San Diego’s Qualcomm Inc.
recently announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies Inc., will
power Google’s newest Android smartphone, the Nexus 5, with its
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor.
“The
Nexus 5 is the first smartphone to be released with global LTE support
and Android 4.4 (KitKat),” according to a news release issued by the
company. “The Nexus 5 also utilizes the Qualcomm QFE1100 feature, an
important component of the upcoming Qualcomm RF360 Front End, a
comprehensive, system-level solution that allows OEMs to develop a
single, global 4G LTE design.
“The
QFE1100 feature is the world’s first envelope tracking technology for
3G/4G LTE devices and offers significant performance improvements,
including reduced heat by up to 30 percent and decreased power
consumption by up to 20 percent, enabling thinner form factors with
longer battery life.”
Enabled
by Snapdragon processor imaging, the device also will include new
Android Camera Hardware Abstraction Layer capabilities, which utilizes
Qualcomm Technologies’ integrated Image Signal Processor and color
science algorithms to enable all-new imaging experiences with burst-mode
computational photography.
“Qualcomm
Technologies is proud to be selected once again to be at the heart of
the latest Nexus device,” said Murthy Renduchintala, executive vice
president of Qualcomm Technologies Inc. and co-president of QCT, in the
release. “The latest version of the Android operating system, paired
with our top-of-the-line mobile processor, will yield unprecedented
mobile experiences with superior LTE connectivity, graphics and fast
performance.”
Qualcomm
Technologies Inc. substantially operates all of Qualcomm’s engineering,
research and development functions, and substantially all of its
products and services businesses, including its semiconductor business,
QCT, the release states.
For more information, visit www.qualcomm.com
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