List of Qualcomm Snapdragon systems on chips

The Qualcomm Snapdragon suite of systems on chips are designed for use in smartphones, tablets, laptops, 2-in-1 PCs, smartwatches, and smartbooks devices.

Early models

System on Chips made by Qualcomm before it was renamed to Snapdragon.

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Snapdragon S series

Snapdragon S1

Features of the Snapdragon S1 series

Snapdragon S1 notable features over its predecessor :

CPU features
* 1 core up to 1 GHz Scorpion or Cortex-A5 or ARM11
* Up to 256K L2 cache
* Up to 32K+32K L1 cache
GPU features
* Adreno 200
**OpenGL ES 1.1
**OpenVG 1.0
**Direct3D Mobile
**Unified shader model 5-way VLIW
DSP features
* Hexagon QDSP5 at 350 MHz or Hexagon QDSP6 600 MHz
ISP features
* Up to 12 MP camera
Modem and wireless features
* External Bluetooth 4.0 or external Bluetooth 2.0/2.1 on some models
45 or 65 nm manufacturing technology

Model number	Fab	CPU	GPU	DSP	ISP	Memory technology	Modem	Connectivity	Sampling availability
MSM7225	65nm	1 core up to 528MHz ARM11: 16K+16K L1, no L2 cache	Software- rendered 2D support	Hexagon QDSP5 320MHz	Up to 5MP camera	LPDDR Single-channel 166MHz	UMTS ; GSM	Bluetooth2.1 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen7; USB2.0	2007
MSM7625	65nm	1 core up to 528MHz ARM11: 16K+16K L1, no L2 cache	Software- rendered 2D support	Hexagon QDSP5 320MHz	Up to 5MP camera	LPDDR Single-channel 166MHz	CDMA ; UMTS; GSM	Bluetooth2.1 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen7; USB2.0	2007
MSM7227	65nm	1 core up to 800MHz ARM11: 16K+16K L1, 256K L2 cache	Adreno 200 226 MHz	Hexagon QDSP5 320MHz	Up to 8 MP camera	LPDDR Single-channel 166 MHz	UMTS; GSM	Bluetooth 2.1 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen 7; USB 2.0	2008
MSM7627	65nm	1 core up to 800MHz ARM11: 16K+16K L1, 256K L2 cache	Adreno 200 226 MHz	Hexagon QDSP5 320MHz	Up to 8 MP camera	LPDDR Single-channel 166 MHz	CDMA, UMTS; GSM	Bluetooth 2.1 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen 7; USB 2.0	2008
MSM7225A	45 nm	1 core up to 800MHz Cortex-A5 : 32K+32K L1, 256K L2 cache	Adreno 200 245 MHz	Hexagon QDSP5 350 MHz	Up to 5 MP camera	LPDDR Single-channel 200 MHz	UMTS, MBMS; GSM	Bluetooth 4.0 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen 7; USB 2.0	Q4 2011
MSM7625A	45 nm	1 core up to 800MHz Cortex-A5 : 32K+32K L1, 256K L2 cache	Adreno 200 245 MHz	Hexagon QDSP5 350 MHz	Up to 5 MP camera	LPDDR Single-channel 200 MHz	CDMA2000 ; UMTS, MBMS; GSM	Bluetooth 4.0 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen 7; USB 2.0	Q4 2011
MSM7227A	45 nm	1 core up to 1.0GHz Cortex-A5 : 32K+32K L1, 256K L2 cache	Adreno 200 245 MHz	Hexagon QDSP5 350 MHz	Up to 8 MP camera	LPDDR Single-channel 200 MHz	UMTS, MBMS; GSM	Bluetooth 4.0 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen 7; USB 2.0	Q4 2011
MSM7627A	45 nm	1 core up to 1.0GHz Cortex-A5 : 32K+32K L1, 256K L2 cache	Adreno 200 245 MHz	Hexagon QDSP5 350 MHz	Up to 8 MP camera	LPDDR Single-channel 200 MHz	CDMA2000, UMTS, MBMS; GSM	Bluetooth 4.0 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen 7; USB 2.0	Q4 2011
MSM7225AB	45 nm	1 core up to 1.0GHz Cortex-A5 : 32K+32K L1, 256K L2 cache	Adreno 200 245 MHz	Hexagon QDSP5 350 MHz	Up to 8 MP camera	LPDDR Single-channel 200 MHz	UMTS: up to 7.2 Mbit/s, MBMS; GSM	Bluetooth 4.0 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen 7; USB 2.0
QSD8250	65 nm	1 core up to 1.0GHz Scorpion : 32K+32K L1, 256K L2 cache	Adreno 200 226 MHz	Hexagon QDSP6 600 MHz	Up to 12 MP camera	LPDDR Single-channel 400 MHz	UMTS, MBMS; GSM	Bluetooth 2.1 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen 7; USB 2.0	Q4 2008
QSD8650	65 nm	1 core up to 1.0GHz Scorpion : 32K+32K L1, 256K L2 cache	Adreno 200 226 MHz	Hexagon QDSP6 600 MHz	Up to 12 MP camera	LPDDR Single-channel 400 MHz	CDMA2000, UMTS, MBMS; GSM	Bluetooth 2.1 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen 7; USB 2.0	Q4 2008

Snapdragon S2

Features of the Snapdragon S2 series

Snapdragon S2 notable features over its predecessor :

