You told us: You’re interested in a Snapdragon handheld that runs PC games

by dbadmin | Sep 4, 2023 | Gaming, Poll results, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon, Survey Results, Surveys

Credit: Qualcomm Qualcomm announced three new Snapdragon chips for gaming handhelds a couple of weeks ago, but an executive reportedly confirmed that it was testing its handheld chips with a translation layer to play Windows games. The executive also claimed that the...

Qualcomm is laying the foundation for a proper Steam Deck rival

by dbadmin | Aug 25, 2023 | Gaming, News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon, Windows

Credit: Qualcomm Qualcomm’s gaming director has revealed that it’s working on “stuff” that isn’t Android or necessarily Windows. The exec also confirmed it was testing its handheld chips with translation layers to run Windows games. This strongly suggests that...

Some 2024 flagship phones might stick with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 instead

by dbadmin | Aug 14, 2023 | News, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Credit: Qualcomm A leaker has claimed that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 might be a little too pricey for some brands. They add that some OEMs will use cheaper chipsets in their standard models instead. Qualcomm is widely expected to launch the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 flagship...

The Redmi 12 5G is the first phone with the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

by dbadmin | Aug 1, 2023 | News, Qualcomm Snapdragon, Redmi, Xiaomi

Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority The Redmi 12 5G marks the global debut of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC, with better 5G support than its predecessor SoCs. Xiaomi will also rebrand the phone under the Redmi Note 12R and POCO M6 Pro 5G brandings for...

The overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is coming to more phones

by dbadmin | Jun 27, 2023 | gaming phones, News, Qualcomm Snapdragon, Redmagic

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority The first non-Samsung phone with Qualcomm’s overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is coming soon. The REDMAGIC 8S Pro will indeed use the so-called Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Leading Version. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is the most powerful...

Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 launched: Light on power, but what about efficiency?

by dbadmin | Jun 26, 2023 | News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Credit: Supplied by Qualcomm Qualcomm has announced the budget-tier Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 processor. The chipset shares plenty in common with the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1. Expect the first phones to arrive in H2 2023, with Redmi and vivo working on devices. Qualcomm announced...