Qualcomm has announced the availability of four new processors for phones. Three of them, the MSM8260, MSM8660 and MSM8270 are made for high-end smartphones while MSM7227 is made for cheap smartphones.

Here’s the full specs list for the expensive processors:

• 1.2 GHz Scorpion processor and 600 MHz DSP
• 45nm process technology – enabling ultra-low power consumption
• Support for 24-bit displays with resolutions up to 1280 x 800 pixels
• Support for various 3D/2D UIs
• High-performance graphics engines
• Support for photo cameras up to 16MP
• Full 1080p HD video playback / recording
• DTS/Dolby 5.1 surround sound support
• Assisted-GPS

The company has a new transceiver meant to work with this chipsets, the QTR8610 which will offer worldwide 3G support and it will also eliminate “the need for standalone codecs, GPS, Bluetooth and FM radio chips.”

And here’s the list for the MSM7227

• Support for Android, Symbian S60, Windows Mobile, BREW
• HSDPA/HSUPA support
• 600 MHz applications processor
• Support for WVGA displays
• GPS
• Bluetooth 2.1
• Hardware-accelerated 3D graphics
• Support for 8MP cameras

The processors will be available this year so we’re looking forward to see what manufacturers are going to pick them up.

via Press