
Qualcomm today revealed that its next two chipsets for high-end 5G phones will be called the Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 765. The 765 — and a 765G variant for gaming phones — offers “integrated 5G connectivity, advanced AI processing, and select Snapdragon Elite Gaming experiences” Qualcomm didn’t mention if the 865 offers integrated 5G, but does […]
Dec 3 2019 | Posted in
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MediaTek has revealed that its first SoC with integrated 5G modem and high-end processor will be called the Dimensity 1000. The company first teased some details on the chip in May. Dimensity 1000 fabricated using the latest 7nm process and is designed for “premium and flagship” phones. The 5G modem component supports SA (stand-alone) and […]
Nov 25 2019 | Posted in
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Qualcomm has revealed an accelerated timeline for bringing integrated 5G to its Snapdragon chips for mid-range phones. An unnamed 7xx-series Snapdragon chip that fully integrates a 5G modem is already sampling to customers such as LG, Motorola, Samsung, HMD Global (Nokia) and others ; with chip launching commercially before the end of 2019. Phones […]
Sep 9 2019 | Posted in
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MediaTek has debuted its first gaming-targeted smartphone chips today. The new Helio G Series chipsets, Helio G90 and G90T, combine the latest CPU and GPU cores with ultra-fast memory and MediaTek’s ‘HyperEngine’ technologies. MediaTek claims its G90 Series “tunes your entire smartphone for the best game-play with eye-popping image quality, smooth character movement and reliable […]
Jul 30 2019 | Posted in
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Qualcomm today announced the Snapdragon 855 Plus, a higher-performance version of the company’s flagship Snapdragon 855 chipset for phones. The new SoC packs a more powerful CPU and GPU, it’s designed for high-end gaming phones coming out later this year. The 855 Plus is based on the same Kryo 485 CPU and Adreno 640 GPU […]
Jul 15 2019 | Posted in
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ARM has unveiled a suite of new processor designs for high-end phones. The new Cortex-A77 CPU promises 20% better performance than the A76 it replaces. The A76 architecture is used in Qualcomm’s current top-end chip, the Snapdragon 855. Although ARM does not make chips itself, ARM’s designs form the basis for nearly all processors used […]
May 28 2019 | Posted in
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Qualcomm today named for the first time its next-generation mobile processor, the Snapdragon 855. The 855 includes the latest in terms of clock speeds, and will also be among the first CPUs to ship with native support for mobile 5G. Qualcomm is calling the Snapdragon 855 the first mobile platform to support multi-gigabit 5G, top-tier artificial […]
Dec 4 2018 | Posted in
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Samsung betting big on its AI game. Samsung today announced the Exynos 9 Series 9820, a system-on-a-chip for premiere smartphones such as the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series. The key upgrade for Samsung’s latest mobile processor is the adoption of a neural processing unit to bring artificial intelligence calculations onto the device. Samsung says […]
Nov 14 2018 | Posted in
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MediaTek today announced the Helio P70, a refreshed system-on-a-chip that goes head-to-head with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 and 700 series for sub-flagship devices. The Helio P70 is based on a 64-bit, octa-core CPU built from ARM Cortex A73 and A53 cores with clock speeds up to 2.1 GHz. It is paired with a 900 MHz Mali-G72 GPU and […]
Oct 24 2018 | Posted in
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Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 675 system-on-a-chip, a replacement for the 670. Qualcomm says the 675 focuses on delivering gains in gaming, AI, and camera performance. On the gaming front, Qualcomm claims the 675 handles high frame rates for smoother performance. Together with game developers, Qualcomm optimized the 675 for the Unity, Unreal, Messiah, and NeoX gaming […]