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The First OSOM Phone is Powered by Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Kellen May 20, 2022 12

The second half of 2022 will be dominated by the usual suspects, like Samsung and Google and Apple. You shouldn't focus all of your energy there, though. A couple of newcomers to the scene, with past experience in making smartphones we liked, are bringing...

Qualcomm Shows Off Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, Teases Upcoming Phones

Kellen May 20, 2022 11

Qualcomm is finishing off the week with big mobile chipset news - the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is official, as is another powerful chip, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. For those looking to buy non-Google Pixel phones later in the year, these will likely be behind the...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear 5100 Chip Details Leak

Kellen February 22, 2022 6

Qualcomm seems to (finally) understand that wearables are a big deal. I say that because we all know the story of their sluggish rollout of new chips for Google's Wear OS platform that almost lead to the death of it, as manufacturers walked away without any...

A New Motorola “Frontier 22” Flagship has Leaked With Mystery High-End Qualcomm Chip

Kellen January 25, 2022 16

Motorola re-entered the flagship arena almost two years ago with the Motorola Edge+, a premium device that was limited to Verizon in the US. After taking another break from selling $1,000 phones, Motorola seems to be eyeing 2022 as another opportunity to go...

Qualcomm Announced Its Snapdragon 8 Platform for All the Next Non-Google Phones

Kellen December 1, 2021 18

Qualcomm's Snapdragon Tech Summit is taking place this week in Hawaii and the company did as it always does at this event, it announced the new high-end chip for smartphones for the upcoming year. Please welcome in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. I'll keep this short,...

Qualcomm Realizes No One Cares and It Can Stop Saying “5G” All the Time

Kellen November 22, 2021 3

We've been told that "5G is here" for at least 3 years now even if it most definitely has not been here on a level that will make a difference in your life. During that time, the technology has evolved, carriers have tried to be "first" or fastest or the most...

Qualcomm Clearly Mad About Google Tensor, Tries to Meme

Tim October 14, 2021 44

If you're on Twitter, you've likely seen the latest trend that has a statement or quote followed by a ton of red flag emoji. It's basically a warning sign meme, and of course, companies are trying to get on it for social media currency in the form of likes and...

Verizon 5G Upload Speeds Hit New Highs in Latest Lab Trials

Tim October 14, 2021 9

Verizon announced this week that during lab trials while testing the latest and greatest 5G mmWave technology in partnership with Samsung and Qualcomm, it reached wireless upload speeds of 711 Mbps. While download speeds have exceeded this number for some time...