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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...

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is Here to Power Phones Not Made by Google

Kellen November 15, 2022 21

Qualcomm's end-of-year Hawaii vacation for tech press kicked off this week, which means new Snapdragon announcements! The chipmaker did indeed bring us one big reveal today - the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a chip that will power almost all of the major smartphones...

Samsung Galaxy S23 Goes All-In With Qualcomm

Kellen November 4, 2022 10

The Galaxy S23 should be only months away from a release, assuming Samsung sticks to the launch timing they've met for several years now. When they do release their next high-end phone series, expect a lot of Qualcomm chips inside and a lot less Exynos across...

A First Look at Mobvoi’s Next TicWatch With Qualcomm’s W5+ Chip

Kellen July 20, 2022 6

After a brief mention of Mobvoi's upcoming TicWatch that will be the first to run the new Snapdragon W5+ from Qualcomm, the watchmaker has now revealed a first teaser image of it. Spoiler alert: It looks like a TicWatch. The above image shows off a shadowy,...

Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon W5+ Chip for Wearables Makes “Most Advanced Leap Yet”

Kellen July 19, 2022 18

Every two years, Qualcomm introduces a new (or should I say "new") wearable chipset that will power a new range of smartwatches, many of which run Wear OS. During the days of the Snapdragon Wear 2100 and 3100 chips, I think it's safe to say that Wear OS...

Qualcomm Teases “Big” New Smartwatch Chipset

Kellen July 14, 2022 6

A new Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear chip might be on the horizon, folks. Whether it's the Snapdragon Wear 5100 or something else, Qualcomm started teasing a piece of "big" news this week, with all of the cheeky references to watches and clocks you could ask for....

Qualcomm’s $1,500 Snapdragon Phone is for Superfans Who Don’t Like Updates

Kellen June 14, 2022 7

A year ago, Qualcomm announced a phone that it planned to sell to the Snapdragon Superfans of the world, which is never not going to be a weird thing to type, because such a thing can't exist, right? That thought aside, the phone was only produced in a limited...