Category: Qualcomm

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 11nm Mobile Platform with up to 2.2 GHz CPU announced

Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon 678, the company’s next generation Mobile Platform in the 600-tier and the successor of Snapdragon 675 that was introduced back in 2018. This has Qualcomm Kryo 460 CPU clocked up to 2.2GHz, compared to 2GHz in the predecessor and has Qualcomm Adreno 612 GPU, which the company says has been improved compared to the predecessor, offering faster speeds with greater efficiency. The Qualcomm Hexagon 685 DSP adds smarter, more robust computing while prolonging power even further. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 11nm Mobile Platform with up to 2.2 GHz CPU announced”

Snapdragon Conquest: Free fire Open 2020 registrations begin

Last month Qualcomm announced Snapdragon Conquest, its first-ever mobile Esports program in India. It already said that Snapdragon Conquest: Free fire Open 2020 will have a prize pool of Rs. 50 lakh and there is no entry/registration fee charged for participating in the tournament. Today it has started registrations for it on snapdragonconquest.com. Continue reading “Snapdragon Conquest: Free fire Open 2020 registrations begin”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5nm 5G Mobile Platform detailed: Kryo 680 CPUs, 35% faster Adreno 660 GPU, built-in Snapdragon X60 5G modem

After unveiling the Snapdragon 888 yesterday, Qualcomm detailed the Snapdragon 888, the company’s latest 5G Mobile Platform that is built on 5nm process technology from Samsung.  The SoC uses Qualcomm Kryo 680 cores clocked up to 2.84GHz offering up to a 25% improved CPU performance, thanks to new Arm Cortex-X1 prime core. The Qualcomm Adreno 660 GPU offers up to 35% faster graphics rendering and is 20% more power efficient compared to the Snapdragon 865. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5nm 5G Mobile Platform detailed: Kryo 680 CPUs, 35% faster Adreno 660 GPU, built-in Snapdragon X60 5G modem”

OPPO’s upcoming Find X 5G flagship smartphone to feature Snapdragon 888 SoC

Yesterday, mobile CPU manufacturer Qualcomm revealed their newest flagship SoC that will power the smartphones of 2021, called the Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform. OPPO has announced that their upcoming Find X series 5G smartphones will one of the first smartphones to feature the Snapdragon 888 SoC in 2021. Continue reading “OPPO’s upcoming Find X 5G flagship smartphone to feature Snapdragon 888 SoC”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform official; Will power Xiaomi Mi 11, upcoming OnePlus, ROG Phone and more

Qualcomm just made the Snapdragon 888, the company’s latest flagship 5G Mobile Platform official at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit 2020 digital event. “The number 8 has represented our premium tier for over a decade — and this platform is the epitome of premium. It’s our most advanced platform EVER, and it’s kicking off a new era for mobile,” said Alex Katouzian, senior vice president and general manager of mobile, compute and infrastructure at Qualcomm Technologies. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform official; Will power Xiaomi Mi 11, upcoming OnePlus, ROG Phone and more”

Qualcomm Snapdragon Conquest Mobile Esports Tournament launched in India with Rs. 50 lakh prize money

Qualcomm Technologies has launched Snapdragon Conquest, its first-ever mobile Esports program in India. Through this tournament the company will be delivering superior gaming experiences directly to gamers and is expected to encompass multiple events throughout the year, enabling competitive gaming across multiple game titles and is designed to engage mobile gamers across all segments and levels of proficiency. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon Conquest Mobile Esports Tournament launched in India with Rs. 50 lakh prize money”

iPhone 12 teardown confirms Snapdragon X55 5G modem; Apple to use Snapdragon X60, X65 and X70 modems in future iPhones

