News & Reviews: Processor
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May 23, 2022
MediaTek has come back with two mid-range chips, Dimensity 1050 and Dimensity 930. The semiconductor company accounted for almost 50% of the market share of Android devices last year, and it seems like it's aiming to get higher than that by being more active in making new chips in 2022.
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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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Apr 15, 2022
TSMC will reportedly enter mass production for the next-generation 3nm process in the second half of 2022. According to the source, the semiconductor manufacturer is on track to supply Apple with its latest technology in 2023.
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Jan 11, 2022
HUAWEI has had a rough time with its chip division HiSilicon due to the trade ban imposed by the US. However, it looks like the Chinese tech company is planning for a strong comeback this year by uploading this intriguing poster, as it suggests that HUAWEI will bring the chips back after a 2-year hiatus.
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Dec 01, 2021
After the much teased Snapdragon naming scheme, Qualcomm has officially unveiled the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 premium 5G mobile platform. As mentioned before in our previous news, the new Snapdragon 8 leads the way into a new era of premium mobile technology. This includes 5G, AI, mobile gaming, camera, WiFi and Bluetooth technologies.
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Oct 20, 2021
With the recent announcement of the Google Pixel 6 series, Google has joined Apple, Samsung and Huawei for making its own chipset - the Google Tensor. Besides these phone brands, other Android phone manufacturers rely on either Qualcomm or MediaTek for chipsets. However, there are now new reports that OPPO is developing a new chipset as well.
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Oct 18, 2021
On 19 October, Google will launch its highly-anticipated Pixel 6 series along with the in-house chipset Tensor. Besides Google, someone might also be interested in making a new in-house chipset that fits better with its own devices. According to the latest information, Microsoft could be planning to develop its own for the Surface devices.
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Oct 12, 2021
Samsung produces in-house chipsets, but they barely get used by the company's own smartphones. However, things might be changing soon as the latest report claims that the Korean tech giant is planning to push the usage of the Exynos chip among the Galaxy devices.
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Oct 05, 2021
The iPhone 13 series could be better than what Apple has claimed. According to the latest report, the A15 Bionic chip that powers all the models is actually more capable than what is written on paper. After conducting the test, 12% gain was found over Apple's own claim of the A15 being 50% faster.
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Sep 06, 2021
It's almost time for the next-gen flagship war with the chip makers preparing their 4nm offerings for the smartphone companies. According to a Chinese tipster from Weibo, the upcoming MediaTek Dimensity 2000 will be based on TSMC's 4nm process, which might give it a chance to rival other powerful contenders.
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