by dbadmin | Nov 20, 2025 | Emulator, Gaming, News, Qualcomm Snapdragon
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR An open-source Turnip driver for Qualcomm’s Adreno 8xx GPUs is currently in development. This should bring bug fixes and improved performance when playing emulators on Snapdragon 8 Elite and 8 Elite Gen 5 devices. It sounds...
by dbadmin | Nov 19, 2025 | News, OnePlus, OnePlus 15, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon
Credit: Qualcomm on Weibo TL;DR Qualcomm will officially release the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip on November 26 in China. The OnePlus Ace 6T is confirmed to be the first phone to feature the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. The Ace 6T is expected to launch globally as the OnePlus...
by dbadmin | Nov 13, 2025 | Authority Insights, Features, OnePlus 15, Qualcomm Snapdragon
We’ve had a few Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5-powered smartphones in-house recently, and the results have been somewhat mixed. The gaming-oriented REDMAGIC 11 Pro excelled in our toughest benchmarking tests, largely due to its fan-assisted, liquid cooling setup. Meanwhile,...
by dbadmin | Nov 12, 2025 | News, Qualcomm Snapdragon, Samsung, Samsung Exynos, Samsung Galaxy, Samsung Galaxy S26
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR A Korean outlet has reported that the Galaxy S26 Ultra will have Snapdragon silicon globally. The Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus will reportedly feature Exynos or Snapdragon chips, depending on the market. The Galaxy S26 and...
by dbadmin | Nov 12, 2025 | Emulator, News, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Qualcomm Snapdragon
Credit: Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR The latest update to the Citron emulator now offers Snapdragon 8 Elite GPU support. This means your Snapdragon 8 Elite phone should see better performance and fewer bugs with the Switch emulator. This update also brings...
by dbadmin | Nov 10, 2025 | gaming phones, News, Nubia, Qualcomm Snapdragon, Redmagic
TL;DR YouTuber JerryRigEverything peeled open the new REDMAGIC 11 Pro to reveal its wild liquid cooling system. You can actually see the phone’s blue coolant circulating through the whole system. The RedMagic 11 Pro uses an unfreezable, server-grade fluorinated liquid...
