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Chakri K December 16th, 2020 9:29 AM 6 COMMENTS

Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 SoC Announced: A 4G Chip for Mid-Range Smartphones

After nearly two years, the not-so-popular Snapdragon 675 SoC is getting a successor in the form of Qualcomm Snapdragon 678 Mobile Platform. Yes, Qualcomm just announced the Snapdragon 678 chipset and it will be seen in mid-range smartphones launching next year. The Snapdragon 678 SoC is very identical to Snapdragon 675 SoC, and there are very minimal upgrades. The new SoC also runs 11nm process, has Kryo 460 CPU and... Read More

Chakri K December 2nd, 2020 9:36 AM 0 COMMENTS

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G SoC for 2021 Flagship Phones Announced

Qualcomm Technologies has officially announced the Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform that will power the flagship smartphones next year. Chinese smartphone company, Xiaomi, announced that the Mi 11 would make global debut with the newly launched Snapdragon 888 5G SoC. Qualcomm skipped the Snapdragon 875 number and directly jumped to Snapdragon 888 which is weird. The chipmaker confirmed the Snapdragon 888 5G would feature 3rd generation Snapdragon X60 5G modem,... Read More

Chakri K November 19th, 2020 8:36 PM 9 COMMENTS

Nokia, Elisa and Qualcomm Achieve World’s Fastest 5G Speeds of 8 Gbps

Qualcomm Technologies, Nokia and telecom operator Elisa today announced that they have achieved 8 Gbps speeds on a commercial 5G network in Finland. It is the first time we are seeing 8 Gbps speeds on a 5G network with two 5G mmWave devices connected simultaneously. The three vendors conducted this test at Elisa's store in Helsinki, Finland. Qualcomm Technologies said that new network would support a range of new low-latency,... Read More

Bala Yogesh September 3rd, 2020 6:29 PM 1 COMMENTS

Qualcomm Introduces 5G Capabilities to Snapdragon 4-Series Platform

Qualcomm Technologies on Thursday announced that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4-series will receive 5G connectivity capability in “early 2021.” The company said that it plans to “accelerate 5G global commercialisation” with Qualcomm highlighting that the revised Snapdragon 4-series is “designed to be truly global.” Qualcomm Technologies currently enabled 5G connectivity capabilities on six of its platforms including the Snapdragon 865+, Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 855. Further, the Snapdragon 768G, Snapdragon 765... Read More

Bala Yogesh July 28th, 2020 3:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

Qualcomm Promises 50% Battery Top-up in 5 Mins with Quick Charge 5

Qualcomm Technologies on Monday announced Qualcomm Quick Charge 5, the latest flash charging standard of the company that promises to deliver 50% battery power in five minutes. The company said that the Quick Charge 5 offers “unprecedented mobile phone charging speed” along with “efficiency improvements” as compared to earlier versions. The Quick Charge 5 is said to support more than 100W charging speeds in a smartphone. Qualcomm said that the... Read More

Shrijan Soni July 16th, 2020 1:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google-Jio Partnership Could Trouble Chinese Smartphone Brands in India

The alliance between the largest telecom operator of India Reliance Jio and Google to launch affordable 4G or 5G smartphones in the Indian market might be a nightmare for the Chinese smartphone manufactures who dominate the Indian smartphone space. As reported by ET Telecom, Chinese smartphone makers nearly own 80% of the smartphone market in India. However, the transition from 4G to 5G, which is one of the significant goals... Read More

Bala Yogesh July 13th, 2020 1:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio Platforms to Receive Rs 730 Crore from Qualcomm Ventures

Jio Platforms on Sunday announced that Qualcomm Ventures, the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated is set to invest up to Rs 730 crores in Jio Platforms. The investment from Qualcomm Ventures is said to translate into 0.15% equity stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis. It was said that the investment from Qualcomm Ventures into Jio Platforms will “deepen the ties” between Qualcomm and Jio Platforms. Crucially, the... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 9th, 2020 11:53 AM 0 COMMENTS

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ Brings in Faster CPU and GPU Performance

Qualcomm provides chipsets for most of the smartphones in the world. It has made goodwill in the market and smartphone manufacturers trust Qualcomm a lot now. From the biggest brands and most expensive smartphones to some of the cheapest brands and cheapest smartphones, all of them feature Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipsets. In 2019, Qualcomm announced Snapdragon 865. The snapdragon 865 came with most of the flagship devices in the first half... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 29th, 2020 1:11 PM 2 COMMENTS

Snapdragon 875 Pricing Leak Suggests 2021 Smartphones Will Be Significantly Expensive

Qualcomm Technologies, the company behind the Snapdragon platform that powers several Android devices is tipped to increase the price of its next generation flagship platform, the Snapdragon 875 by over 60%. According to a forum post on Clien, a South Korean message board, Xiaomi has reportedly received a price tag of US$250 for a Snapdragon 875 “set.” Qualcomm had previously charged smartphone makers US$150 to US$160 for the Snapdragon 865... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 17th, 2020 11:30 AM 0 COMMENTS

Qualcomm Announces “Even More Affordable” 5G Platform

Qualcomm on Tuesday announced its first 5G enabled 6-series platform, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 690. The company said that the new platform has been developed to “make 5G user experiences even more broadly available around the world.” According to Qualcomm, the Snapdragon X51 5G modem has been optimised for the 6-Series platform and that introduces multi-gigabit speeds and 5G coverage to the 6-series. The Snapdragon 690 also supports 120Hz displays and... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 11th, 2020 5:39 PM 1 COMMENTS

Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G Out Now to Make 5G More Accessible Globally

Qualcomm is one of the biggest tech developer and manufacturers. It is famous for its Snapdragon chipsets which are used by most of the smartphone companies in the market. Now Qualcomm has launched its latest chipset Snapdragon 768G. The chipset will arrive in the market with Redmi K30 5G Racing Edition. This chip is a follow up to the Snapdragon 765G chipset. Qualcomm has said that this new chip is... Read More

Chakri K April 28th, 2020 11:56 AM 1 COMMENTS

LG Velvet Officially Announced: Snapdragon 765G, Refreshed Design and 5G Support in Tow

South Korean smartphone brand LG today announced a mid-range device called 'LG Velvet.' Powered by the Snapdragon 765G chipset, the LG Velvet offers 5G support to take on the mid-range offerings from other companies like Xiaomi, Realme, Oppo and Vivo. The LG Velvet also sports a brand new design with a huge teardrop notch on top and a glass back. Other key specifications of LG Velvet include 48MP triple camera... Read More