Qualcomm Technologies on Monday announced the newest Snapdragon 410 chipset with 64-bit support similar to PCs, mainly targeted at entry-level smartphones for growth in emerging markets.
Qualcomm is currently the most dominant and fast growing mobile platform for Android, Windows Phone and Firefox OS smartphones. The company is in competition with Apple for its exclusive platform and innovative technologies. The Cupertino-based tech giant (Apple)unveiled its first iPhone built on 64-bit A7 processor this September, giving a sense of urgency to bring the upgraded Qualcomm processor to smartphones. To keep up with the competition, Qualcomm has finally pulled the curtains from its latest Snapdragon 410 chipset with 64-bit support.
The world leader in 3G, 4G and next-gen wireless technologies built the new chipset to target the entry-level smartphones in emerging markets such as China. The new chipset will be a standard platform across all the company's products. The Snapdragon 410 processor with higher 64-bit support gives full scope to smartphone makers to build advanced features such as full-HD video playback and 13-megapixel camera. It will also support 4G LTE, 3G network and all other network modes along with dual-SIM and triple-SIM support.
"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," Jeff Lorbeck, senior vice president and chief operating officer of Qualcomm Technologies, China, said in a press release. "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 integration of the latest chipset will allow budget-conscious consumers to avail high-end features without much loss to their pockets. The company will start testing the Snapdragon 410 processor in mid-2014 and it is likely to hit commercial devices during the second half of next year.
