Snapdragon
Qualcomm this morning is taking the wraps off of a new smartphone SoC for the mid-range market, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. The second of Qualcomm’s down-market ‘S’ tier Snapdragon 7 parts, the 7s series is functionally the entry-level tier for the Snapdragon 7 family – and really, most Qualcomm-powered handsets in North America. With three tiers of Snapdragon 7 chips, the 7s can easily be lost in the noise that comes with more powerful chips. But the latest iteration of the 7s is a bit more interesting than usual, as rather than reusing an existing die, Qualcomm has seemingly minted a whole new die for this part. As a result, the company has upgraded the 7s family to use Arm’s current Armv9 CPU cores...
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Pre-Dive: Going Into Detail on 2019's Flagship Android SoC
Following today’s early-on coverage of the Day 2 coverage of Qualcomm’s Tech Summit event in Maui, Hawaii, we recap the major story of the day: The new Snapdragon 855...
47 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/5/2018
Qualcomm Tech Summit, Day 2: Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform
Given the sheer success of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 SoC in so many 2018 flagship smartphones, the next generation Snapdragon 855 has a lot to live up to. Today Qualcomm...
7 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 12/5/2018
Qualcomm Tech Summit, Day 2 Live Blog (Starts at 2pm ET)
Here we are on day two of Qualcomm's Snapdragon Tech Summit, and today is going to be all about Snapdragon 855, the next generation smartphone SoC expected to power...
5 by Ian Cutress on 12/5/2018
Qualcomm Tech Summit, Day 1: Announcing 5G Partnerships and Snapdragon 855
The third annual Qualcomm Tech Summit has just started, and the first announcements from Day One have been made. To start this event, Qualcomm President Cristano Amon is sharing...
29 by Ian Cutress on 12/4/2018
Arm Delivers on Cortex A76 Promises: What it Means for 2019 Devices
In the grand scheme of things, it hasn’t been all that long since we first covered Arm’s announcement of the new Cortex A76 CPU microarchitecture. The new CPU IP...
99 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/20/2018
Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon Wear 3100 Platform for Smartwatches
Qualcomm this week introduced its new platform designed for smartwatches based on Google’s Wear OS. The long anticipated Snapdragon Wear 3100 packs four general-purpose processing cores as well a...
43 by Anton Shilov on 9/14/2018
Lenovo Announces Yoga C630: The First Windows on Snapdragon 850
Lenovo on Thursday introduced the world’s first laptop based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 850 SoC. The Yoga C630 promises to deliver a considerably higher performance than the first-generation Windows-on-Snapdragon machines...
24 by Anton Shilov on 8/31/2018
Qualcomm Begins Sampling of 7nm Next-Gen SoC
Today Qualcomm is announcing that it has begun sampling its next generation Snapdragon SoC. The announcement is unusual as in the past we’ve never really had sampling announcements from...
18 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/22/2018
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 850: A Second Generation For Windows
Qualcomm’s big value-add to the laptop space last year, alongside running Windows on the company’s smartphone-focused Arm processors, was both battery life and mobile connectivity, promising performance, 20+ hours...
36 by Ian Cutress on 6/4/2018
ASUS Gaming Smartphone: 11mm-style ROG Phone with Speed-Binned Snapdragon 845
ASUS producing a gaming smartphone is one of the more esoteric news stories at the Computex 2018 trade show this year. To fire a shot right across the bow...
83 by Ian Cutress on 6/4/2018
Qualcomm Announces XR1 Platform: Dedicated SoC for VR/XR Headsets, Coming Late 2018
For the better part of the past few years now, Qualcomm has been making a serious and concentrated effort to establish themselves as the dominant player in the mobile...
19 by Ryan Smith on 5/29/2018
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 710 Platform
Today Qualcomm announces a new entry to the Snapdragon lineup with the first 700-series SoC platform. The Snapdragon 710 is a direct successor to the Snapdragon 660 but comes...
42 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/23/2018
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 700 Series Platform: Carving Out A Niche for Sub-Premium
As part of their Mobile World Congress 2018 presentation this morning, Qualcomm is ever so slightly taking the wraps off of a new tier of Snapdragon platform SoCs. Dubbed...
40 by Ryan Smith on 2/27/2018
Cat at MWC 2018: S61 Smartphone with FLIR Cam, Laser Distance Measurer, Air Quality Sensor
BARCELONA, ESP — Bullitt Group has announced its new flagship Cat-branded rugged smartphone, which is listed with improved performance and new features over its predecessor. The Cat S61 is...
4 by Anton Shilov on 2/24/2018
Xiaomi Launches Redmi Note 5 & Redmi Note 5 Pro with 18:9 5.99-Inch LCDs
Xiaomi on Wednesday introduced its new Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphones in India. The key difference between the new phablets and their predecessors is a...
37 by Anton Shilov on 2/15/2018
The Snapdragon 845 Performance Preview: Setting the Stage for Flagship Android 2018
In what has become an annual tradition for Qualcomm, the company has once again opened the doors of their San Diego headquarters to the press to take a preview...
140 by Ryan Smith & Andrei Frumusanu on 2/12/2018
The ASUS NovaGo: Two Minutes with Snapdragon 835 and Windows
LAS VEGAS, NV – Late last year, at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Tech Event in Hawaii, we had the formal introduction of the first devices that were using the new Windows...
76 by Ian Cutress on 1/17/2018
Qualcomm at CES 2018: Press Conference Live Blog
It's Vegas, and Qualcomm are having a press conference. I'm seated front row and center.
11 by Ian Cutress on 1/8/2018
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform: Tocks Next-Gen CPU Cores, GPU, AI, & More
Today as part of its media event, Qualcomm finally announced the much expected Snapdragon 845, successor to last year's very successful Snapdragon 835. The Snapdragon 845 is a large...
145 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/6/2017
ASUS Announces the NovaGo (TP370): A Snapdragon 835 based Windows 10 PC
At the Qualcomm Snapdragon Technology Summit today, alongside Qualcomm officially announcing the Snapdragon 835 Mobile PC platform, several partners got up on stage to promote their upcoming wares. The...
36 by Ian Cutress on 12/5/2017
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