Qualcomm
Qualcomm this morning is taking the wraps off of a new smartphone SoC for the mid-range market, the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. The second of Qualcomm’s down-market ‘S’ tier Snapdragon 7 parts, the 7s series is functionally the entry-level tier for the Snapdragon 7 family – and really, most Qualcomm-powered handsets in North America. With three tiers of Snapdragon 7 chips, the 7s can easily be lost in the noise that comes with more powerful chips. But the latest iteration of the 7s is a bit more interesting than usual, as rather than reusing an existing die, Qualcomm has seemingly minted a whole new die for this part. As a result, the company has upgraded the 7s family to use Arm’s current Armv9 CPU cores...
ASUS ZenWatch 3 Announced: Round Display, Snapdragon Wear 2100, Long Battery Life
ASUS introduced its third generation ZenWatch at the IFA trade show on Wednesday. The ZenWatch 3 wearable features a new case design with round display and uses a more...
17 by Anton Shilov on 9/2/2016
IFA 2016: Qualcomm Announces VR820 Reference Platform, QCA9379
Following up the announcement of details on the Snapdragon 821, Qualcomm is also announcing a dedicated standalone VR HMD running Snapdragon 820 as a reference design which was designed...
3 by Joshua Ho on 9/1/2016
Sony Announces Xperia XZ and Xperia X Compact
Today at IFA 2016 Sony announced two new phones to flesh out the Xperia X lineup, namely the Xperia XZ and Xperia X Compact. Starting with the Xperia XZ, it...
25 by Joshua Ho on 9/1/2016
Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Plus: Snapdragon 652, 10-Inch 2K Display, JBL Speakers and USB-C
Lenovo has introduced a new member to its Yoga Tab 3 product family this week at IFA. The new Yoga Tab 3 Plus tablet runs Google Android 6.0 and...
33 by Anton Shilov on 8/31/2016
Qualcomm Details Snapdragon 821: Clocks, Efficiency, and IP
While Qualcomm already announced the Snapdragon 821, with the announcement details were rather sparse. Fortunately, today Qualcomm followed up with more details. Those that followed the announcement might recall...
32 by Joshua Ho on 8/31/2016
The Samsung Galaxy Note7 (S820) Review
This year has been difficult for smartphones, which is a bit of a paradox when you consider just how much better things have gotten compared to last year. With...
203 by Joshua Ho on 8/16/2016
Hands On With the Samsung Galaxy Note7
The Galaxy Note line is a staple at this point, a segment that Samsung truly owns as the first mover and has been wildly successful in ways that Samsung...
74 by Joshua Ho on 8/2/2016
Project Tango Demoed with Qualcomm at SIGGRAPH 2016
Project Tango at this point is probably not new to anyone reading this as we’ve discussed it before, but in the past few years Google has been hard at...
13 by Joshua Ho on 7/27/2016
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 821: 2.4 GHz Kryo
If you’ve been paying attention to the right places in the past few months it was probably obvious this was coming, but Qualcomm is announcing a higher tier to...
78 by Joshua Ho on 7/11/2016
The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge Review: Part 2
With part one of our Galaxy S7 review, it was clear that the Galaxy S7 was at least a mild improvement to the Galaxy S6 in some ways, but...
266 by Joshua Ho on 7/5/2016
Asus Announces ZenPad Z8 for Verizon
As a part of Asus’ continued commitment to the tablet market today Asus is launching a new tablet for Verizon, called the ZenPad Z8. There’s really not too much...
27 by Joshua Ho on 6/16/2016
Sirin Labs Solarin Launched: World’s First Commercial Smartphone with WiGig
Sirin Labs, a developer of smartphones from Switzerland, last week announced its Solarin smartphone which promises to combine a luxurious design with high performance components, advanced security and support...
17 by Anton Shilov on 6/10/2016
The Sony Xperia X Preview
For some time now, Sony has been mostly absent from the US market. While we’ve seen devices here and there, there have been issues with keeping launches aligned, and...
45 by Joshua Ho on 5/31/2016
Qualcomm Launches New GigaDSL, 802.11ac Wave 2 Chipsets
At Computex today, Qualcomm Atheros announced a few new chipsets, and it seems that as a part of their Ikanos acquisition they’ve entered the wireline business in the hopes...
3 by Joshua Ho on 5/30/2016
ASUS Announces the ZenFone 3 Series, with 6 GB Deluxe Model and 6.8-inch Ultra Model
Today at Computex, as part of their annual Zen press conference, ASUS lifted the lid on the Zenfone 3 series. In previous Zenfone generations, the Zenfone has been one...
36 by Ian Cutress on 5/30/2016
The LG G5 Review
Rejecting plastic in favor of more-expensive materials is the current trend among flagship phones, so it’s hardly surprising to see LG wrap the G5 in an aluminum shell. Gaining...
92 by Matt Humrick on 5/26/2016
HTC 10: A Quick Look At Battery Life & Storage Performance
While I’m still working on the full review for the HTC 10, there’s obviously a lot of questions flying around for at least a few of the claims that...
50 by Joshua Ho on 4/14/2016
Hands On With The HTC 10: A Fresh Start
At this point it’s probably not a secret that HTC has been struggling for the past few years. While the One M8 was a solid upgrade to the One...
130 by Joshua Ho on 4/12/2016
Qualcomm’s New SDK Enables Development of VR Apps on Snapdragon 820
Qualcomm on Monday introduced its first virtual reality software development kit, designed for its Snapdragon 820 mobile SoC. The new tools will enable software makers to create programs that...
9 by Anton Shilov on 3/15/2016
The Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge Review, Part 1
For some time now, Samsung has been the dominant player in the Android space, especially at the high end of the market. From the Galaxy S2 onwards, Samsung has...
202 by Joshua Ho on 3/8/2016
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