Snapdragon 855
Following last year's successful launch of their first 5G smartphone, the Galaxy S10 5G, Samsung is finding itself in a very comfortable position in the world of next-generation smartphones. And now that the 5G transition for smartphones is underway, the company is kicking off the process for cellular-enabled tablets as well. To that end, last week the company released its first 5G-capable tablet, the Galaxy Tab S6 5G, on its home turf. With its large 10.5-inch sAMOLED display featuring a 2560×1600 resolution, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 paired with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage (up to 256 GB in case of Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi/4G version), the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 seems to appeal quite well both to consumers and professionals. To that end...
Samsung Galaxy S10: First Exynos 9820 vs Snapdragon 855 Scores
One of AnandTech's more in-depth coverage pieces last year was our analysis of the two different version of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note9. Specifically we covered the quite...
108 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/26/2019
OnePlus 5G Prototype: Living Large
Here at Mobile World Congress, a number of companies are showing off 5G-enabled smartphones or prototypes. We've seen devices from most of the top smartphone global manufacturers, and despite...
7 by Anton Shilov on 2/25/2019
Lenovo to Launch a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Laptop with 5G
At Qualcomm’s press event today at Mobile World Congress, Lenovo representatives came on stage to confirm that the company will be building a new laptop using the Snapdragon 8cx...
9 by Ian Cutress on 2/25/2019
LG Announces The New G8 & V50 5G ThinQ
Today at LG’s MWC press event the company has revealed its brand new flagship devices for 2019. The new LG G8 and the new LG V50 represent LG’s updated...
43 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/24/2019
Xiaomi Launches The New MIX3 5G and Mi9 for European Markets
Today Xiaomi has announced the launch of the new MIX3 5G and new Mi9 for European markets. The event represents a big and important development for Xiaomi, as it...
3 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/24/2019
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lauched in China: 6.39-inch Snapdragon 855 with Game Turbo
Xiaomi this week formally announced its new flagship smartphone, the Mi9, at an event in China. The new handset looks like a range-topping 2019 Android-based device from top to...
15 by Anton Shilov on 2/22/2019
Samsung Announces The Galaxy S10: 10th Anniversary Trio
It’s hard to believe, but Samsung is now on its 10th iteration of the Galaxy S line of phones. The Galaxy S started a wave of success for Samsung...
127 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/20/2019
The Snapdragon 855 Performance Preview: Setting the Stage for Flagship Android 2019
As we get ever closer to the releases of various Android vendor’s newest generation devices, Qualcomm continues its tradition of showcasing the performance of its newest generation SoC ahead...
136 by Andrei Frumusanu on 1/15/2019
Missed Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Tech Summit 2018? It’s All In Here
If there’s one thing I love about this job, it’s about finding what makes the companies in our industry tick. This goes above and beyond just the product announcements...
18 by Ian Cutress on 12/19/2018
Lenovo First to a Snapdragon 855 Phone with Announcement of Z5 Pro GT
In a surprise announcement, Lenovo has revealed its new flagship phone in China: the new Z5 Pro. The phone wouldn’t have been anything particularly special if it weren’t...
34 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/18/2018
OnePlus: Dual Product Lines, Cost of 5G, and Translation Errors
One of the key announcements at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit in the past week was around OnePlus: CEO Pete Lau stood on stage and stated that the company...
21 by Ian Cutress on 12/14/2018
Talking Snapdragon: An Interview with Cristano Amon, President of Qualcomm
It has been difficult to move around in 2018 without bumping into someone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845-powered smartphone. The success the company has seen in capturing most of...
29 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 12/14/2018
Samsung’s 5G Smartphone Prototype: Don’t Mention The Notch
In the Verizon 5G demo area at Qualcomm's recent Snapdragon tech summit, there was a station that was streaming 4K video through a 5G smartphone. That device was a...
27 by Ian Cutress on 12/12/2018
Snapdragon 855: 802.11ax-Ready / Wi-Fi 6 Demonstrations
While the headline features of the new Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform might be the 5G connectivity, or the Cat 24 LTE modem, or the new CPU/GPU combination, further down...
15 by Ian Cutress on 12/11/2018
A Quick Look at Qualcomm’s 5G Smartphone Reference Design
One of the exciting things on display at Qualcomm's Snapdragon tech summit was their 5G reference smartphone design – the one that gets handed around to the smartphone vendors...
13 by Ian Cutress on 12/11/2018
The Verizon and AT&T 5G Setups at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit
My inbox has been awash with emails regarding 5G ‘firsts’ this past year. Every time a company seems to demonstrate the smallest new ‘first’, such as mmWave through an...
3 by Ian Cutress on 12/10/2018
Snapdragon 855 Power Consumption Demo, But
One of the interesting demos for the newly announced Snapdragon 855 SoC here at Qualcomm’s Tech Summit was to do with power. In a dedicated area, Qualcomm had set...
17 by Ian Cutress on 12/6/2018
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Pre-Dive: Going Into Detail on 2019's Flagship Android SoC
Following today’s early-on coverage of the Day 2 coverage of Qualcomm’s Tech Summit event in Maui, Hawaii, we recap the major story of the day: The new Snapdragon 855...
47 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/5/2018
Qualcomm Tech Summit, Day 2: Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform
Given the sheer success of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 SoC in so many 2018 flagship smartphones, the next generation Snapdragon 855 has a lot to live up to. Today Qualcomm...
7 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 12/5/2018
Qualcomm Tech Summit, Day 2 Live Blog (Starts at 2pm ET)
Here we are on day two of Qualcomm's Snapdragon Tech Summit, and today is going to be all about Snapdragon 855, the next generation smartphone SoC expected to power...
5 by Ian Cutress on 12/5/2018
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