Project Tango dev platform adopts top-tier Snapdragon CPU
Project Tango devices combine the camera, gyroscope, and accelerometer to estimate six degrees of freedom motion tracking, providing developers the ability to track 3D motion of a device while simultaneously creating a map of the environment. This ability to enable mobile devices to navigate the physical world will be especially useful for applications such as real-world 3D gaming, indoor navigation, and virtual and augmented reality experiences.
The Snapdragon 810 processor is designed to deliver advanced connected mobile computing experiences across video, imaging and graphics, making it ideal for applications that require complex 3D mapping. The Qualcomm Adreno 430 GPU is designed to deliver fast graphics and compute performance while reducing power consumption. It offers support for camera image and video post-processing, hardware tessellation, geometry shaders and programmable blending, as well as advanced GPU security for secure composition and management of premium video and other multimedia.
The Snapdragon 810 processor also supports superior camera functionality, including dual 14-bit image signal processors with fast autofocus, depth sensing, and advanced imaging software that helps enable advanced camera features particularly in low-light environments. High-quality 4K HEVC Ultra HD video encoding and decoding is also supported.
Developers will be able to use tools from the Qualcomm Developer Network to take advantage of features included in the Snapdragon 810 processor and enhance the performance of their Android applications, such as access to the Qualcomm Hexagon DSP via the Hexagon SDK as well as the Qualcomm Vuforia mobile vision platform.
The development platform will be available for purchase in Q3 2015.
Project Tango Smartphone Development Platform
Snapdragon 810 information page