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Qualcomm announces 865 and 765 mobile platforms

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At the ongoing Snapdragon Tech Summit, Qualcomm unveiled its next flagship mobile platform and 765/765G 5G integrated platform. Next year will be the year of 5G, and Snapdragon’s two new 5G mobile platforms focus on 5G and AI for 2020. The flagship Snapdragon 865 Mobile Platform includes the Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System, the world’s most advanced global 5G platform. And the Snapdragon 765/765G brings integrated 5G connectivity, AI processing and select Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming experiences. Besides this, the new platforms also feature 3D Sonic Max, the latest version of our ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. 3D Sonic Max offers a recognition area that is 17x larger than the previous generation, allowing for increased security via simultaneous two-finger authentication, increased speed and ease of use.

Many smartphone manufacturers and carriers have announced to use the new mobile platforms for 2020. The first carriers announcing the support of the certification program for Snapdragon Modular Platforms are Verizon and Vodafone, with more expected in 2020.

In 2020 Q1, OPPO and Xiaomi will launch its flagship product using the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform. Xiaomi’s first flagship of 2020, the Mi 10 will feature the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform. Besides OPPO and Xiaomi, Motorola and Nokia will also be using Qualcomm’s new mobile platforms for their Android devices.

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Samsung extends its A-series with A71 smartphone

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Samsung’s newest addition to it’s A-series, is the A71. The phone features 6.7-inch AMOLED Infinity-O display. The phone is powered by Snapdragon 730 processor with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. The phone supports 512GB of external storage. The front camera is 32-megapixel which comes with slow-mo selfie capabilities. The rear features four cameras with 64-megapixel […]

Apple readies to launch HomePod in India

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Apple unveiled the HomePod in June 2017 and while they have been rolling the smart speaker out in stages globally, India was never a part of the release, until now that is. iOS 13.3.1 update that was released a few hours ago confirms support for Indian English Siri for the HomePod but the more damning […]

Sony reveals PS5 logo, will sell later this year

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At the CES press conference, Sony revealed the upcoming PlayStation 5 aka PS5’s logo. Not that we are surprised by what Sony is calling their new PlayStation but to be honest, we were expecting more than a logo reveal. Nevertheless, Sony did highlight some of the features in a slide but did not go into […]

Alexa comes to your car with Echo Auto

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Amazon today announced the availability of its latest Echo device – Echo Auto. As the name suggests, the new Echo works in the cars, giving users the freedom to use Alexa functionality while they are in the car. Echo Auto is powered by the car’s 12V charging socket or USB port with the audio connected […]

Review: Realme 5, is this redefining the budget smartphone market?

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Realme, the OPPO sub-brand focuses on delivering more performance for the buck and and staying true to their strategy, they recently launched the Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro. We try out the Realme 5 to see if this is the best budget phone from Realme to date? Read on to find out… What’s in […]

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