5G
One of Qualcomm's indisputable strengths are its 5G modems – something which even Apple has yet to successfully ween itself from. And while Qualcomm is not integrating a modem into its first-generation Oryon-based Snapdragon X chips, the company is still looking to leverage that technology advantage via discrete modems that can be installed in Snapdragon X laptops. To date, Qualcomm has won 23 laptop designs with its Snapdragon X Elite SoCs, and all of the leading PC vendors have introduced systems based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite processors. However, only some of them will be equipped with modems, the company detailed at Computex 2024. While the technical rationale for this is very straightforward (not every vendor wants to buy and dedicate the space to modems), it's...
Qualcomm Goes For The Mid-Range: Snapdragon 765 and 765G
The first day of Qualcomm’s annual Snapdragon Tech Summit is often the teaser day: a slow entry into the rest of the event where the technical aspects of the...
12 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 12/3/2019
Quick Bytes: Qualcomm on 5G Deployment Status
It has been hard to avoid the concept of 5G, and for this year and last year, Qualcomm has used its Snapdragon Tech Summit to showcase where they are...
2 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 12/3/2019
Fireside Interview on 5G with Cristano Amon and Alex Katouzian, Qualcomm
A little while back, ahead of Qualcomm’s upcoming Tech Summit, we spoke to President of Qualcomm Cristano Amon and SVP/GM of Qualcomm’s Mobile Technologies Alex Katouzian. Qualcomm’s march in...
28 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 12/2/2019
MediaTek Announces Dimensity 1000 SoC: Back To The High-End With 5G
Today MediaTek is announcing the new Dimensity 1000 SoC – the company’s new 5G flagship SoC for 2019 and early 2020. The announcement really isn’t too much of a...
42 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/26/2019
Intel and MediaTek Announce Partnership To Bring 5G Modems to PCs
Today Intel has announced they’ve entered a partnership with MediaTek with the goal of “development, certification and support of 5G modem solutions” for next generation PC platforms. The announcement...
15 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/25/2019
Samsung Announces Exynos 990: 7nm EUV, M5, G77, LPDDR5 Flagship SoC alongside Exynos 5123 5G Modem
Today Samsung unexpectedly announced the brand new Exynos 990 chipset – likely to be Samsung’s flagship SoC for 2020, employing the newest IP and offering the newest features on...
52 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/23/2019
UK Survey & Prize Draw: Smartphone Usage and 5G Expectations
We’ve had a few requests as of late for giveaways that are open to readers other than US residents, so today we’re doing just that. Our benevolent corporate overlords...
12 by Ryan Smith on 9/27/2019
Huawei CEO Richard Yu Q&A: “Politicians are Playing Games”
As the world’s second largest smartphone manufacturer, the growth of Huawei over the last decade has been immense. Last year the company overtook Apple with smartphone unit sales, despite...
184 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/23/2019
Huawei Announces Kirin 990 and Kirin 990 5G: Dual SoC Approach, Integrated 5G Modem
For the last 3 years, Huawei has announced its next generation SoC at the IFA technology show here in Berlin. In every occasion, the company promotes its hardware, using...
153 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/6/2019
Samsung’s A-Series 5G Smartphone: Galaxy A90 5G
With multiple makers of smartphones launching expensive high-end 5G smartphones this year, it was a matter of time before more reasonably priced 5G handsets emerge. Samsung is among the...
10 by Anton Shilov on 9/4/2019
Samsung Announces Exynos 980 - Mid-Range With Integrated 5G Modem
In a surprise announcement, Samsung today unveiled their very first SoC with integrated 5G connectivity. The new chipset isn’t a flagship follow-up to the Exynos 9825 and 9820, but...
20 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/4/2019
Sharp to Demonstrate 120-Inch 8K LCD TV & 8K TV with 5G Modem at IFA
Being the world’s first manufacturer to develop an Ultra-HD television featuring a 7680×4320 resolution, Sharp still has an edge over its rivals on the 8K front. At IFA next...
16 by Anton Shilov on 8/30/2019
Huawei Delays Launch of Foldable Mate X to Q4
Huawei’s Mate X garnered quite of attention at Mobile World Congress earlier this year as one of the industry’s first foldable 5G smartphones. Unfortunately for those looking to get...
10 by Anton Shilov on 8/15/2019
Apple to Buy Bulk of Intel’s Smartphone Modem Business For $1 Billion
Intel's struggling smartphone modem business has finally found a suitor. This afternoon the company announced in conjunction with Apple that the tech company – and one of Intel's most...
33 by Anton Shilov on 7/25/2019
Next Generation Intel Atom Tremont: Potential L3 Cache
Intel has already disclosed that it will have a next generation Atom core, code named Tremont, which is to appear in products such as the Foveros-based hybrid Lakefield, as...
67 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 7/15/2019
MediaTek Announces 7nm 5G With Cortex-A77 CPU, Mali-G77 GPU Coming
Today MedaTek is making quite an unusual announcement: The company is the first to announce a SoC with an integrated 5G modem. Even more interesting is the fact that...
36 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/29/2019
EE to Switch On its UK 5G Network on May 30
At an event here in London, the carrier Everything Everywhere (EE) said that it would switch on its 5G network in the UK on May 30. The country’s first...
17 by Anton Shilov on 5/22/2019
United States Rules Qualcomm In Violation of Antitrust Laws - Qualcomm To Appeal
The United States Federal Trade Commission’s case against Qualcomm has just taken an important step. In a ruling released last night, the US District Court judge Lucy Koh issued...
17 by Ryan Smith on 5/22/2019
Huawei Launches Mate 20 X 5G in the UK: Available in June
The Mate 20 X 5G had been announced by Huawei some months ago, and we saw the first European launch of the phone on Switzerland’s Sunrise two weeks ago...
10 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/16/2019
Samsung & Verizon Launch the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G in the US
Samsung and Verizon on Thursday officially started sales of the Galaxy S10 5G smartphone in the US. The handset is immediately available exclusively with a Verizon contract whether it...
3 by Anton Shilov on 5/16/2019
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