by dbadmin | Jan 8, 2022 | Features, Opinions, SoC
Opinion post byRobert Triggs If there’s one thing that helps refresh my smartphone excitement meter every year, it’s a new system on a chip (SoC). As the brain of your smartphone, new SoC features can revolutionize the way you use your handset, from the introduction...
by dbadmin | Dec 31, 2021 | Features, SoC
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority As 2021 draws to a close, talk inevitably turns to next-gen smartphones and their upcoming features. The beating heart of every handset is the system on a chip (SoC), packing in countless transistors that your phone’s apps,...
by dbadmin | Nov 21, 2021 | Features, Google, Google Pixel 6, SoC
With the Pixel 6, we finally got hands-on with Google’s first bespoke mobile system on a chip (SoC), dubbed Google Tensor. While the company has dabbled with add-on hardware in the past, like the Pixel Visual Core and Titan M security chip, the Google Tensor chip...
by dbadmin | Oct 15, 2021 | News, SoC
Credit: Qualcomm Global smartphone shipments have plunged by 6% year-over-year, according to a new report. Per data from Canalys, this is the result of the global chipset shortage. Amid the chaos, Apple regained its place as the second biggest OEM thanks to strong...
by dbadmin | Sep 20, 2021 | News, SoC, Survey Results, Surveys
Modern smartphones need an equal helping of efficiency and power. Most chips from Qualcomm, MediaTek, and others accomplish this to different degrees, whether they’re flagship gaming SoCs or affordable processors for budget phones. But if you absolutely had to choose...
by dbadmin | Sep 17, 2021 | News, SoC, Survey
Credit: Qualcomm Smartphone processors are getting smaller and more powerful each year, as you’d expect. The progress isn’t always easy to see from one year to the next, but it’s definitely apparent when comparing today’s flagship phones to devices from four or five...
