Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1: Designed for AR Excellence

Qualcomm recently unveiled a new purpose-built computing platform to bolster AR applications and spur hardware developments. Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 consists of three processing components: the main engine, a WiFi 7 component, and a more modestly sized co-processor. The first two components are designed to sit next to a user’s temples, while the second would occupy a spot at the bridge of the user’s nose in an eventual AR glasses design.

Facing the Future

Distributed processing is key to keeping AR glasses small, lightweight, and comfortable. [Image: Qualcomm / Snapdragon]

With a 40% reduction in the size of the PCBs and fewer wires to connect everything, Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 is smaller than the company’s heavily utilized XR2 platform and offers a bold step forward for wearable computing. Power consumption has also been reduced down to less than 1 watt partly due to AR2 Gen 1 offloading much of any required processing to a connected smartphone, puck, or laptop. Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1’s co-processor supports up to 9 camera inputs, can be used for expression tracking, hand tracking, and accelerated foveated rendering. While many of the platform’s features won’t be seen in action just yet, it bodes extremely well for rapid advances in AR, wearables, and streamlined mobile computing.

A concept showing one possible form AR glasses may take thanks to the Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 platform. [Image: Qualcomm / Snapdragon]

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