The Snapdragon 210 was recently announced by Qualcomm to be an SoC for cheap, sub-$100 tablets and mobile phones. With it, the company aims to bring LTE connectivity to that market segment, including Dual SIM support. It will be manufactured on the 28nm process, with up to four ARM CPU cores and a Qualcomm Adreno 304 GPU.
According to Qualcomm, the SoC can decode 1080p video. It will also be able to manage cameras with up to 8 megapixels of resolution, including HDR, autofocus, auto white balance, and auto exposure. Let's be honest, you will not really get much more than that for a sub-$100 device.
The Snapdragon 210 has been given Quick Charge 2.0, normally reserved for the 400-line and up, refill the battery quickly when connected to a Quick Charge 2.0-supporting charger (ex: the Motorola Turbo Charger). Quick Charge 1.0 worked by optimizing how energy was delivered to the battery through a specification. Quick Charge 2.0 does the same, just with 60 watts of power (!!). For reference, the USB standard defines 2.5W, which is 5V at 0.5A, although the specification is regularly extended to 5 or 10 watts.
Devices featuring the Snapdragon 210 are expected for the first half of 2015.
Will Nvidia sue them for this
Will Nvidia sue them for this one too ?
personally I have little care
personally I have little care for LTE on a sub $100 tablet. What would be nice is a sub $100 tablet that is responsive, power efficient, fast to load web pages, and doesn’t get hot to the touch. If Qualcomm can perfect a processor that can power that device, then they will change the tablet market forever. Wouldn’t need a high dps screen, wouldn’t need high end graphics, or crazy metal back finish, just a functional cheap tablet that doesn’t drive you crazy waiting for a page to load so you can click a link just to be driven crazy waiting for it to register the click just to be driven crazier waiting for the page to load.
Your move Qualcomm
Snapdragon 810 or go home 😛
Snapdragon 810 or go home 😛