Snapdragon 888
For those of us outside the US, Huawei has maintained its presence in a number of markets in which it has grown its sales over the last decade. Even without access to Google Services or TSMC, the company has been producing hardware and smartphones as it pivots to a new strategy. To lead off in 2022, that strategy starts with the Huawei P50 Pro, the next generation of flagship photography camera. The P series from Huawei has often been the lead device for new cameras and new features to attract creators, and the model we have today is a new twist in the Huawei story: our model comes with a Qualcomm flagship Snapdragon chip inside.
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58 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/23/2021The Xiaomi Mi 11 Review: A Gorgeous Screen and Design
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32 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/8/2021The Snapdragon 888 vs The Exynos 2100: Cortex-X1 & 5nm - Who Does It Better?
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82 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/28/2020Qualcomm Discloses Snapdragon 888 Benchmarks: Promising Performance
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75 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/18/2020Qualcomm Details The Snapdragon 888: 3rd Gen 5G & Cortex-X1 on 5nm
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123 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/2/2020Qualcomm Tech Summit 2020: Day Two Live Blog (10:00 ET, 15:00 UTC)
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14 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 12/2/2020