usbased chip giant qualcomm has launched snapdragon xr2 chipset aimed to bring improved augmented virtual and mixed reality experience to users the company claims that xr2 platform is the worlds first 5gsupported extended reality xr platform it aims to deliver 5g and ai innovations via xr technology this premiumquality platform unveils custom features and boasts multiple firsts that can be scaled across augmented reality ar virtual reality vr and mixed reality mr adds the companys blog postqualcomm claims that xr2 platform delivers two times more cpu and gpu performance and four times video bandwidth six times higher resolution and 11 times ai improvement as compared to the current xr platform the device supports up to seven concurrent cameras and a dedicated computer vision processor additionally this is the first xr platform to enable low latency camera passthrough to unlock true mr which allow users to see interact and create a hybrid of the virtual and real world while wearing a vr device said the company in a statementaccording to qualcomm snapdragon xr2 processor supports 15x the pixel rate and 3x the texel rate for efficient high graphics rendering its display panel has up to 3k by 3k resolution per eye at 90 frames per second fps it is also said to be the first to support 8k 360degree videos at 60 fps for photorealistic visuals in streaming and local playback it can also track head lips and eyes together with 26point skeletal hand trackingin terms of audio qualcomms xr2 chipset offers audio layers in 3d spatial sound with clear voice interactions for better augmented virtual and mixed reality immersion the platform has a custom built alwayson low power qualcomm hexagon dsp to support hardware accelerated features like voice activation and context detection adds qualcommthe author has travelled to hawaii us on the official invite of qualcomm