Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Features: 10% Better Than Snapdragon 820, 600mbps Download Speed Highlight

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 mobile processor can deliver faster speed, improved power savings, and greater application performance. The technology will also be ensuring that the devices powered will keep pace with the growing performance demands of users.

Snapdragon 821 is an addition to Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800-series lineup in the company's bid to retain its leading position in the mobile chip market. They have seemed to occupy the spot that Intel marked for many years, Qualcomm reported.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 is said to deliver a 10 percent performance increase with the Qualcomm Kryo quad-core CPU, which has a speed of up to 2.4GHz, AnandTech reported. The new chip is designed to be a successor of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 rather than replace the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 branding.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 will complement and extend the competitive strengths of the Snapdragon 800 lineup. It is more power-efficient, which means that batteries in smartphones and tablets will last longer. It can process 4k video in smartphones to show on external displays and possess an integrated modem to provide download speeds of up to 600 Mbps.

Meanwhile, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 currently powers some of the most advanced smartphones today, including the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, Xiaomi Mi5, LG G5, HTC 10, LeEco LeMax 2, and Sony Xperia X. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor introduced multiple new technologies that are all tightly integrated and power optimized. They are designed to bring user experience innovation to the mobile industry.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor has been dominant in the mobile industry with more than 115 premium smartphone and tablet device placements. The chip can also support the latest mobile applications and immersive user experiences, while being deployed in new and innovative ways.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 will be equipped with updates that will help keep devices powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 with premium tier processors for a more improved user experience for mobile imaging, virtual reality, battery life, and connectivity speed and reliability.