Qualcomm Reveals Own 64-bit LTE Chip for Mobile

By Kevin Parrish
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Qualcomm expects its new 64-bit chip to appear in devices in the second half of 2014.

As expected, on Monday Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon 410 chipset, the company’s first mobile chipset that supports 64-bit processing. The new Snapdragon also arrives with integrated LTE World Mode, allowing the company to take aim at low-end devices and emerging markets such as China. Qualcomm follows Apple, the latter of which introduced the first 64-bit smartphone chip in the iPhone 5S back in September.

"The delivery of faster connections is important to the growth and adoption of smartphones in emerging regions, and Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets are poised to address the needs of consumers as 4G LTE begins to ramp in China," reads the company’s announcement.

The new Snapdragon 410 chipset is manufactured using 28nm technology, the same processing tech it uses for its fastest chips such as the Snapdragon 800, which powers the Nexus 5 and Galaxy Note 3. The chipset also features the Adreno 306 GPU, enabling support for 1080p video playback. The new Snapdragon even supports up to a 13MP camera, all major modes and frequency bands across the globe, and Dual and Triple SIM.

The Snapdragon 410 chipset also features Qualcomm’s Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM and NFC functionality, and supports all major navigation constellations (GPS, GLONASS, and China’s new BeiDou). All major operating systems, including the Android, Windows Phone and Firefox operating systems, are supported by the new Snapdragon as well.

"We are excited to bring 4G LTE to highly affordable smartphones at a sub $150 ( ̴ 1,000 RMB) price point with the introduction of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor," said Jeff Lorbeck, senior vice president and chief operating officer, Qualcomm Technologies, China. "The Snapdragon 410 chipset will also be the first of many 64-bit capable processors as Qualcomm Technologies helps lead the transition of the mobile ecosystem to 64-bit processing."

The Snapdragon 410 processor is anticipated to begin sampling in the first half of 2014, and expected to be in commercial devices in the second half of 2014, the company revealed.

Kevin Parrish
14 Comments Comment from the forums
  • renz496
    lol i thought Qualcomm said that 64 bit is gimmick :P
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  • outlw6669
    64-Bit IS a gimmick; at least for the next few years until we start seeing phones/tablets with more than 4GB RAM.

    That being said, it is still nice to get ahead of the game and give developers 64-bit hardware to develop on while looking to the future.
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  • weierstrass
    Just like no keyboard phones, high resolution displays and ultra thin laptops it would have took years to get there is apple where not there to force competitors to take action.
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  • the1kingbob
    Are you joking? Years to get there? They were developing this chip for some time now for low power server environments. They just released it now to show they can. I am not sure why they developed it for cheap phones since cheap phones don't have more than 4GB of ram.
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  • jimmysmitty
    12146330 said:
    Are you joking? Years to get there? They were developing this chip for some time now for low power server environments. They just released it now to show they can. I am not sure why they developed it for cheap phones since cheap phones don't have more than 4GB of ram.

    No phone has more than 2GB of RAM right now and it is rumored the next Samsung Galaxy may have 3GB.
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  • jimmysmitty
    12146196 said:
    Just like no keyboard phones, high resolution displays and ultra thin laptops it would have took years to get there is apple where not there to force competitors to take action.

    That is incorrect. Samsung was developing the Omnia before the iPhone was released and it had no keyboard. I originally wanted one as it was a pretty high end phone for the time.

    Appl has never done high resolution displays nor was it them that forced it, as its been the technology that needed to catch up. They don't even have 1080p yet and I have heard some companies are looking to push 2560x1600 on phones.

    Apple is not as innovative as they seem. A lot of their ideas come from other places. They are just big enough for people to see it. Its like people think Thunderbolt was their idea, nope it was Intels. Apple just adopted it first.

    12146419 said:
    12146395 said:
    12146330 said:
    Are you joking? Years to get there? They were developing this chip for some time now for low power server environments. They just released it now to show they can. I am not sure why they developed it for cheap phones since cheap phones don't have more than 4GB of ram.

    No phone has more than 2GB of RAM right now and it is rumored the next Samsung Galaxy may have 3GB.

    People like you should refrain from commenting. Why? Because the Samsung Note 3 has 3 gb of ram. Let me guess, you are an iphone fanatic?

    The Note 3 is a Phablet, not a phone. No phone, meaning one that's not massive in size, has more than 2GB.

    BTW, I happen to have a Galaxy S4 and have never nor will I ever own a iPhone as I think they are over priced and too small while the S4 feels just right in my over sized hands.

    And if you are going to act like this, I might just give you a temp ban because we don't need this kind of behavior.
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  • digiex
    AMD64 is already 10years old but still more than 50% of PC applications still uses 32bit codes.
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  • g00fysmiley
    firefox OS is only on a few devices for now but a while back you sould get a full firefox device on ebay for $89 made for a good backup phone or smartphone burner if you need that. some positive and some negative reviews likely based on who buys ad revenue on a site.

    i would agree with the commentor abotu the note3 being a phone i know it is sold and displayed with phones and such and people often have it and a tablet it is not a replacment for one not a big enough screen (heck i want a 6+" nexus phone and would still call it a phone ) though i would have said it less... acusitorily
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  • bombebomb
    64bit is here, now let's wait for it to be mass adopted.
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  • ZolaIII
    I totally em not impressed with Qualcomms lo end socs & this one is a typical representative of that bat at least they learned something so they are packing new radio
    & a rebranded old GPU. Broadcom, Media Tek, Rockchip & Allwiner will eat them alive in most markets! They are worst scum from developers perspective & they will be getting that what they deserved!
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