New Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Details Revealed


Following the announcement of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 couple months ago, Qualcomm is back once again with some pretty exciting news and has revealed the latest details about its latest latest and greatest SoC, the Snapdragon 821.

Compared to the Snapdragon 820 processor, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 brings some new improvements like:

  • Up-to 10% faster boot times and 5% in power savings 
  • App load times increase by up-to 10%
  • Smoother scrolling, more responsive browsing performance 
  • CPU speeds has been improved by up-to 10 %
  • GPU speeds has been increased by up-to 5%
  • Support for new features including Snapdragon VR-SDK, Dual PD (PDAF), Extended Laser Auto-Focus, Android Nougat OS 
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 is expected to begin shipping in Holiday Season starting with the ASUS ZenFone 3 Delux.