In the field of smart phones, Qualcomm is a typical representative of the performance of mobile phone processors. For smart TVs, which is also a system running Android, does Qualcomm still have such a strong position? In fact, on the contrary, in the smart TV market, the Qualcomm processor appears to be so weak that it is the name you almost never heard. Some people say that TV can do a good job, but it is now the era of smart TV.
Having contacted many mobile phones and smart TV conferences, we will find an interesting phenomenon carefully. On smart phones, major mobile phone manufacturers will undoubtedly publicize the use of Qualcomm X-core high-performance processors because For many people, whether or not the adoption of Qualcomm's processors will be an important factor in whether they will pay for them; on smart TVs, you will only see the word "64-bit quad-core Cortex-A53 processor." As for the brand of the processor, it is almost never mentioned, which also makes many consumers do not know the TV chip manufacturers or mistakenly believe that Qualcomm still occupies a dominant position.
Qualcomm flagship dragon 810 "satisfied with soil and water"
Commonly found on mobile phones are cell phone chips produced by Qualcomm, MediaTek, Samsung, and Hass. TVs generally use TV chips with strong hardware decoding capabilities such as Morningstar, Jingchen, and Rockchip. Nowadays, most smart TVs use these unknown chips. Since it is also an Android smart system, isn't it better to use a high-performance Qualcomm processor on TV? Some people think so, such as LeTV.
The first smart TV with Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor
On December 22, 2015, LeTV officially released the fourth-generation super TV. The most noticeable is that the chip it carries is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor. What is Xiaolong 810? In 2015, Sony, LG and other mobile phone industry giants were pitted by it. One of the handsets equipped with Xiaolong 810 became a “hands warmerâ€, and Xiaolong 810 was also successfully selected as the most expensive and hot processor in history.
Snapdragon 810 video decoding capabilities have regrets
Good return to the topic, Le Shi put the dragon 810 hot potato into the TV, it will inevitably face its fever. However, compared to mobile phones, we do not hold the phone. In fact, it is still good. The biggest problem with the application of the 810 in television is not the heating, but its own positioning. At this time, someone pointed out the biggest disadvantage of LeTV's TV equipped with the Snapdragon 810. The video decoding is not comprehensive, and H.265 10bit, 4K 60fps (4K Blu-ray DVD standard), high streaming, and ISO five formats cannot be played. There is no sound for playing Dolby. This is not what a 4K TV lacks.
Summary: Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 is the processor that locates the mobile phone. There are two main problems in the application on the TV: one is that the TV does not need the baseband, and no other communication function is needed except WIFI and Bluetooth; the second is the support of 4K resolution. As we all know, the mobile phone is mainly used as a communication tool, and the video decoding capability is not so high. Until the second half of 2015, Sony introduced the world's first 4K screen mobile phone, using the Snapdragon 810 processor.