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The Galaxy S25 Ultra just got more exciting!

The Galaxy S25 Ultra variant destined for the USA has reappeared in the online benchmark Geekbench, boasting the higher performance figures ever. An increase in scores is nothing unusual, given that synthetic benchmark results usually improve while a device is still in development. Nevertheless, these new numbers (via @Jukanlosreve) show much promise for the Galaxy […]

By Mihai Matei
11 mins ago

I’m optimistic about Snapdragon 8 Elite’s thermals on the Galaxy S25 series

The Snapdragon 8 Elite is freakishly powerful for a mobile chip. While Apple had the lead for a while, Qualcomm has come out swinging over the last few years and its recent Snapdragon chips have offered stellar CPU and GPU performance while also being incredibly efficient. But with more power come more heating issues and […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 days ago

TM Roh certainly has the right to be upset with Samsung Foundry

Samsung Foundry has been trying very hard to compete against TSMC, the undisputed contract chip manufacturing leader, particularly on the advanced nodes. Hundreds of billions of dollars are spent every year by top chip designers like Qualcomm, NVIDIA, AMD, and many more to have their chips made at foundries, since they don’t have their own. […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 days ago

Want to catch up on Snapdragon 8 Elite? Here’s our full overview

If you've been with us since the beginning of the week, you likely have an idea of just how crazy Qualcomm's new chip is. We had the opportunity to attend Snapdragon Summit 2024 in Hawaii and got all the information we could from Qualcomm about the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. We talked about it a […]

By Mihai Matei
2 weeks ago

Galaxy S25 and S25+ are spoiled for chip choices, which one will they use?

If all goes according to the usual Galaxy Unpacked schedule, the launch of the Galaxy S25 series is only a couple of months away. Much has been said about the Galaxy S25 lineup so far, but aside from One UI 7 at SDC24, Samsung hasn't officially announced anything about its next premium flagship phones. One […]

By Mihai Matei
2 weeks ago

Qualcomm CMO sheds light on the regional co-marketing wins with Samsung

Samsung and Qualcomm both attach a lot of importance to their longstanding partnership, evidenced by the fact that the head of Samsung's mobile division, TM Roh, made an in-person appearance on stage during the ongoing Snapdragon Summit 2024, where Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite. “We love Samsung,” Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said as he […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 weeks ago

Snapdragon 8 Elite Geekbench, other benchmarks put gains in perspective

Qualcomm officially announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset earlier this week at the ongoing Snapdragon Summit 2024 in Maui, Hawaii. It's a big launch for the company as this is the first time that its custom Oryon cores have been integrated into its mobile platform. Qualcomm did say last year that it would bring Oryon […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 weeks ago

Snapdragon-powered Samsung flagships could get 8 years of Android OS upgrades

Samsung has already been leading the Android OEMs in offering some of the best Android OS upgrade support. Its latest high-end devices are supported for seven years, ensuring that customers can enjoy new features for a considerable amount of time, if they don't decide to upgrade their phone for the next seven years. There's a […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 weeks ago

[Update: QCOMM Statement] ARM rains on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon parade with design license cancellation

[Update] A spokesperson from Qualcomm has provided us with the following statement: This is more of the same from ARM – more unfounded threats designed to strongarm a longtime partner, interfere with our performance-leading CPUs, and increase royalty rates regardless of the broad rights under our architecture license. With a trial fast approaching in December, […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 weeks ago

TM Roh’s Snapdragon Summit cameo reveals Samsung’s big secret

Qualcomm announced the most bonkers Snapdragon chip for flagship Android smartphones today. The Snapdragon 8 Elite is a giant leap in everything from gaming to AI performance thanks to Qualcomm’s custom Oryon cores, and the new chip is considerably more efficient as well. Qualcomm confirmed that Samsung will be among the manufacturers who will launch […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 weeks ago

Samsung loses out on Snapdragon 8 Elite fabrication to TSMC

Samsung Foundry has been finding it difficult to compete with TSMC. Some of the world's leading chip designers are opting for the latter to get their chips fabricated. This means that Samsung loses out on billions of dollars in business, despite having invested significant sums in its foundry to provide manufacturing capacity for advanced chips. […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 weeks ago

Is there a special Snapdragon 8 Elite for Samsung Galaxy flagships?

Recent Samsung flagships, including the Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6, have all used a slightly overclocked version of Qualcomm's top-of-the-line chipset. While everyone else got the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, Samsung's flagships got the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy. It was the same deal with the previous iteration […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 weeks ago

Snapdragon 8 Elite makes mobile AI faster, smarter, and more powerful

Last year’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 was a considerable leap forward for generative AI on mobile devices. With the demand for these features booming more than ever, the mobile platforms have to evolve to power the next wave of complex generative AI features. The latest Snapdragon 8 Elite makes significant improvements to the Qualcomm AI […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 weeks ago

Here’s what Snapdragon 8 Elite’s insane gaming power means for you

Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset brings some incredible improvements that will undoubtedly make the gaming experience on next-generation flagship smartphones unlike anything that we've experienced before. Much of it has been derived from the architecture improvements that Qualcomm has made to the new chipset, which includes the company's first-ever Adreno GPU with a sliced […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 weeks ago

Snapdragon 8 Elite’s new AI ISP unlocks a new dimension in mobile photography

There’s a lot that Qualcomm’s new chipset improves upon but what a lot of people were particularly interested in were the improvements made to the camera capabilities. It’s safe to say that the Snapdragon 8 Elite is exceeding expectations in this department, as it brings AI photography features, that were previously available only in the […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 weeks ago

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