CPU feature
* 1 core up to 1.5 GHz Scorpion
*ARMv7
* Up to 384K L2
GPU features
* Adreno 205
** Up to 266 MHz
**Up to 2 times faster than Adreno 200
**up to ×2 relative performance on OpenGL ES 2.0 from Adreno 200
**Up to XGA
**OpenGL ES 2.0
**SVGT 1.2
**OpenVG 1.1
**Direct Draw
**GDI
**Concurrent CPU, DSP, graphics and MDP
Memory features
*Up to LPDDR2 32-bit dual-channel 333 MHz
DSP features
* Hexagon QDSP5 at 256 MHz
45 nm manufacturing technology
904 pins

Model number	Fab	CPU	GPU	DSP	ISP	Memory technology	Modem	Connectivity	Sampling availability
MSM7230	45nm	1 core up to 800MHz Scorpion: 32K+32K L1, 256K L2	Adreno 205 266MHz	Hexagon QDSP5 256MHz	Up to 12MP camera	LPDDR2 32-bit dual-channel 333 MHz	GSM, GPRS, W-CDMA, UMTS,EDGE,MBMS, HSDPA,HSUPA,HSPA+	Bluetooth 4.0 or Bluetooth 3.0 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen 8 with Glonass; USB 2.0	Q2 2010
	45nm	1 core up to 800MHz Scorpion: 32K+32K L1, 256K L2	Adreno 205 266MHz	Hexagon QDSP5 256MHz	Up to 12MP camera	LPDDR2 32-bit dual-channel 333 MHz	CDMA2000 ; UMTS, MBMS; GSM	Bluetooth 4.0 or Bluetooth 3.0 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen 8 with Glonass; USB 2.0	Q2 2010
APQ8055	45nm	1 core up to 1.4GHz Scorpion: 32K+32K L1, 384K L2	Adreno 205 266MHz	Hexagon QDSP5 256MHz	Up to 12MP camera	LPDDR2 32-bit dual-channel 333 MHz		Bluetooth 4.0 or Bluetooth 3.0 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen 8 with Glonass; USB 2.0	Q2 2010
	45nm	1 core up to 1.0GHz Scorpion: 32K+32K L1, 384K L2	Adreno 205 266MHz	Hexagon QDSP5 256MHz	Up to 12MP camera	LPDDR2 32-bit dual-channel 333 MHz	UMTS, MBMS; GSM	Bluetooth 4.0 or Bluetooth 3.0 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen 8 with Glonass; USB 2.0	Q2 2010
MSM8655	45nm	1 core up to 1.0GHz Scorpion: 32K+32K L1, 384K L2	Adreno 205 266MHz	Hexagon QDSP5 256MHz	Up to 12MP camera	LPDDR2 32-bit dual-channel 333 MHz	CDMA2000,UMTS, MBMS; GSM	Bluetooth 4.0 or Bluetooth 3.0 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen 8 with Glonass; USB 2.0	Q2 2010
MSM8255T	45nm	1 core up to 1.5GHz Scorpion: 32K+32K L1, 384K L2	Adreno 205 266MHz	Hexagon QDSP5 256MHz	Up to 12MP camera	LPDDR2 32-bit dual-channel 333 MHz	UMTS, MBMS; GSM	Bluetooth 4.0 or Bluetooth 3.0 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen 8 with Glonass; USB 2.0	Q2 2010
MSM8655T	45nm	1 core up to 1.5GHz Scorpion: 32K+32K L1, 384K L2	Adreno 205 266MHz	Hexagon QDSP5 256MHz	Up to 12MP camera	LPDDR2 32-bit dual-channel 333 MHz	CDMA2000,UMTS, MBMS; GSM	Bluetooth 4.0 or Bluetooth 3.0 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOne Gen 8 with Glonass; USB 2.0	Q2 2010

Snapdragon S3

Features of the Snapdragon S3 series

Snapdragon S3 notable features over its predecessor :

CPU feature
* 2 cores up to 1.7 GHz Scorpion
* 512 KB L2
GPU features
* Adreno 220
** Up to 4 times faster than Adreno 200
**up to ×5 relative performance on OpenGL ES 2.0 from Adreno 200
**EGL 1.3
**2× larger L2 cache
**Up to WXGA+
DSP features
*Hexagon QDSP6 at 400 MHz
ISP features
*Up to 16 MP camera
45 nm manufacturing technology

Modelnumber	Fab	CPU	GPU	DSP	ISP	Memory technology	Modem	Connectivity	Sampling availability
APQ8060	45nm	2 cores up to 1.7GHz Scorpion: 512KBL2	Adreno 220 266MHz	Hexagon QDSP6 400MHz	Up to 16MP camera	LPDDR2 Single- channel 333MHz		Bluetooth4.0 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOneGen8 withGlonass; USB 2.0	2011
MSM8260	45nm	2 cores up to 1.7GHz Scorpion: 512KBL2	Adreno 220 266MHz	Hexagon QDSP6 400MHz	Up to 16MP camera	LPDDR2 Single- channel 333MHz	GSM,GPRS,W-CDMA, UMTS,HSDPA,HSUPA, HSPA+,EDGE,MBMS	Bluetooth4.0 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOneGen8 withGlonass; USB 2.0	Q3 2010
MSM8660	45nm	2 cores up to 1.7GHz Scorpion: 512KBL2	Adreno 220 266MHz	Hexagon QDSP6 400MHz	Up to 16MP camera	LPDDR2 Single- channel 333MHz	CDMA2000 ; UMTS,MBMS;GSM	Bluetooth4.0 ; 802.11b/g/n ; gpsOneGen8 withGlonass; USB 2.0	Q3 2010

Snapdragon S4

Snapdragon S4 was offered in three models: S4 Play for budget and entry-level devices, S4 Plus for mid-range devices and S4 Pro for high-end devices. It was launched in 2012. The Snapdragon S4 were succeeded by the Snapdragon 200/400 series and 600/800 series.