A closer look at the Snapdragon 6xx family

Unless they’re made by Apple, when you think about smartphones and tablets, chances are they’ve got a Qualcomm Snapdragon powering them. Generally speaking, when we rank devices they typically fall into one of those three categories: entry-level, entry level, midrange, and high-end. Oddly enough, Qualcomm’s SoCs are also segmented by device class, but Qualcomm opted for four tiers (rather than three), this can make it a little confusing to tell which category a device falls into – such is the case with the Snapdragon 6xx family.

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HTC Desire 820 hands-on: 64-bit, big screen, huge selfies (Video)

It was not too long ago that we saw the HTC Desire 820 go official and rounded up its specs, and now it’s hands-on time. We’ve checked out the 64-bit processor, the 5.5-inch HD screen, the BoomSound speakers, the powerful 8MP selfie cam, and the everything else. And it’s ...

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HTC Desire 820 specs: an in-depth look at this Android’s innards

HTC has just gone official with the Desire 820, so it’s time to look inside what claims to be the heir to the Desire 816‘s throne. Can it stack up on paper? We’ve laid the full list of specs out for you down below in a complete HTC Desire 820 specs list.The Desire 820 has seen bumps up in what look to be all the right places, but we can’t give you the ...

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HTC Desire 820 announced at IFA as a 64-bit midranger

The Desire 816 was quite successful as a midranger for HTC, racking up plenty of sales overseas and earning praise in our full review of it – we called it a “mid-tier phone with flagship DNA,” so a successor naturally has us intrigued. The HTC Desire 820 has gone official today as a 64-bit Android, and it’s looking to set “a new benchmark for mid-range smartphones.”With an 8MP front-facing camera in tow, the ...

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64-bit Androids are here; should you care?

When it comes to desktop and laptop computing, 64-bit is pretty much a given, though many apps are still stuck in 32-bit limbo, running quietly alongside their 64-bit siblings. What’s really nice is that you don’t even notice the difference whether they’re 32-bit or 64-bit, the apps just work. Now, 64-bit Androids are here – sort of.I was first in line back when 64-bit was coming to desktop computers. Jumping to 64-bit meant a new motherboard, new hardware, and most importantly, a new CPU. To take full advantage of all this new hardware, a 64-bit operating system ...

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HTC teases 64-bit smartphone for IFA 2014

Last week, HTC cut though a lot of the uncertainty surrounding its own plans for IFA 2014, dropping a teaser that pretty unambiguously referred to the rumored Desire 820. While on its own, another Desire mid-ranger might not be the most exciting news in the world, the 820′s been holding out attention by way of the SoC expected to power the phone, one of Qualcomm’s new 64-bit Snapdragons. With just a week to go before the expo, that connection is really starting to firm up, and HTC just published ...

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HTC appears to be psyching us up for the Desire 820

Will HTC make a big showing at IFA this year? This week’s launch of the One M8 for Windows (not to mention the Butterfly 2), with IFA so nearby, might be seen as HTC subtly rejecting the idea of using the expo as a venue for introducing new hardware, but we wouldn’t be so sure. At least, the Verizon launch exclusivity puts a US focus on the phone that might not fly so well at ...

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Leaked Qualcomm SoC roadmap lays out its 64-bit future

Smartphones with 64-bit SoCs are already here, and someday they’ll almost certainly outnumber phones built around 32-bit components. But between now and then there’s a huge gap, and it’s one that manufacturers have been slow to cross. Apple may have its 64-bit SoCs in full swing, but companies like Qualcomm have been taking their time; the firm announced basic 64-bit chips last year, and even ...

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