Snapdragon X: Qualcomm vows to simplify PC chip names, again

by dbadmin | Oct 10, 2023 | News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Credit: Supplied by Qualcomm Qualcomm has announced new branding for its first PC chips with Oryon CPU tech. The company says these new processors will be called the Snapdragon X series. Expect to hear more about the Snapdragon X series later this month. Qualcomm...

Apple A17 Pro vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2: Battle of the next-gen chips

by dbadmin | Sep 15, 2023 | Apple, Apple iPhone 15, Features, Qualcomm

The arrival of the Apple iPhone 15 invites plenty of Android comparisons and talking points, none more so than in the chipset department. With a new A17 Pro processor onboard — Apple has ditched the Bionic moniker — we could be looking at a new performance champion,...

The Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 could be a great chip for budget phones

by dbadmin | Sep 15, 2023 | News, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 processor. This seems like a step below the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset in some ways. The Redmi Note 13 Pro will be the first phone with this processor. Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 7...

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...

Tested: Snapdragon-powered Android phones just got a lot faster at ray tracing

by dbadmin | Aug 16, 2023 | Features, Mediatek, Qualcomm, Samsung Exynos

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Smartphone ray tracing is here. Well, sort of. We don’t have any actual mobile games with ray tracing support yet; we’re still waiting patiently. But we do have Android phones with hardware ray tracing capabilities and...