Apple introduced the iPhone 12 series smartphones with 5G support last week. A tear down video from China has confirmed that the phone uses Qualcomm SDX55 5G modem, which is X55 5G that is also used with Snapdragon 865. The iPhone 11 series used Intel XMM7660 4G mode. Continue reading “iPhone 12 teardown confirms Snapdragon X55 5G modem; Apple to use Snapdragon X60, X65 and X70 modems in future iPhones”

Qualcomm introduces 5G infrastructure platforms; Qualcomm and Jio achieve over 1Gbps speed in trials

Qualcomm just announced its full portfolio of 5G infrastructure semiconductor platforms designed for broad deployment scenarios, ranging from macro base stations with massive MIMO to micro base stations with compact designs, to accelerate the cellular ecosystem transition toward virtualized and interoperable radio access networks (RAN) – a trend driven by 5G. It introduced three new 5G RAN platforms: Qualcomm Radio Unit Platform, Qualcomm Distributed Unit Platform, and Qualcomm Distributed Radio Unit Platform. Continue reading “Qualcomm introduces 5G infrastructure platforms; Qualcomm and Jio achieve over 1Gbps speed in trials”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G 5G Mobile Platform announced, to power Xiaomi smartphone first

Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon 750G 5G Mobile Platform. It features Qualcomm Kryo 570 CPU, which delivers up to 20% compared to Snapdragon 730G and the Qualcomm Adreno 619 GPU promises up to 10% better graphics rendering compared to Snapdragon 730G, and offers Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming features for smooth, low-latency gaming experience. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G 5G Mobile Platform announced, to power Xiaomi smartphone first”

Qualcomm announces Adaptive Active Noise Cancellation technology for truly wireless earbuds

Truly wireless earbuds have increased in popularity in recent times and one of the premium features available to consumers is active noise cancellation. The feature previously needed manufacturers to develop the technology separately for their products on their own, however that might change as Qualcomm has announced their Adaptive Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) technology which would be directly integrated into their Audio SoCs.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G 7nm Compute Platform for ultra-thin Always On, Always Connected PCs announced

Qualcomm at the IFA announced Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G compute platform, which is its most advanced and efficient compute platform offering superior performance and multi-day battery life, 5G connectivity, enterprise-grade security and AI acceleration, as well as advanced camera and audio technology. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G 7nm Compute Platform for ultra-thin Always On, Always Connected PCs announced”

Qualcomm to expand 5G support to Snapdragon 4-series in early 2021

Qualcomm has been steadily pushing 5G connectivity capabilities to its latest generation of Snapdragon series processors in the past year. The latest to join the family of 5G capable chipsets is the Snapdragon 4-series SoC, which are slated to launch in smartphones in 2021.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G 8nm Mobile Platform offers up to 2.3GHz CPU, 15% faster GPU, to power POCO X3

Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon 732G Mobile Platform, successor of Snapdragon 730G that offers upgraded GPU and CPU compared to the previous generation. The prime CPU core clock speed in 732G us up to 2.3 GHz, compared to 2.2 GHz in the predecessor and the Adreno 618 GPU offers 15% improvement in graphics rendering.

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Qualcomm wins court appeal against FTC over patent licensing practices

After a lengthy court battle that lasted nearly 4 years, a US appeals court this week finally ruled in favour of Qualcomm against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over a case of unfair patent licensing practices. As a result, Qualcomm would no longer be forced to renegotiate their old deals with customers.

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Qualcomm Quick Charge 5 100W+ charging platform announced — 0 to 100% in 15 minutes

Qualcomm just announced Qualcomm Quick Charge 5, which is the world’s first commercially viable fast charging platform to support more than 100W charging power in a smartphone. It lets you charge devices from 0 to 50 percent battery power in just 5 minutes and 0 to 100% in less than 15 minutes. It also uses Qualcomm Battery Saver and the new Qualcomm Smart Identification of Adapter Capabilities technology for the best efficiency and help extend the battery life cycle on a device. Continue reading “Qualcomm Quick Charge 5 100W+ charging platform announced — 0 to 100% in 15 minutes”