Now positioning itself as a platform and dropping the Snapdragon branding for its processors; Qualcomm Inc. has announced a new mobile chip for entry-level and feature phones. The Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform (normally would have been the Qualcomm Snapdragon 205) brings moderns ‘smart’ features to low-end, low-cost devices. The Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform is designed for […]
Weeks ago, Qualcomm announced the commencement of the sampling of the Snapdragon X20 LTE chipset, its second generation Gigabit LTE solution. It is the world’s first-announced modem to support Cat 18 LTE and another step into the path of 5G. Built-using the Samsung’s leading-edge 10nm FinFET process, the Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 LTE is the first […]
Earlier this week, Netgear teamed up with Telstra, Netgear and Qualcomm to announce the world’s first commercial Gigabit LTE device – the Netgear Nighthawk M1. The mobile router uses 4×4 MIMO and Qualcomm’s X16 LTE modem (the same modem integrated into the recently launched Snapdragon 835 SoC for high end smartphones this year). The Netgear […]
At the CES 2017, Qualcomm has announced the full specifications of the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, as expected. The Samsung co-produced processor is ahead of the Snapdragon 820 and Snapdragon 821, and will be available in commercial devices sometimes in the first half of 2017. Based on Samsung’s 10nm ‘10LPE’ FInFET process, the Qualcomm Snapdragon […]
Mediatek is reportedly working on a new mid-tier processor in the Helio P series – the Mediatek Helio P35 to rival the rumoured upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 660. The new SoC is expected to use the same 10nm TSMC process used by the Mediatek Helio X30. According to a Chines report, the Mediatek Helio P35 will […]
Details of Qualcomm’s upcoming flagship mobile processor – the Snapdragon 835 has surfaced from China alongside a yet-to-be announced Snapdragon 660. Both SoCs are expected to debut sometime in 2017 and the leak also have some reported devices and brands that will make use of them. Based on the leak, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 will […]
Along with the launch of the premium-tier Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC; Qualcomm Technologies also touched on the release of a new version of its Quick Charging technology – the Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0. It is designed to deliver faster charge time, more efficiency and run cooler than prior generations. Featuring the third release of INOV […]
Qualcomm has officially presented its next-gen premium-tier mobile processor – Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, built in collaboration with Samsung Electronics. The new SoC is built using Samsung’s 10nm FinFET process tech which is superior to the 14nm process used by the Snapdragon 820/821 SoCs. Compared to the 14nm FinFET process technology, Samsung’s 10nm process node offers […]
About two weeks ago, Qualcomm Technologies announced its first 5G Modem at its 4G/5G summit in Honh Kong. The Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem will help usher in a new generation of cellular services and engineered to support unprecedented download speeds of up to 5Gbps, which is 5x faster than the fastest 4G modem – […]
Qualcomm has added three new additions to the Snapdragon processor family – the Snapdragon 653, Snapdragon 626 and Snapdragon 427. The trio offer various upgrades over previous gen chipsets and are designed to improve charge times, performance and enhance connectivity. All three provide Dual Camera support and incoprates both Quick Charge 3.0 technology and the […]