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Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8930

Qualcomm S4 Plus MSM8930

The Qualcomm MSM8930 (Snapdragon S4 Plus series) is an ARM based high-end smartphone SoC in 2012. It contains two Krait (ARMv7) CPU cores at up to 1.2 GHz, a Adreno 305 GPU, a single channel LPDDR2 memory controller and LTE radio elements.  The chip is produced in 28nm LP (low power process) at TSMC. Compared to the MSM8960, the 8930 is lower clocked, offers only a single channel memory controller, but has a faster GPU.

The Krait cores should offer a slightly better performance as the standard Cortex-A9 cores and are compatible to the NEON SIMD extensions.

SeriesQualcomm Snapdragon
CodenameARMv7

Series: Snapdragon ARMv7

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064A compare1.5 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 compare1.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8028 compare1.6 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro MSM8960T compare1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8930AB compare1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A compare1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 compare1.2 GHz4 / 4 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8930 « 1.2 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8230 compare1.2 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 compare1 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660 compare1.7 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 compare1.5 GHz2 / 2 cores ARMv7
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 compare1 GHz1 / 1 cores ARMv7
Clock Rate1200 MHz
Level 1 Cache64 KB
Level 2 Cache1 MB
Number of Cores / Threads2 / 2
Manufacturing Technology28 nm
FeaturesHSPA+, EDGE, GSM, GPRS, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, FM
GPUQualcomm Adreno 305
ArchitectureARM
Announcement Date10/01/2012

Benchmarks

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
18650 ms (22%)
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- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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Reviews for the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8930 processor

 

Review Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 GT-S7275R Smartphone

Hot smartphone. Samsung is offering the Galaxy Ace 3 GT-S7275R for less than 260 Euros (~$352) but this is no cheap piece. In fact, we are surprised by the high...
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8930 | Qualcomm Adreno 305 | 4.00" | 119.8 g
 

Review Nokia Lumia 625 Smartphone

The new mid-range. No matter if entry-level or high-end smartphone - Nokia always has the right model in its Lumia series. The newest member of the family is th...
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8930 | Qualcomm Adreno 305 | 4.70" | 159 g
 

Review Samsung Galaxy Express GT-I8730 Smartphone

Speedy, white, comes with LTE. The Samsung Galaxy Express seems to be made to stir up other mid-range smartphones with its ultrafast 4G internet connection, gre...
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8930 | Qualcomm Adreno 305 | 4.50" | 138 g
 

Review HTC One SV Smartphone

LTE for 430 Euro (~$590). The One SV is the newest member in HTC's portfolio and it's designed to shake up the hotly contested mid-range smartphone market. We l...
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8930 | Qualcomm Adreno 305 | 4.30" | 122 g

Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 GT-S7275R: Qualcomm Adreno 305, 4.00", 0.1 kg
  External Review » Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 GT-S7275R

Samsung Galaxy Tab4 8.0: Qualcomm Adreno 305, 8.00", 0.3 kg
  External Review » Samsung Galaxy Tab4 8.0

Huawei Ascend G740: Qualcomm Adreno 305, 5.00", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Huawei Ascend G740

ZTE Grand S Flex: Qualcomm Adreno 305, 5.00", 0.2 kg
  External Review » ZTE Grand S Flex

Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 S7270: Qualcomm Adreno 305, 4.00", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 S7270

LG Optimus F6: Qualcomm Adreno 305, 4.50", 0.2 kg
  External Review » LG Optimus F6

Nokia Lumia 625: Qualcomm Adreno 305, 4.70", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Nokia Lumia 625

Samsung Galaxy Express GT-I8730: Qualcomm Adreno 305, 4.50", 0.1 kg
  External Review » Samsung Galaxy Express GT-I8730

HTC Windows Phone 8XT: Qualcomm Adreno 305, 4.30", 0.2 kg
  External Review » HTC Windows Phone 8XT

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini I9190: Qualcomm Adreno 305, 4.30", 0.3 kg
  External Review » Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini I9190

HTC One SV: Qualcomm Adreno 305, 4.30", 0.1 kg
  External Review » HTC One SV

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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2013-01-24)