Samsung Galaxy S9+ prototype racks up big Geekbench scores… for an Android phone

A no doubt advanced but unfinished prototype of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S9+ has just paid Geekbench a fresh visit with Snapdragon 845 inside.

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Purported Sony H8216 specs could foreshadow Xperia XZ1 sequel with Snapdragon 845

As always, Sony seems to be working on several high-end Android phones, one of which could pair a Full HD screen with a Snapdragon 845 SoC.

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Conflict! Qualcomm, AT&T, Google and Amazon | #PNWeekly 282 (LIVE at 3p ET)

Qualcomm debuts the Snapdragon 845 chipset, the courts open up for AT&T and Trump's Justice Department and YouTube's hating on Amazon on our show.

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Qualcomm’s new Bluetooth 5 multi-device broadcast feature is proprietary

The chipmaker says that this feature is proprietary to items incorporating aptX HD codec and the Snapdragon 845 platform.

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Qualcomm details Snapdragon 845 specs and focus points

It has a dedicated security processing unit, more artificial intelligence branches to camera and mixed reality processing and the beefiest cores yet.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 is announced, no specifics given

VR headsets, laptops and, yes, smartphones will all be able to take advantage of better silicon for image processing, security and more.

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Blass: Snapdragon 836 is delayed past Pixel 2 production timeframe

@evleaks reports that Qualcomm is working on a chipset that some have said was not on the blueprints. This comes with an about face to Google.

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Ookla praises T-Mobile as network tests Snapdragon 845 modem with 1.2Gbps downlink

The group behind Speedtest.net has crowned the Un-carrier as the speediest in the nation. T-Mobile, like other carriers, continues to tread 5G waters.

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Samsung Galaxy S9 rumored with a few predictable upgrades, better fingerprint sensor placement

It shouldn't come as a surprise that the Samsung Galaxy S9 is expected to feature a Snapdragon 845 SoC, Android 8.0 Oreo and, wait, just 4GB RAM?!

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Samsung reportedly hogs Snapdragon 845 chips, may go modular for the Galaxy S9

Samsung has taken up pretty much all of the Snapdragon 845 chips for the start of the year, when the Galaxy S9 may launch with... Moto Mods?

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Google Pixel 2 tipped as first high-end smartphone powered by Snapdragon 836 SoC this fall

A modest Qualcomm Snapdragon 836 upgrade of the existing 835 high-end processor could power Google's Pixel 2 duo this fall, and not Samsung's Galaxy Note 8.

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