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Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Uses 4nm Platform, Will Power Mid-Range Phones Later This Year

Tim June 26, 2023 4

Qualcomm unveiled Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 this morning, set to power smart devices in the Value category later this year. 4 Gen 2 is the first 4-series Snapdragon chipset built on a 4nm platform, designed to provide improved battery life and efficiency. Specs wise,...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Announcement Likely Earlier Than Usual

Kellen June 2, 2023 2

Qualcomm has already set a date to announce what we assume will be the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and it's earlier than usual. Mark those calendars because Qualcomm's last couple of chips have been great. With the rebrand of the Snapdragon top tier chip to the "8 Gen"...

Snapdragon’s Game Super Resolution Can Change Mobile Gaming

Tim April 26, 2023 10

Part of Snapdragon's Elite Gaming suite of technologies, Qualcomm announced Game Super Resolution (Snapdragon GSR) today, poised to bring better performance and improved battery life to mobile games like Call of Duty Warzone Mobile, Jade Dynasty: New Fantasy,...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 Mobile Platform Brings the Power

Tim March 17, 2023 1

Qualcomm announced and detailed the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 Mobile Platform this week, with the platform itself being a combination of the Kryo CPU, Adreno GPU, Snapdragon X62 5G Modem-RF System, and a suite of other technologies. Long story short, Qualcomm says...

Nothing Phone (2) Has a Proper Premium Chipset

Kellen February 28, 2023 8

The Nothing Phone (1) launch wasn't exactly a great one. The awkward hype leading up to it, knowing it might be a mid-range phone, that ended with the last minute "Oh by the way, sorry, US folks!" revelation was all kind of gross. In the end, we got an iPhone...

Mobvoi’s TicWatch Pro 5 Likely Stopped Through FCC

Kellen February 21, 2023 24

Remember the Qualcomm Snapdragon W5+, the next-gen wearables chip that would bring forth a powerful and important age of smartwatches? Of course you don't. Qualcomm announced it almost a year ago and hasn't delivered a single watch with the chip inside. Mobvoi...

Report: Samsung to Only Use Snapdragon Chips in Premium Phones for Time Being

Tim January 26, 2023 9

News is making its way out of South Korea this week, detailing that for the time being, Samsung will only use Qualcomm-made Snapdragon chips in its premium smartphones across the globe. Related: Reserve your Galaxy S23 device here. Why does this matter? Well,...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Satellite Could Save Your Life Some Day

Tim January 5, 2023 1

With Apple recently introducing a satellite-based emergency communications system for the latest generation of iPhones, it was merely a matter of time before all other companies with a focus on mobile communications would work to deliver something similar to...