News & Reviews: Qualcomm
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May 25, 2021
It seems that Qualcomm has recently unveiled the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 chip which will be embedded into most entry-level laptops and Chromebooks that are priced less than ~RM1200. While not much is known in regards to the exact laptops that will come with the aforementioned chip, it does give us a better idea of what kind of performance to expect from budget-oriented laptops.
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May 20, 2021
Mid-range chipsets are becoming more trendy now thanks to the market demands. In Qualcomm's latest development, the company have just announced a brand new Snapdragon 778G 5G Mobile Platform. Here's everything you need to know about the mid-range chipset.
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May 20, 2021
When a new Qualcomm chipset launches, you can bet that there will be smartphones powered by it. For the company's latest 5G chipset, Honor and realme are right in the mix with new devices. Now, you can expect at least two devices with the Snapdragon 778G.
According to XDA Developers, the Honor 50 series will feature the Snapdragon 778G. The company hasn't confirmed which models will feature the chipset, but expect there to be at least one variant with it. realme India CEO, Madhav Sheth, also confirms that the company will be using the new 6nm 5G chipset. In this case, the device is believed to be the realme Quicksilver.
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May 12, 2021
It seems that Digital Chat Station recently posted on the user’s Twitter account, stating that MediaTek’s upcoming Dimensity 900 chipset could perform better than Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 768G chipset. With that being said, we can expect smartphones equipped with this chipset to feature a better price to performance ratio compared to phones that are still using older Dimensity 800 series chipsets.
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Apr 28, 2021
Looks like a post by Digital Chat Station on weibo hinted that HONOR’s upcoming flagship smartphone could come equipped with the unreleased Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus chipset. Similar to the previous Snapdragon Plus variants, the chipset is expected to have higher performance compared to the base non-Plus variant.
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Apr 26, 2021
Every quarterly, there would always be a new chipset for the next generation. A good example of this is none other than the Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 865+ that were released in the same year. Now, according to a new rumour - Digital Chat Station claimed that the Snapdragon 888 Pro chipset is now being tested and is expected to launch in Q3 of 2021.
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Apr 09, 2021
Based on a report by gizmochina, it seems that Xiaomi might be planning to release 3 more smartphones this year that are equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 chipset. While not much is known in regards to when it will be available in the global market, it does give us a better idea of what to expect when it is available in the local market.
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Mar 31, 2021
Based on a report by tweaktown.com, it seems that there was a rumour going around that TSMC could increase the price per wafer by up to 25% in the near future. With that being said, it could potentially affect the prices of products equipped with TSMC-made chips by up to 25% as well.
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Mar 30, 2021
News has reported that Qualcomm is preparing for an ARM-based Snapdragon 8cx chip for Windows 10 to compete against Apple's M1 chip. Sadly, this new benchmark leak of the upcoming chip might be here to tell you not to put too much hope on it.
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Mar 25, 2021
5G still isn't accessible to many yet, but chipmakers are pushing for widespread adoption. For instance, there was the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 back in January. Well, Qualcomm also has a new mid-range 5G chipset that it just launched today.
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