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Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus/400 (MSM8227/MSM8930)

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Other Qualcomm chips from the S4 series; similar to the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus (MSM8960) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 (APQ8064).

The MSM8930 is branded as both the S4 Plus and the Snapdragon 400. There doesn't seem to be a notable difference between the two.

The MSM8227 is essentially a downclocked version of the MSM8930 that lacks HDMI support.

Variants

The names of these chips are quite simple. The second number stands for the modem: 0 for external, 2 for UMTS, 6 for UMTS + CDMA, and 9 for LTE. AA is an overclocked variant at 1.4GHz and AB is the "best shape" with the highest frequency (1.7GHz). Only overclocked variants of these chips are included in the Krait 300 series; the rest are in the Krait 200 series.

There are different variants of SoCs, according to socinfo:

  • MSM8227
  • MSM8227AA
  • MSM8627
  • MSM8627AA
  • APQ8030
  • APQ8030AA
  • APQ8030AB
  • MSM8230
  • MSM8230AA
  • MSM8230AB
  • MSM8630
  • MSM8630AA
  • MSM8630AB
  • MSM8930
  • MSM8930AA
  • MSM8930AB

The MSM8x27 AA variants were never used in smartphones.

The MSM8225 and MSM8625 (Snapdragon S4 Play) are Cortex-A5 and don't belong to the Krait family.

Devices

Snapdragon S4 Plus (MSM8227)

Qualcomm MSM8227
Manufacturer Qualcomm
Name MSM8227
Architecture armv7
CPU 2x Krait 200 at 1 GHz
GPU Adreno 305
Year 2012
Process 28nm
Mainline partial
Community Page
A link to a git{hub,lab} organisation/repo where development happens.
https://github.com/msm8227-mainline
Components
CPU
SMP (bring up secondary CPU cores), CPU frequency scaling, CPUidle
Partial
UART
Works
Storage
eMMC, SD cards, UFS, ...
Partial
USB
Partial
Display
Untested
GPU
Untested
Pinctrl
Works
I²C
Untested
Audio
Untested
Video
Hardware-accelerated video de/encoding
Untested
Thermal
Works
WiFi
Partial
Bluetooth
Works
Modem
Calls, SMS, Internet
Untested
Camera
Untested
Device Codename Mainline
Nokia Lumia 520 nokia-fame
Nokia Lumia 620 nokia-sand
Nokia Lumia 720 nokia-rm885
Sony Xperia M sony-nicki

Snapdragon S4 Plus (MSM8230/MSM8630)

Qualcomm MSM8230/
MSM8630
Manufacturer Qualcomm
Name MSM8230/
MSM8630
Architecture armv7
CPU 2x Krait 200 at 1.2 GHz or
2x Krait 300 at 1.4 GHz (AA) / 1.7 GHz (AB)
GPU Adreno 305
Year 2012
Process 28nm
Mainline no
Community Page
A link to a git{hub,lab} organisation/repo where development happens.
https://github.com/msm8227-mainline
Components
CPU
SMP (bring up secondary CPU cores), CPU frequency scaling, CPUidle
Untested
UART
Untested
Storage
eMMC, SD cards, UFS, ...
Untested
USB
Untested
Display
Untested
GPU
Untested
Pinctrl
Untested
I²C
Untested
Audio
Untested
Video
Hardware-accelerated video de/encoding
Untested
Thermal
Untested
WiFi
Untested
Bluetooth
Untested
Modem
Calls, SMS, Internet
Untested
Camera
Untested
Device Codename Mainline
Sony Xperia L sony-taoshan

Snapdragon S4 Plus/400 (MSM8930)

Qualcomm MSM8930
Manufacturer Qualcomm
Name MSM8930
Architecture armv7
CPU 2x Krait 200 at 1.2 GHz or
2x Krait 300 at 1.4 GHz (AA) / 1.7 GHz (AB)
GPU Adreno 305
Year 2012
Process 28nm
Mainline yes
Community Page
A link to a git{hub,lab} organisation/repo where development happens.
https://github.com/msm8227-mainline
Components
CPU
SMP (bring up secondary CPU cores), CPU frequency scaling, CPUidle
Partial
UART
Works
Storage
eMMC, SD cards, UFS, ...
Partial
USB
Works
Display
Untested
GPU
Untested
Pinctrl
Works
I²C
Untested
Audio
Untested
Video
Hardware-accelerated video de/encoding
Untested
Thermal
Untested
WiFi
Untested
Bluetooth
Untested
Modem
Calls, SMS, Internet
Untested
Camera
Untested
Device Codename Mainline
Jolla Jolla Phone jolla-sbj
Nokia Lumia 625 nokia-max
Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 LTE samsung-loganrelte P
Samsung Galaxy S4 mini dual sim samsung-serranodsdd
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LTE samsung-serranolte

See also