of cores while Qualcomm licensed both the cores (entry level ones) and as well as the IS developing their own processing cores for high performance series (Scorpion and Krait). so calling one superior is not easy. both are same to me.

just that, you can't buy ARM cores as they don't manufacture any chipset.

 

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Any news on Qualcomm budget Tablets to be launched in India?
Anyone?