The Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor is a hardware developed and manufactured by San Diego-based electronics company Qualcomm for use in mobile devices that require serious processing power without the bulk of hardware.
A single Snapdragon processor is able to run at speeds of up to 1 GHz; this is quite a lot of processing power for a mobile device. This enables devices to process applications that require lots of hardware power, a feat not previously allowed due to hardware limitations.
What the Snapdragon Brings
“Opportunities” is the first word that developers will tell you when they think of better and faster hardware. Stronger hardware means that they will have more freedom to create and design software that can do a multitude of things. Processors are particularly important since that is the very core of what hardware is capable of. With mobile devices, the processor determines the program running and graphics rendering capabilities of any given device.
Snapdragon and the Android
The Google Android is a much loved mobile operating system for its ability to make full use of the hardware it is installed on. It was a match made in heaven having Google Android run an ASUS Eee PC that was powered by a Snapdragon. All installed programs run smoothly and efficiently and it showed both the capabilities of the software and the hardware.
The Future of Snapdragon
With such powerful processing power in a small device, we can expect to see the Snapdragon powering a vast majority of many upcoming mobile devices that require very serious processing capabilities. Qualcomm claims that the newer models will be able to power graphic cards that can display very high resolutions. Many major companies such as Texas Instruments and ASUS are also teaming up with Qualcomm. Mobile phones that are looking to be capable of running graphic intensive programs would do well to have the Qualcomm Snapdragon at its core.
