The Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 is a mid-range ARMv8-based SoC largely for Android tablets and smartphones. Announced in February 2014, the S615 is one of the first 64-bit capable SoCs from Qualcomm. In addition to 8 Cortex-A53 CPU cores at up to 1.7 GHz, the SoC integrates an Adreno 405 GPU with a 2x 32-bit memory controller (LPDDR3-1600, 12.8 GB/s) and supports Wi-Fi (802.11ac), Bluetooth 4.0, UMTS, and LTE.
CPU
The Cortex-A53 is the successor to the very popular Cortex-A7 design. In addition to the new 64-bit capable ARMv8 ISA, the cores offer a variety of other improvements such as better branch prediction. This leads to a significantly higher performance per clock, which is even above the older Cortex-A9.
The eight cores of the Snapdragon 615 are divided into two quad-core clusters, each optimized for a different operating point. While one cluster can clock up to 1.7 GHz to handle more demanding applications, the other cluster is limited to a maximum of 1.0 GHz for energy-saving purposes. All eight cores can be active at the same time, although most applications aren't parallelized to support 8 cores efficiently.
Overall, the Snapdragon 615 offers a performance similar to that of the older Snapdragon 600 (Krait architecture).
GPU
Another new feature is the integrated graphics unit named Adreno 405 (550 MHz). The Adreno 400 series has been substantially redesigned and supports DirectX 11.2 (FL 11_1) including hardware tessellation, OpenGL ES 3.1, and OpenCL 1.2. Furthermore, the performance has been significantly improved, which is now similar to the Adreno 320 and PowerVR G6200.
Features
The Snapdragon 615 offers numerous wireless technologies such as Bluetooth 4.0 and WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac as well as a Multi-SIM cellular modem supporting LTE cat. 4 (up to 150 Mbps), WCDMA, CDMA, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA and GSM/EDGE.
The SoC can encode and decode 1080p videos using dedicated hardware and stream content to displays with up to 2560 x 2048 pixels. A large number of video codecs including H.265 (playback only) will be supported. The camera ISP can handle sensors with up to 21 MP.
Power Consumption
The Snapdragon 615 is manufactured by TSMC in a 28 nm LP process. According to the specifications, we expect a medium or medium-high power consumption for use in medium-sized or larger smartphones and tablets.
| Codename | Cortex-A53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | Qualcomm Snapdragon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series: Snapdragon Cortex-A53
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| Clock Rate | 1700 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing Technology | 28 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | Adreno 405 GPU, 802.11ac WLAN, Bluetooth, LTE, NFC, GPS/GLOSNASS/BeiDou, 32/64 Bit LPDDR3 Memory Controller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 405 ( - 550 MHz) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | ARM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcement Date | 02/24/2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Product Link (external) | www.qualcomm.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Average benchmark values
ZTE Blade S6: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.00", 0.1 kg
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Samsung Galaxy A7: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.1 kg
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HTC Desire 820: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.2 kg
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Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC550KL: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.2 kg
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ZTE Nubia Z9 Max: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.2 kg
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Lenovo Vibe P1 Pro: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.2 kg
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Huawei Honor Pad 2: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 8.00", 0.3 kg
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BQ Aquaris M5: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.00", 0.1 kg
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Huawei MediaPad T2 7.0 Pro: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 7.00", 0.3 kg
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Huawei MediaPad T2 10.0 Pro: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 10.10", 0.5 kg
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Samsung Galaxy A7 2016: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.2 kg
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BQ Aquaris M5.5: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.2 kg
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Motorola Moto G Turbo: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.2 kg
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Lenovo Vibe P1: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.2 kg
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Medion Life X5020: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.00", 0.1 kg
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Lenovo Phab Plus: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 6.80", 0.2 kg
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Motorola Droid Maxx 2: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.2 kg
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Medion Life X5004-MD99238: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.00", 0.1 kg
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Lenovo Vibe Shot: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.00", 0.1 kg
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Samsung Galaxy J7-SM-J700F: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.2 kg
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LG G4s: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.20", 0.1 kg
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Samsung Galaxy A8: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.70", 0.2 kg
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Motorola Moto X Play: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.2 kg
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Xiaomi Mi 4i: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.00", 0.1 kg
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ZTE Nubia Z9 mini: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.00", 0.1 kg
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Asus ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.2 kg
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HTC Desire 826: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.2 kg
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HTC One M8s: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.00", 0.2 kg
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ZTE Blade S6 Plus: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.1 kg
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Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 5.5 inch: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.1 kg
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Archos 50 Diamond: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.00", 0.1 kg
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Sony Xperia M4 Aqua: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.00", 0.1 kg
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ZTE Blade S6: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.00", 0.1 kg
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Samsung Galaxy A7: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.1 kg
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HTC Desire 820: Qualcomm Adreno 405, 5.50", 0.2 kg
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