Qualcomm announces new Snapdragon 870 5G
The Snapdragon 865+ has higher clocks and a few changes
Qualcomm has announced its newest Snapdragon chipset, the Snapdragon 870 5G. While the Snapdragon 888 SoC will be reserved for the high-end, smartphone makers that get the new Snapdragon 870 5G for slightly cheaper 5G-enabled smartphones.
Qualcomm Nuvia has acquisition automotive angle
Analysis: General Motors, Renault, Bosh, Continental, and co.
Automotive plays a vital role in the Nuvia deal. Nuvia has a data center chip that will tape out first, but what works in a data center can quickly be turned into an automotive chip. An Automotive/self-driving chip is nothing but a data center on wheels designed to be power-aware and process tremendous amounts of data from multiple sensors.
Industry responds to Qualcomm Nuvia acquisition
Analysis: 22 quotes as Qualcomm partner need a custom ARM CPU core
After the initial article about the acquisition of high performance/high-efficiency Nuvia Phoenix core means for Qualcomm, I wanted to address industry quotes and the overwhelming response. It comes down to a single bottom line. Qualcomm will be able to compete with Apple CPU cores in a few years.
Samsung's Galaxy S21/S21+ go for wider audience
A lower resolution Infinity-O screen with punch hole and lower price
While Samsung kicked off its Unpacked event with Galaxy Buds Pro and Galaxy Smart Tag trackers, all eyes were pointed at its Galaxy S-series smartphone lineup, and the wait is finally over as the Galaxy S21 series comes in three versions, Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+ and the flagship Galaxy S21 Ultra.
Cristiano Amon appointed CEO-Elect at Qualcomm
Steve Mollenkopf to Retire as CEO in June
Qualcomm finished strong with Snapdragon 888 and started the first working day of January with its Snapdragon 480 5G announcement. After 26 years at the company, the new big announcement is that Steve Mollenkopf will retire as a CEO. He was CEO since March 2014.
Xiaomi announces the Mi 11
The first one with Snapdragon 888 SoC
Xiaomi has officially announced the new flagship smartphone, the Mi 11. The Mi 11 is also the first officially announced smartphone with the new Snapdragon 888 SoC and paves the way for flagships in 2021.
Qualcomm shows official Snapdragon 888 SoC benchmark results
Looking forward to smartphones in Q1 2021
Following the announcement of its latest flagship Snapdragon 888 chipset, Qualcomm has now shared the first official benchmark results, showing just how much performance is packed in this new chipset.
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 678 SoC
A performance update of the Snapdragon 675 SoC
Qualcomm has announced its latest Snapdragon 6-series SoC, the 11nm Snapdragon 678, which comes as a much-needed performance update to the Snapdragon 675 SoC, released back in 2018.
Qualcomm is not taking the M1 chip seriously enough
Tame Apple press gets its knickers in a knot
The Tame Apple Press is incandescent with rage that Qualcomm is not worried about Apple’s new Apple's M1 Macs.
Qualcomm reveals Snapdragon 888 SoC technical details
Improvements across the board
After initially announcing its 5nm Snapdragon 888 platform yesterday, Qualcomm has now revealed some official technical specifications, showing improvements all across the chip, with the new Kryo 680 CPU, Adreno 660 GPU, new Spectra 580 ISP, Hexagon 780 processor, and more.