Qualcomm today unveiled its latest mobile platform that will power the upcoming premium mobile devices. The platform will be known as Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 that promises to deliver the best of 5G, AI, gaming, camera, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies. Let’s start with the key features: The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 boasts 4th gen […]
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 210, 208 processors
Qualcomm has expanded the Snapdragon lineup with the new Snapdragon 210 and Snapdragon 208 application processors. The new Snapdragon 210 aims to bring multimode 3G/4G LTE connectivity to affordable smartphones along with Dual SIM support. Furthermore, Snapdragon 210 supports Full HD playback, HEVC codec support, Adreno 304 graphics, up to 1.1GHz clock speed, Quick charge […]
Lenovo to reportedly design their own SoCs
Lenovo will step up in the application processor arena with a chip of their own, reports EE Times. The website claims Lenovo is on a hiring spree and aims to expand its IC design team to about 100 engineers by first half of this year. The chip that will be designed will emphasise on mobile […]
Nvidia announces Tegra 4i with integrated LTE
We’re still waiting for Tegra 4-powered devices to roll into the market but that doesn’t keep Nvidia back from revealing a new SoC – Tegra 4i aka Project Grey. Understandably, the Tegra 4i is an extension of the original Tegra 4 SoC but is powered by four ARM Cortex-A9 r4 opposed to Tegra 4’s Cortex-A15. […]
Samsung to bring Exynos 5440 quad-core SoC based on Cortex-A15
It’s a natural progression but if you were looking for some confirmation that Samsung will develop a quad-core SoC based on ARM Cortex-A15, here it is. Samsung’s Git kernel page has added support for Exynos 5440 that boasts four Cortex-A15 chips. It will be an upgrade to the Exynos 5250 that is a dual-core […]
Video: Qualcomm pits Snapdragon S4 with other SoCs in Butter Test
One technical way to check for thermal efficiency of a System-on-chip (SoC) would be to check for the thermal footprint via a thermal camera. But Qualcomm has adopted a unique way to determine the efficiency from various SoCs – the butter test! Qualcomm has taken its Snapdragon S4 SoC with two other SoCs to […]
Nvidia Tegra 3 SoC promises PC-like performance with improved battery life
Nvidia had promised to launch the Kal-el platform by end of this year and well, here it is, toting the official Tegra 3 moniker. Tegra 3 features a quad-core CPU and 12-core GeForce GPU that touts to bring PC-like performance in mobile devices and also improve battery life. In perspective, Tegra 3 provides 3x […]
Nvidia details fifth core in Kal-el SoC
Nvidia has been touting Kal-el System-on-Chip to have four CPU cores however, an official whitepaper from Nvidia confirms that Kal-el has a fifth core that was not disclosed previously. The fifth core known as the Companion core works the same way as other processing cores but the only difference is that it is meant […]
Samsung Galaxy S II will have a Tegra 2 variant
It was almost clear when the first evidence of I9103 trickled onto the web but Nvidia has now confirmed that the Tegra 2 running Samsung phone is in fact Galaxy S II. Samsung originally announced the Galaxy S II at MWC with its own Exynos 4210 processor but will apparently launch the Tegra 2 […]
Marvell shows off 1.5GHz tri-core CPU for smartphones
Marvell has created a new Applications Processor that makes dual-core 1.5GHz CPUs kind of old. They’ve created ARMADA 628 which is the world’s first System-on-Chip (SoC) tri-core processor running at 1.5GHz. The ARMADA 628 is targeted at high-end smartphones and tablets and touts impressive performance with low power consumption and longer battery life. Marvell […]