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Is Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 better than Snapdragon 8 Gen 3? What’s the difference?

Today, Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, a new high-end smartphone processor for flagship killers. It brings most of the important high-end features from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, its flagship smartphone chipset for this year. So, what's different between them? The naming might confuse many users, as the 8s Gen 3 might make […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 weeks ago

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip for flagship killer phones

Five months after unveiling its flagship smartphone chipset for 2024, Qualcomm is introducing a new high-end chipset. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is a slightly trimmed-down version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and vows to bring flagship features at a lower cost. This new chip is made for more affordable high-end phones, popularly known […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 weeks ago

Galaxy S25 processor and RAM could be faster than iPhone 16 Pro

For the first time in years, Samsung's flagship smartphone could be faster than the competing iPhone. If some reports are to be believed, the Galaxy S25, expected to be released early next year, could have a faster processor and RAM than the iPhone 16 Pro. Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and LPDDR6 DRAM could make Galaxy […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Galaxy S25 could be way faster than iPhone 16 Pro

Qualcomm will unveil the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, which could make its way into the Galaxy S25 series smartphones, at the Snapdragon Summit in October this year. According to multiple reports, the upcoming SoC will offer a huge jump in performance compared to its predecessor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which powers the Galaxy S24 […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Usage of Exynos processors has gone down drastically

Over the last couple of years, Samsung has lowered the usage of Exynos chipsets in its phones and tablets. Take the Galaxy S23 series for example. The company used only the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset for the lineup. The brand is also not using Exynos SoCs in mid-range and low-end devices as much as […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Wild rumor claims Samsung will go fully Exynos with Galaxy S25

The Exynos vs Snapdragon debate has always riled people up. After a series of duds, Samsung went exclusively with Snapdragon chips for the Galaxy S23 series, making Galaxy fans (including us) happy. But this year, Samsung brought back Exynos chips to non-Ultra Galaxy S24 variants. While the Exynos 2400 is a massive improvement over previous […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Galaxy S25’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is coming in October 2024

At MWC 2024, Qualcomm’s Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Don McGuire, announced that the company will unveil the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit in October 2024. Along with that, he also revealed that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will feature the company’s custom CPU core, called Orion, which is also used […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

VP of XR at Qualcomm leaving company ahead of Samsung’s XR headset launch

Qualcomm's Vice President of XR business division, Hugo Swart, has announced that he is leaving the company. This is an important time for the company, as Qualcomm is looking at major XR headset launches, including Samsung's first XR headset, in the coming months. Qualcomm's VP of XR leaving the company at a crucial moment Hugo […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Qualcomm showcases on-device AI running on phones, laptops, cars, and more

Qualcomm showcased AI running natively on all kinds of devices at the ongoing MWC 2024 expo in Barcelona, Spain. It also displayed all the AI-related solutions it developed over the past year. It also showcased all the commercially available products that are using Qualcomm's solutions to offer AI features. Qualcomm AI Hub supports 75+ AI […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Qualcomm FastConnect 7900 brings AI-optimized proximity experiences

Qualcomm has introduced new connectivity chips at MWC 2024, including the FastConnect 7900, which is the first to integrate Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 7, and Ultra Wideband technologies on a single chip. This will enable devices powered by this chip to provide low latency, high-performance, and low-power connectivity. The new chip also leverages the power of artificial […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 months ago

Some Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chips rumored to be made by Samsung

Ever since Qualcomm abandoned Samsung Foundry for TSMC after the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 fiasco, the company hasn't looked back. Three of its next-generation chips—Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3—are made by TSMC. However, the company might come back to Samsung Foundry if rumors are to be believed. […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung may have received order from Qualcomm to make prototype 2nm chip

Samsung Electronics and TSMC are competing to get clients for their 2nm chip fabrication processes. While Samsung didn't get clients other than its own System LSI business for its 3nm process, it is hoping to compete with TSMC in a better way with its 2nm process, and it may have received a potential client in […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Snapdragon X Elite laptops arriving with next version of Windows in mid-2024

Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon X Elite, the company’s latest flagship chipset for Windows-powered PCs, in October 2023. Back then, Qualcomm said that manufacturers would launch products powered by this SoC in mid-2024. Now, the company has reiterated the timeline for the launch of PCs powered by the Snapdragon X Elite along with revealing some interesting […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Galaxy Book with Snapdragon X Elite chip could launch later this year

A few months ago, Qualcomm unveiled its most ambitious flagship processor for laptops, the Snapdragon X Elite. After the announcement, Samsung confirmed that it would launch a laptop featuring that chipset, but it didn't reveal when we can expect the laptop to be unveiled. Now, we may have more information about it. Galaxy Book 4 […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Qualcomm could launch a more powerful version of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip

According to a new post from Digital Chat Station, Qualcomm is working on a new chipset with model number SM8635. The tipster claims that the features of the SoC include a Cortex-X4 CPU core clocked at 2.9GHz and an Adreno 735 GPU. Furthermore, Digital Chat Station claims that Qualcomm will get this chipset manufactured by […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

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