Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 revealed: Budget phones just got a gaming, emulation boost

by dbadmin | Oct 24, 2025 | News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 smartphone processor. It offers a significantly more powerful CPU and GPU compared to the previous generation, as well as a 4nm design. This chip will likely power a...

This new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mid-ranger embarrasses flagships twice its price

by dbadmin | Oct 24, 2025 | News, Qualcomm Snapdragon, Redmi, Xiaomi

Credit: Redmi on Weibo TL;DR Xiaomi has launched the Redmi K90 Pro Max, a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mid-ranger with a massive 7,560mAh silicon-carbon battery. The phone also packs 100W wired fast charging, 50W wireless charging, and even 22.5W reverse wireless...

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chip misses out on one of Android 16’s best features

by dbadmin | Oct 20, 2025 | Authority Insights, Linux, News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon

TL;DR Qualcomm’s powerful new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip unfortunately doesn’t support Android’s new Linux Terminal feature. This is because the feature requires support for “non-protected” virtual machines, which Qualcomm’s latest high-end chip does not offer. As...

7 features you should expect from 2026 flagship Android phones

by dbadmin | Oct 12, 2025 | Features, Mediatek, Qualcomm Snapdragon, smartphones

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority This was a significant year for Android phones, as several innovations and improvements were keenly felt. Whether it’s the Snapdragon 8 Elite’s huge CPU performance leap, the continued rise of silicon-carbon batteries,...

Why Snapdragon phones keep outperforming Pixel — and what Google can do about it

by dbadmin | Oct 11, 2025 | Features, Google Tensor, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Google’s Pixel 10 has plenty going for it — but top-tier performance remains as elusive as ever. It’s been this way for years, but rather than closing, the gap appears to have grown between the latest Tensor G5 and Snapdragon...

The Galaxy Z Flip 8 could use a special Qualcomm flagship chip with some extra Samsung sauce

by dbadmin | Oct 10, 2025 | News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon, Samsung

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung is moving forward with the 2nm variant of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and has sent samples to Qualcomm for evaluation. If these are approved, we could see the Samsung-made Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 a reality. The...