Pixel 3 XL shows healthy SD 845 score
Slightly outperforms Galaxy S9+
Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are expected in early October and there's little surprise that they will be powered by Snapdragon 845. The XL version of the phone has visited Geekbench, revealing the score and some basic specs.
Qualcomm peaks guidance with $5.6 billion revenue
199M Snapdragons in Q3 FY2018
Qualcomm has announced its financial Q3 2018 results and the company ended up with $5.6 billion of revenue, at the top end of its $4.8 – $5.6 billian guidance. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was expected at $0.65 - $0.75 and in reality it ended up at $1.01.
Xiaomi unveils its new Mi A2 Android One smartphone
Smaller and more affordable Mi A2 Lite in tow
Just as rumored earlier, Xiaomi has now unveiled its successor to the Mi A1 Android One smartphone, the aluminum unibody 5.99-inch Mi A2, which comes with some rather impressive specifications and a very affordable price. It also announced an even more affordable but less capable Mi A2 Lite version, which could be interesting to some buyers as well.
Xiaomi finally IPOs at $50B+
13 percent jump the second day
Xiaomi has finally listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange with an initial public offering of $17HK per share and in the first day it jumped 13 percent.
Sony H8526 gives glimpse of Snapdragon 855
Double single score performance since SD 835
Sony has a very tight relationship with Qualcomm and it is one of the early adopters and 4G MIMO innovators in the market. The last H8526 codenamed device has shown up at Geekbench and performed some 30 percent faster than Snapdragon 845 powered XZ2 phones.
Snapdragon 439 and 429 detailed
Significant speed upgrade
We have already described the most prominent features of Snapdragon 632 and we wanted to address the entry level Snapdragon 439 and 429 in a separate article. These octa and quad core processors also show a steep performance upgrade from the previous generation.
Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 632
AI and Kryo gets to 600
The launch of Snapdragon 700 series didn’t mean the death of the 600 series, it just meant that there is a place for a new segment. Qualcomm just announced three new SoCs - the Snapdragon 632, 439 and 429.
Snapdragon 1000 might be PC chip
Designed from the ground up
Qualcomm is rumoured to be working on a chip designed for PCs from the ground up.
Xiaomi Mi8 SE is officially out
Snapdragon 710 for 1799 RMB / €240 or $280
Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun has introduced the new mainstream/performance killer called the Mi 8 SE and this phone will sell for 1799 RMB/€240 or $280. It comes with the Snapdragon 710 and a dual AI camera.
AI has the right to bear arms in US
Everything American must have the ability to shoot something
US artist Alexander Reben recently released a video of his latest piece, which is him asking Google Assistant to fire a gun. After all, everything in the US has the right to overwhelming firepower right?