Snapdragon S4 MSM8225 is a chipset which runs a dual core processor. The chipset and processor is for a ARMv7-A instruction set and in most mobile phones it comes with a dual core ARM Cortex-A5 which is normally a 1 Ghz running on a 32 bit platform.
The MSM8225 also came with a Qualcomm Adreno 203 GPU to manage all the graphics as well as the video. The signal digital processors is a very capable embedded 350MHz Hexagon QDSP5 DSP processor. There is also display support built in and it has the ability to push a display resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. It also has the ability to manage an 8 MP camera.
The chipset has been used in a number of mobile phones such as:
- Nokia X
- Nokia XL
- HTC Desire SV
- HTC Desire X
- Huawei Ascend G510
- Huawei Ascend Y300
- LG Optimus L7 II (Dual)
- Orange Nivo
- GeeksPhone Peak
- Samsung Galaxy Core
The specifications for the chipset has been briefly summed up as below. You will need to check with the salesman before you buy the phone to ensure the specs as they do change.
Snapdragon S4 MSM8225
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Primary CPU | Up to 1 GHz dual ARM Cortex-A5 |
| CPU Cores | 2 | |
| Word Length | 32 bit | |
| Data Bus | 32 bit | |
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 203 | |
| Memory Technology | ||
| Signal Processor | 350MHz Hexagon QDSP5 DSP | |
| Camera Support | 8 MP | |
| L1 Data Cache | 32 KB/Core | |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB/Core |
