Qualcomm takes a swipe at Google over Pixel 6’s Tensor chipset

by dbadmin | Oct 14, 2021 | Google, Google Pixel 6, News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Credit: Sundar Pichai Qualcomm has taken a shot at Google with a new tweet. The tweet takes aim at Google’s decision to offer its own custom chipset. Google’s Pixel 6 series marks the first time that the Mountain View company is offering a Pixel phone without Qualcomm...

Google Tensor vs Snapdragon 888: How the Pixel 6’s chip is shaping up

by dbadmin | Sep 18, 2021 | Features, Google, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Credit: Sundar Pichai The phone hasn’t even launched yet, but the prospect of a Pixel 6 series powered by a custom Google Tensor SoC is already raising some big questions. Can the chip catch Apple? Will it really be using the latest and greatest technology around?...

Not a fluke: Mediatek extends its lead over Qualcomm in chipset shipments

by dbadmin | Sep 7, 2021 | Mediatek, News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Credit: David Imel / Android Authority Mediatek has reportedly extended its lead over Qualcomm in terms of smartphone SoC shipments. Counterpoint’s Q2 2021 data shows that it has a 43% share of the market compared to Qualcomm’s 24%. Mediatek made headlines earlier...

Qualcomm’s next smartwatch chipset could be slower than first rumored

by dbadmin | Sep 2, 2021 | News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Credit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority More details of Qualcomm’s rumored Snapdragon Wear 5100 smartwatch chipset have leaked. The SoC is said to retain its predecessor’s quad-core A53 design but upgrade to LPDDR4X RAM. For more adventurous OEMs, the chipset could...

Lenovo exec says Snapdragon 898 GPU will be greatly upgraded

by dbadmin | Aug 25, 2021 | News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Credit: Qualcomm A Lenovo executive has claimed that the Snapdragon 888 successor will have a major GPU upgrade. There’s no word on what kind of boost we’ll see, but Samsung is also set to offer a big graphical upgrade. One of the biggest strengths of Qualcomm’s...

This leaked Samsung mid-ranger could be the $500 5G phone to beat

by dbadmin | Aug 13, 2021 | News, Qualcomm Snapdragon, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy A

Credit: Eric Zeman / Android Authority Samsung is reportedly readying a more powerful successor to the popular Galaxy A52 smartphone. The new 5G device is likely called the Galaxy A52S and could get a younger, faster SoC under the hood. It is expected to launch later...