News & Reviews:   Qualcomm

In another addition to the 7-Series, Qualcomm just announced a new Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Mobile Platform. Like the other new chips, the new platform offers on-device generative AI capabilities for mobile gaming, camera and video, and more.

Today, Qualcomm has unveiled a brand new Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 Mobile Platform. As the name suggests, this chipset was designed for entry-level and budget-friendly devices making 5G more accessible and reliable.

Transsion, a company that manufactures devices under the Tecno, Infinix and Itel brands is being sued by Qualcomm and Phillips for allegedly using their intellectual property without paying a license. In a Financial Times report , Shenzen-based Transsion is also under pressure from Nokia to pay for a license to use technology whose patents are held by the leading Finnish telecommunications company.

In case you missed it, Qualcomm will be launching the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset from 21 to 23 October 2024. There was also news from reputable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo that the new chipsets will be used on all the Samsung Galaxy S25 series next year.

Qualcomm’s next-gen flagship mobile processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 has been in the rumour mills for a while and now, we finally have an official date for its release. Taking to its official website, Qualcomm announced that the Snapdragon Summit 2024, which the processor is expected to be announced, will take place in October this year.

Qualcomm has quietly unveiled a new entry-level mid-range SoC, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 3. Essentially an overclocked Snapdragon 695 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1, read on to learn more.

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As announced by Qualcomm before, the Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus processors will be coming to PCs this year and we got some new updates on that. Microsoft and global OEMs have revealed which processor they will be using alongside Copilot+, a new AI technology that can revolutionize how users interact with their PCs. 

Qualcomm is set to switch to its custom Oryon core with the official announcement of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. This transition marks the first time Qualcomm completely switches to an in-house CPU design. However, the new chipset is rumoured to be quite expensive, forcing phone manufacturers to carefully evaluate their device configurations to maintain competitive pricing.

Qualcomm has announced that Chinese tech giant HUAWEI is no longer using its mobile chips and that the latter is now utilising its in-house processors. This is after the US banned Qualcomm and Intel from exporting chips to the company.