News & Reviews: Qualcomm
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Jun 28, 2022
Qualcomm has released a new RF front-end module which supports the next generation Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6E as well as Bluetooth. Made for use for a variety of devices including smartphones, automotive, XR extended reality, PC and more, the new RF module allows manufacturers to be more cost-effective by developing Wi-Fi devices quickly.
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Jun 27, 2022
Although there's still some time to go, Qualcomm has announced that its 2022 Snapdragon Summit will go live starting on 14 November. Therefore, we now know when will the company present its next-generation flagship chip, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
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Jun 17, 2022
Since Qualcomm has announced its latest flagship chipset, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, some of you might be wondering when will the first batch of smartphones arrive. The good news is that we've received information regarding which smartphone manufacturers will join the first round of the release, and they're going to make the industry lively again.
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May 20, 2022
At last, Qualcomm has introduced the successor of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip today. It turns out that we have been calling it the wrong name, as the company put the plus sign after the eight rather than one, so it's Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1.
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May 17, 2022
South Korean tech giant Samsung is reportedly planning to use custom in-house processors specific for its popular Galaxy S series smartphones starting from the year 2025. This plan is allegedly due to the insufficient yields and poor thermal management of the latest generation of Qualcomm and Exynos chipsets.
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Qualcomm has an event on 20 May, likely for the launch of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ and Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
May 16, 2022We had received two different predictions regarding the launch of the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ chipset, with one mentioning that it'll launch in H2 2022 while the other one claims that the smartphones with the chip are arriving next month. Now, we might be able to confirm that the latter is likely to happen as Qualcomm has announced an event on 20 May.
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May 09, 2022
If you ask any smartphone enthusiasts what's the best chipset, they would probably tell you it's the Snapdragon and Apple's A Bionic chipset series. However, both of these chipsets have been taken over by MediaTek as the most popular SoC in China recently.
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May 06, 2022
Despite that many smartphones are rumoured to feature the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ made by TSMC, the chip could still face delay. According to reputable tipster Digital Chat Station, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ would only arrive by the second half of 2022.
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May 05, 2022
Back in MWC 2022 a few months ago, Qualcomm introduced the next generation of WiFi 7 connectivity. The company released more details today, namely four new Qualcomm Networking Pro Series platforms, namely the 1620, 1220, 820 and 620 models. Here's more detail about the technology.
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May 02, 2022
Besides the TSMC-produced Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, we might also be seeing the 4G variant at the upcoming announcement. According to a well-known tipster named Shadow_Leak, the chip is being prepared though not much information is given.
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