LG opts for Snapdragon 800

LG Electronics (LG), Qualcomm Incorporated, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies has announced that the successor to the award-winning LG Optimus will utilize Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, the industry's most advanced mobile chipset.

LG's G series device powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors will redefine the smartphone experience through stunning performance, rich graphics and outstanding battery efficiency. Capable of carrier aggregation, the Snapdragon 800 processor is designed to allow LTE to be even faster by maximizing spectrum bandwidth to increase data speeds and reduce latency.

"With a powerful combination of LG's core smartphone technologies and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, we are taking a significant step forward in the mobile experience," said Dr Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.

"The result of this collaboration will in many ways be the industry's best smartphone by which all other devices will be measured," added Park.

"We are pleased with our continued collaboration with LG," said Murthy Renduchintala, executive vice president, Qualcomm Technologies and co-president, Qualcomm mobile and computing.

"Fully tailored and tightly integrated with the entire next G series platform, the new, best-in-class Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor will help deliver blazing fast web browsing, eye-popping graphics, seamless connectivity as well as an unmatched multimedia experience," added Renduchintala.

Delivering up to 75 percent better performance than the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, the Snapdragon 800 processor will feature many of the industry's leading technologies for the ultimate mobile experience.

First, the processor offers higher speeds with Krait 400 CPUs in quad configuration to deliver greater processing and communication performance. Second, it provides fully integrated connectivity with a wide variety of communication options including 4G LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation. Third, the New Adreno 330 GPU delivering more than two times better performance for compute applications over the current Adreno 320 GPU. Fourth, the HD multichannel audio with DTS-HD and Dolby Digital Plus, supporting higher display resolutions up to 2560 x 2048 pixels and Miracast 1080p HD.