by dbadmin | Oct 30, 2025 | News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon
TL;DR Details about Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (non-Elite variant) have leaked. The chipset is expected to be built on TSMC’s newer N3P fabrication process, which is also used for the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. It follows a similar design to the Snapdragon...
by dbadmin | Oct 28, 2025 | News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR A new leak claims that the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 SoC by Qualcomm will utilize TSMC’s advanced N2P chip process for improved performance and efficiency. It is expected to support LPDDR6 RAM and UFS 5.0...
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...
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...
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...
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,...