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Snapdragon™ 8 Gen 2 Mobile Hardware Development Kit

The Snapdragon™ 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform is an “AI marvel that defines a new premium standard for connected computing” created by Qualcomm. Below are a few highlights of the HDK.

Powered by the Qualcomm^® Snapdragon™ SM8550P SoC
Faster natural language processing with multi-language translation and transcription
AI cinematic video capture
Direct voice command
AI bots for next-level gaming
Unrivaled realism, authentic light, reflections, and illuminations for desktop-level gaming experiences
Capture incredible footage with up to 200MP single capture-all at 3.2 gigapixels per second
4.35x¹ faster AI performance than its predecessor
25% faster graphics rendering than the previous generation
35% faster performance and 40% better power efficiency
Wi-Fi 7 with High Band Simultaneous (HBS) Multi-Link
Dual Bluetooth^®, LE Audio
Encrypted binary image for board upgrades or to reset the HDK to its original state
Buildable BSP is offered with NRE. Please contact Lantronix Sales for details.

Please refer to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon^® 8 Gen 2 page for a comprehensive description of the platform.

(1) On certain models (MobileBERT)

Snapdragon™ 8 Gen 2 Mobile Hardware Development Kit Overview

Applications

Android mobile application development
Platform evaluation and benchmarking
HW component or peripheral testing
Proof of concept testing

Product Highlights

Powered by the Qualcomm^® Snapdragon™ SM8550P SoC
Wi-Fi 7, BT5.3, BLE
First Snapdragon Mobile Platform with AI-powered Always-Sensing Camera
Up to 200 MP photo capture
8K HDR video capture in 10-bit HDR
Android^TM13

Snapdragon™ 8 Gen 2 Mobile Hardware Development Kit Tech Specs

Processor

Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ SM8550P
- 64-bit architecture
- 1 Prime core, up to 3.2 GHz
- Arm Cortex-X3 technology
- 4 Performance cores, up to 2.8 GHz
- 3 Efficiency cores, up to 2.0 GHz
Qualcomm^® Adreno™ GPU
Qualcomm^® Hexagon™ Processor
Qualcomm^® Sensing Hub

Wireless

Qualcomm^® FastConnect™ 7800 System
Wi-Fi 7
802.11be, 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11a/b/g/n 2.4/5.0/6.0 GHz, MU-MIMO (UL/DL)
Bluetooth 5.3, BLE
LE Audio

NFC

Supported

Memory/Storage

Support up to 16GB LPDDR5 RAM up to 4200 MHz
Support UFS4.0 Flash Storage

Security

Platform Security Foundation
Secure Processing Unit
Wireless edge service (WES) and premium security feature
Fingerprint sensor
Type-1 Hypervisor

Audio

Qualcomm^® Aqstic™ audio codec
Audio and Voice Communication Suite
Spatial Audio with Head Tracking

Video

8K HDR Video Capture @ 30 FPS
4K Video Capture @ 120 FPS
8K Video Playback @ 60 FPS

Display

On-device display support: 4K @ 60Hz, QHD+ @ 144Hz
Maximum external display support: Up to 4K @ 60Hz, 10-bit color depth, Rec. 2020 color gamut
HDR10, HDR10+, HDR vivid, and Dolby Vision
Demura and subpixel rendering for OLED Uniformity
OLED Aging Compensation

Camera

Cognitive ISP, Triple 18-bit ISPs
Up to 35MP triple camera @ 30 FPS with Zero Shutter Lag
Up to 64+36 MP dual camera @ 30 FPS with Zero Shutter Lag
Up to 108 MP single camera @ 30 FPS with Zero Shutter Lag
Up to 200 MP Photo Capture

Power

12V/5A input from wall adapter (included), or battery
Qualcomm Quick Charge 5 technology

Location

Concurrent GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
Triple frequency GNSS
Sensor-Assisted Position 6.0

OS Support

Android^TM13

Specifications are subject to change without notice. Not all features listed may be supported in software. All brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Qualcomm Snapdragon, Qualcomm Kryo, Qualcomm Spectra, Qualcomm Adreno, Fluence and Qualcomm Hexagon are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Qualcomm IZat is a product of Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. Qualcomm, Snapdragon, Adreno, Fluence and Hexagon are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries. Kryo, Spectra and IZat are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated. Used with permission.

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Snapdragon™ 8 Gen 2 Mobile Hardware Development Kit Downloads

Product Brief

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Product Brief

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Additional Product Information

Additional technical documentation and firmware information can be found on the Tech Portal.

Certificates

RoHS and REACH Certificate Various Embedded Compute

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Snapdragon™ 8 Gen 2 Mobile Hardware Development Kit Part Numbers

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Lantronix Part # QC-HDK-8550	Name Snapdragon™ 8 Gen 2 Mobile Hardware Development Kit	Main Board	Buy Now
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