Samsung is bringing back its homegrown Exynos chipset back to the flagship Galaxy lineup in several markets outside the US. The Samsung Exynos 2400 was teased late last year. Let us go through the list of countries where Samsung is using Snapdragon and Exynos.
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Qualcomm Technologies and Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team have formed a strategic collaboration that will make use of the power of Snapdragon technology. Continue reading “Qualcomm and Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team sign multi-year agreement”
Qualcomm Technologies unveiled Snapdragon Satellite at CES 2023, the world’s first satellite-based two-way messaging solution for premium smartphones. Snapdragon Satellite will connect people all over the world through mobile messaging, starting with devices based on the top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon Satellite world’s first two-way messaging solution for Smartphones announced”
Earlier today, Qualcomm held a lengthy two-hour keynote extolling the improvements brought along by the all-new Snapdragon 855 system-on-chip. One of the more interesting and tangible enhancements talked about was on the imaging front. At the heart of the improvements sits the all-new Spectra 380 ISP that is poised to push mobile imaging and videography forward quite significantly. Let’s take a closer look. Continue reading “5 ways Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 chip improves mobile imaging”
Qualcomm had announced the Snapdragon 710 platform built on the 10nm process last month in China. FoneArena got a chance to speak to Kedar Kondap, Vice President, Product Management, Qualcomm Technologies about the announcement. The Snapdragon 710 platform is positioned between the flagship 800 series and the budget 600 series. We are curious to hear about Qualcomm’s idea behind the 710. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 aims to elevate the mobile experience”
The Redmi Note 5 Pro and OPPO F7 represent some of the most powerful smartphones that both the brands have to offer. What’s even more interesting is that they both sport all new chipsets. The Redmi Note 5 Pro with the Snapdragon 636 and the OPPO F7 with the MediaTek Helio P60, both smartphones are the first of their kind. We put the two through our standard test benchmark suite and here are the results. Continue reading “OPPO F7 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Benchmarks Comparison – MediaTek Helio P60 vs Snapdragon 636”
Qualcomm today announced the new Artificial Intelligence engine consisting of several hardware and software components to accelerate on-device AI-enabled user experiences. The new AI engine will be supported on Snapdragon 845, 835, 820 and 660 mobile platforms, and the latest Snapdragon 845 with on-device AI processing. Continue reading “Qualcomm AI Engine with support for existing Snapdragon mobile platforms announced”
Lenovo has partnered with Qualcomm and Microsoft to launch a Snapdragon powered Always Connected PC – Miix 630 at CES 2018. HP and Asus launched their products in December last year at the Snapdragon Summit. I got my hands on the Miix 630 2-1 detachable and it is a pretty nice effort by Lenovo.
The Smartron tphone arguably has one of the most interesting and unique designs among smartphones in the market. However, it is not just a pretty face and there is plenty going on underneath the hood that makes it quite powerful.
Continue reading “The Smartron tphone – An all round beast of a smartphone”
Earlier this month, LeEco announced their Le Max 2 smartphone which officially became the first smartphone to be announced in India with 6GB of RAM. The OnePlus 3 follows hot on its heels with 6GB of RAM as well. However, OnePlus will get the first mover advantage since the device will be available starting from 15th June onwards while the LeMax 2 will be available from 28th June only.
Continue reading “OnePlus 3 vs LeEco Le Max 2 – What’s Different”
Another year and we have another new flagship from OnePlus. The third generation however seems to have gotten a big makeover in terms of design as well as specifications. Let’s compare the specifications of the smartphones in detail to see what has changed and what has remained the same if anything.
Continue reading “OnePlus 3 vs OnePlus 2 – What’s Different”
Things aren’t also black and white especially when it comes to technology. Common misconceptions among public like more megapixels mean better quality and more cores mean better performance are tough to correct without a proper explanation. We’ve already written about 5 common smartphone myths. In this post, we’ll be taking a look at two processors in detail; the Snapdragon 617 and Snapdragon 801 from Qualcomm in particular to see how they stack up against each other and which one is the better choice for you.
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The ZTE Nubia X8 has appeared on several leaks in the past but the latest leak showcases its powerful hardware. The device will have 3 different variants apparently, the most powerful of which will pack 6GB of RAM and a Snapdragon 823 SoC.
The sub-15,000 rupee category is a segment where there is a lot of competition between brands to capture the attention of the public. While there is plenty of choices available, we feel that the Honor 5X is probably the best one in the lot and here are 5 reasons why you should buy the device.
Earlier, it was expected that if you pack the latest processor from Qualcomm, it would in effect be able to have the fast charging properties of the particular processor. However, the OnePlus 2 showed that it is possible to remove the fast charging abilities if needed. Similarly, now it seems that Samsung have bundled only QuickCharge 2.0 with their Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge while LG’s G5 is capable of doing QuickCharge 3.0.
Continue reading “LG G5 supports Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0 but Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge don’t”
