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May 24, 2018

Qualcomm Unveils 10nm Snapdragon 710 Chip for Midrange Smartphones

Earlier this year, Qualcomm announced its new 700 series of Snapdragon chipset which sits between its mid-range Snapdragon 600 series and more premium and powerful Snapdragon 800 series of chipsets. Back then, the company

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Feb 27, 2018

Qualcomm Unveils New Snapdragon 700 Mobile Platform Series

Qualcomm today unveiled a new 700-series of Snapdragon chip which brings the best of its Snapdragon 800 Mobile Platform Series to chips with a significantly lower price tag. Qualcomm did not provide details or

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Feb 9, 2018

Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Specs Leak: 6+2 CPU Cluster and Adreno 615 GPU

Details about Qualcomm's next-generation mid-range flagship chip, the Snapdragon 670 have been leaked. The chip is codenamed SDM670 and features a Gigabit LTE modem. Successor to the Snapdragon 660, the Snapdragon 670

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Jan 24, 2018

Qualcomm Fined $1.2 Billion by EU Commission For Abusing Its Dominant Position To Supply LTE Chips To Apple

The European Commission has fined Qualcomm €997 million ($1.2 billion) for using its dominant position in the industry to thwart competition through unfair business practices. In its ruling, the EU body says that Qualcomm

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Jan 9, 2018

Qualcomm’s Latest Bluetooth Chip Will Allow Bluetooth Earbuds to Offer Longer Battery Life, Better Connectivity

With major smartphone OEMs ditching the headphone jack from their devices, Bluetooth earphones are going to soar in popularity in the upcoming future. However, despite their increasing popularity, Bluetooth earbuds still suffer from poor battery

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Dec 22, 2017

TSMC, Not Samsung, to Fabricate Chips for Qualcomm in 2019

Qualcomm used Samsung foundries for its Snapdragon 835 and the upcoming Snapdragon 845 chips due to the Korean company's superior 10nm fabrication process. However, as per industry sources, TSMC has managed to win orders

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Dec 7, 2017

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845: CPU, GPU and ISP Specs Detailed

After a formal announcement yesterday, Qualcomm today provided more details about its Snapdragon 845 mobile platform which will power the next-generation of Android smartphones in 2018. As revealed earlier, the Snapdragon 845 mobile platform

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Dec 6, 2017

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Chip Unveiled; To Make Its Way inside Xiaomi’s Mi 7

Qualcomm today kick-started its tech summit in Hawaii by announcing the Snapdragon 845, its next-generation flagship chip. The company did not provide many details about the chip except for stating that it would

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Nov 4, 2017

Broadcom Reportedly Interested in Acquiring Qualcomm for $100 Billion [Update: Official]

A report claims that Broadcom is reportedly exploring a deal to acquire chip maker Qualcomm. The latter is known for its Snapdragon Mobile Platform which powers almost a billion smartphones out there. It also provides

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Oct 17, 2017

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 636 Mobile Platform; Up to 40 Percent Faster Than Snapdragon 630

Qualcomm today unveiled its latest mid-range chip, the Snapdragon 636 featuring its Kryo 260 CPU running at 1.8GHz. The company claims it offers a 40 percent performance improvement over the Snapdragon 630 and

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Aug 16, 2017

Qualcomm Will Bring New Depth Sensing Camera Technology to Android Smartphones next Year

Qualcomm today announced its next-generation Spectra ISP featuring improved biometric authentication and high-resolution depth sensing. The new ISP will allow for smartphones to better perceive depth and is also suited for head mounted

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Jul 3, 2017

Qualcomm’s New Under-Display Fingerprint Scanner Not Quite Ready for the Big Leagues: Kuo

Qualcomm extensively demoed the under-display fingerprint scanner with a Vivo handset at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai last week. While the results pleased the entire mobile industry, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that

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Jun 28, 2017

Qualcomm Announces Fingerprint Scanners That Can Be Placed Below OLED Displays

While Apple and Samsung are expected to be the first companies to release smartphones in the market with embedded fingerprint scanners in their display, Qualcomm today went ahead and announced the first commercially available fingerprint

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Jun 28, 2017

Qualcomm Announces 14nm Snapdragon 450 Chip with 25% Faster Performance, Real-Time Bokeh Effects

Qualcomm today unveiled its latest mid-range chipset meant for sub-$200 devices, the Snapdragon 450. Based on the 14nm fabrication process, the Snapdragon 450 chip is the successor to the Snapdragon 435 currently found

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Jun 2, 2017

Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 4+ is 30 Percent More Efficient, Up to 15 Percent Faster

Late last year, Qualcomm unveiled Quick Charge 4 technology alongside its Snapdragon 835 chipset. A few months later, the company has now unveiled Quick Charge 4+ which promises to be up to 30 percent more

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May 9, 2017

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630 Mobile Platforms Announced; Faster, More Power Efficient, and Improved Connectivity

Qualcomm today unveiled its latest mid-range mobile platforms: the Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630. Both chipsets/mobile platforms come with a number of improvements and bring many of the features found in the company'

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Mar 24, 2017

Samsung Cannot Sell Its Exynos Chipset To Others Due to License Deal with Qualcomm

Up until now, it was believed that Samsung was intentionally keeping its Exynos chipsets reserved for its devices. However, it looks like it was Qualcomm that has been preventing Samsung from selling its Exynos chipset

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Mar 22, 2017

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Performance Compared To Snapdragon 820 and Huawei’s Kirin 960 Chipset

Qualcomm's flagship chip for 2017, the Snapdragon 835, has been teased numerous times by the company since the beginning of this year, but devices powered by the chipset are still at least a month