News & Reviews: Qualcomm
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Dec 04, 2019
Android smartphones powered by Qualcomm are once again set to gain more performance, with Qualcomm announcing three new mobile chipsets today. The chipmaker has revealed the Snapdragon 865, Snapdragon 765 and Snapdragon 765 5G chipsets at the Snapdragon Tech Summit 2019.
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Nov 14, 2019
We have gotten a confirmation from vivo saying that they are going to release five 5G devices next year. The devices are also said to be affordable as 5G smartphones can be quite pricey these days.
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Nov 09, 2019
Based on a statement by gizmochina.com, Qualcomm will most likely unveil their latest Snapdragon 865 chipset during the Qualcomm Tech Summit, which is on the 3 to 5 December 2019. Just like its predecessor, the Snapdragon 855 chipset, the 865 will be Qualcomm’s top of the line high-performance chipset which will most likely be used in various flagship smartphones in the future.
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Oct 22, 2019
During the 5G summit in Barcelona, OPPO’s Chief 5G Scientist Henry Tang has stated that they plan to release a dual-mode 5G-capable smartphone by the end of 2019. The aforementioned smartphone is able to support both standalone and non-standalone networks, which will improve the 5G the user experience.
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Sep 06, 2019
Qualcomm announced during IFA 2019, that majority of their Snapdragon chipsets such as the 600, 700 as well as the 800 series is expected to ship with 5G-capabilities starting next year. With that said, there is a high possibility that smartphones releasing next year that are priced under the RM1000 could come with the new 5G modem embedded in the chipset.
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Aug 09, 2019
A leaked image has recently surfaced on Geekbench, showing benchmarks for a chipset from Qualcomm called Kona. We suspect that this could be the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset, which is expected to be installed in most flagship smartphones in the year 2020.
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Jul 31, 2019
When it comes to smartphone chipsets, MediaTek does not get the same recognition as Qualcomm by the fans, even though the former has improved over the years (and nobody listens). To provide future smartphone brands with good stuff, MediaTek has just recently announced a two new gaming-centric SoCs - the Helio G90 and G90T.
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Jul 23, 2019
After the recent announcements by both US President Donald Trump and subsequently various White House officials, he has agreed to expedite or make ‘timely’ decisions (basically hurry it up) regarding special licenses for US companies like Google to sell to Huawei. Initially, US President Donald Trump said that Huawei would be allowed to do so, but afterwards White House officials said otherwise.
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May 21, 2019
If you thought Google cutting business ties with Huawei wasn’t brutal enough, Qualcomm and Intel have now hopped on the bandwagon as well. The two companies will be cutting chip supplies to the Chinese manufacturer under orders by the Trump administration.
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Apr 17, 2019
Apple and Qualcomm have finally reached a settlement, and they will no longer be continuing the back and forth lawsuit between these two parties. In light of that, Qualcomm will once again be supplying components to Apple in which they will be using for their upcoming devices.
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