Category: Qualcomm

Qualcomm Quick Charge 3+ announced, can charge devices from 0% to 50% in 15 minutes

Qualcomm introduced Quick Charge 3 fast charging technology back in 2015 for both smartphones powered by both flagship and mid-range SoCs at that time. Even though the company had introduced Quick Charge 4 in 2016 and Quick Charge 4+ in 2017, the company has now announced Quick Charge 3 fast charging technology for mid-range smartphones. It says that this can charge a phone from 0%-50% in 15 minutes, which is up to 35% faster and is 9° Celsius cooler compared to previous generations. Continue reading “Qualcomm Quick Charge 3+ announced, can charge devices from 0% to 50% in 15 minutes”

Qualcomm 212 LTE IoT Modem, world’s most power efficient NB2 IoT Chipset announced

A future where the world is filled with IoT devices is not very far off and Qualcomm just brought us one step closer. With the launch of the Qualcomm 212 LTE IoT Modem, they have created the world’s most power efficient single-mode NB2 (NB-IoT) chipset that requires less than one micro-amp (1uA) of sleep current to function.

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Qualcomm to integrate its 3D Sonic ultrasonic fingerprint sensors onto BOE’s flexible OLED displays

Qualcomm Technologies has announced a partnership with BOE Technology Group, that will enable collaboration between two companies to develop display products that feature Qualcomm’s 3D Sonic ultrasonic fingerprint sensors. The collaboration will result in technology integration among various fields like mobile, 5G technologies, XR and IoT.

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Samsung Galaxy Note20+ could be powered by Snapdragon 865+ clocked up to 3.09GHz

Samsung’s latest Galaxy S20 series is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 in select countries, now the Galaxy Note20+ with the model number SM-N986U has surfaced in Geekbench listing revealing Snapdragon 865+ processor with clock speeds up to 3.09GHz. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note20+ could be powered by Snapdragon 865+ clocked up to 3.09GHz”

Qualcomm QCC514X and QCC304X series ultra-low-power Bluetooth audio SoCs announced

Qualcomm has announced their successor to the QCC5100 and QCC30xx series Bluetooth audio SoC, called the QCC514X and Qualcomm QCC304X respectively. It offers many improvements like increased battery life and comfort, integrated dedicated hardware for Hybrid Qualcomm ANC, Voice Assistant support, premium wireless sound and more.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 5G Reference Design for extended reality headsets announced

Back in December 2019, Qualcomm announced its 5G-supported extended reality (XR) platform called the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Platform. Now, Qualcomm has revealed a reference design for the XR2 platform to help customers bring the extended reality platform to the consumers and enterprise.

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Qualcomm showcases Wi-Fi 6E operation with up to 1.8Gbps transfer speed using 6GHz spectrum

Qualcomm Technologies, a leader in mobile networking products has showcased an over-the-air demonstration for Wi-Fi 6E operation that uses the 6GHz spectrum. The demonstration was enabled by Qualcomm’s FastConnect mobile connectivity subsystem working along with Qualcomm’s Networking Pro Series Wi-Fi Access Point.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 3rd generation 5nm 5G modem with up to 7.5Gbps download speeds announced

The race for 5G surges ahead as major 5G modem chip manufacturer, Qualcomm has announced its 3rd generation 5G modem-to-antenna solution called the Snapdragon X60. It features the worlds first 5nm 5G baseband and has spectrum aggregation across all key 5G bands and combinations.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G 8nm, 662 and 460 11nm Mobile Platforms with Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, ISRO’s NavIC announced

Qualcomm has introduced Snapdragon 720G, 662 and 460 Mobile Platforms with 4G connectivity, Wi-Fi 6 features and integrated Bluetooth 5.1 with advanced audio via the Qualcomm FastConnect 6-series subsystems, support Dual-Frequency (L1 and L5) GNSS to improve location positioning accuracy and robustness, and are the first system-on-chip solutions to support Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC). These new platforms also feature the Qualcomm AI Engine and Qualcomm Sensing Hub. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G 8nm, 662 and 460 11nm Mobile Platforms with Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, ISRO’s NavIC announced”

Qualcomm introduces aptX Voice audio codec for HD voice calls through Bluetooth

Smartphone manufacturers have been improving the voice quality on smartphones through better hardware every time to offer the best voice quality experience to users. In the past, brands like Xiaomi have also experimented with Cantilever piezoelectric ceramic acoustic system instead of an earpiece. Although the voice call quality also depends on the network, the quality of the voice calls made through Bluetooth accessories is not there yet. Now, Qualcomm’s new aptX voice codec aims to solve this issue and this comes after the introduction of aptX and aptX HD technologies for music streaming previously.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 platform with AI and 5G for Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality devices announced

Qualcomm announced the worlds first 5G-supported extended reality (XR) platform called the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Platform. It boasts multiple new technologies that Qualcomm claims to give the newer platform 2x the CPU and GPU performance, 4x more video bandwidth, 6x higher resolution and 11x AI improvement over the precious XR platform.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c 8nm and Snapdragon 8c 7nm Compute platforms for always on, always connected PCs announced

Qualcomm announced its next-generation Snapdragon 865, Snapdragon 765, and Snapdragon 865 7nm Mobile Platforms recently. Last year, the company also announced 8cx 7nm Compute Platform for thin. light, and always on, always connected Windows 10 PCs – Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx. Now, Qualcomm has announced the new Snapdragon 7c and Snapdragon 8c which joins the previously announced Snapdragon 8cx.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, Snapdragon 765, and Snapdragon 765G 7nm 5G Mobile Platforms — All you need to know

In recent times, the hype for 5G technology has been high thanks to the growing adoption of the next-gen high-speed network and the cray high speeds combined with a plethora of use cases. Smartphone manufacturers also incorporated the same in some of their smartphones launched this year and in 2020, almost all smartphones will come with support for 5G. Thanks to the stiff competition in the SoC market, there has been rapid development in the development of 5G chipsets. On similar lines, Qualcomm has now launched its next-generation flagship Snapdragon 865 chipset along with a new 7 Series Snapdragon 765/765 5G chipset. In this article, let us find more details about the newly launched chipsets from Qualcomm.

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Qualcomm 3D Sonic Max is the world’s largest fingerprint sensor with simultaneous two-finger sensing

At the Qualcomm Tech Summit 2019 Day 1, the company’s also introduced 3D Sonic Max, which it says it the world’s largest fingerprint sensor, making it 17 times larger than the previous generation eliminating the need to carefully align your finger with the sensor area. Continue reading “Qualcomm 3D Sonic Max is the world’s largest fingerprint sensor with simultaneous two-finger sensing”

OPPO, ZTE, Motorola and others to launch Snapdragon 865-powered 5G phones in 2020

At the Snapdragon Tech Summit 2019 Xiaomi confirmed Snapdragon 765G for its K30 smartphone that will be introduced in China next week and their Mi 10 smartphone with Snapdragon 865 will be introduced in Q1 2019. Nokia said that its 765G-powered 5G phone will be introduced in 2020. In addition, several other companies such as OPPO, ZTE and Motorola also announced their plans to launch Snapdragon 865-powered 5G phones in 2020. Continue reading “OPPO, ZTE, Motorola and others to launch Snapdragon 865-powered 5G phones in 2020”