News & Reviews:   Qualcomm

Right after the US government had given license to firms for supplying chips to Huawei, the next good news to the China tech company is getting the approval to work with Sony and OmniVision once again for receiving their tech components.

Based on a statement by Digital Chat Station on weibo, it seems that OPPO could be the first to come equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 chipset. While not much is known in regards to the release date, our source did mention that the aforementioned chipset will likely come with similar performance minus a few features as the flagship chipset.

When it comes to electronics, other than becoming more powerful there's always the option of becoming more compact. And it seems that's what Qualcomm wants to do with routers. The company has unveiled a new architecture for routers that can be powerful yet stay compact.

Previously, there were reports that Samsung was going to manufacture Qualcomm's chipsets but here's another new one. Qualcomm has chosen Samsung Electronics over Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to manufacture 5G mobile application processors, namely the Snapdragon 750.

If you've been following recent gaming news, you'd know how big a hit Genshin Impact turned out to be. The game garnered 23 million downloads on mobile alone, proving that a lot of gamers do play such high-end games on their phone. This could be why Qualcomm itself wants to have a go at the market and create gaming phones.

As we continue to surf through 2020, the tech industry continues to thrive and do what they can. In Qualcomm's case, it seems that they have officially sent invites about their upcoming Tech Summit Digital 2020 that will be held on 1-2 December 2020. In the description, the company said they are going to announce the latest and greatest Snapdragon news.

Other than launching their latest flagship chipset soon, Qualcomm is also ready to unveil the Snapdragon 775G on the same stage as well. The Snapdragon 775G will be the successor of the Snapdragon 765G which powers several upper mid-range smartphones like the OnePlus Nord and LG Velvet.

One of the most exciting things about the next-gen flagship smartphones is the 5nm process. With Apple leading the scene by launching the A14 Bionic on Wednesday, other chip manufacturers will soon announce their works too in the near future. Now, it is reported that Qualcomm's Snapdragon 875 and Samsung's Exynos 1000 will adopt the same architecture design.

Based on a report by myfixguide.com, it seems that Qualcomm has contracted Samsung to manufacture the Snapdragon 875G chipset, which could be released somewhere around the end of this year. While not much is known in regards to which smartphone will come with the aforementioned chip, we do know that the contract is worth around ~RM3.5 billion.

Based on a statement by techradar.com, it seems that Qualcomm has contracted Samsung to manufacture their Snapdragon 4 series chipset which is geared towards entry-level smartphones. While there is no news on which smartphones will come equipped with the aforementioned chipset, our source mentioned that the chip will be used by manufacturers such as Motorola, OPPO, Xiaomi, and more.