The Cortex-A57 cores in the Snapdragon 810 have been identified by some industrious developers as the reason for bootloops on the Nexus 6P.
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$60 to a shady Chinese shop upgrades the Nexus 5X RAM, SoC
Not only that, but there's a Snapdragon 810 in the situation, too. It all stems from a bootloop situation in Hong Kong and an outdated warranty.
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Samsung cracks top five in global smartphone processor market, Qualcomm still number one
In case you were wondering just how badly last year’s Snapdragon 810 overheating snafus hurt Qualcomm’s overall SoC sales, it turns out things weren’t so very grim. In fact, QCM retained its global smartphone AP domination, according to research by Strategy Analytics, somehow managing to account for more than the combined market shares of the industry’s first and second runner-ups.That’s right, Snapdragon silicon controlled 42 percent of revenue generated by smartphones sold ...
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Analyst group names Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 2015’s best mobile processor
With Qualcomm pretty clearly out of contention for the title of last year’s fastest and most reliable smartphone SoC, due to Snapdragon 810’s highly publicized overheating woes and SD808’s sub-flagship capabilities, you have to figure Samsung and Apple ultimately disputed the crown.Technically, Nvidia could have posed a threat too, but its otherwise impressive
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Qualcomm negates Snapdragon 820 overheating speculation
It’s no secret the widespread and hard to contain cooling issues of the Snapdragon 810 SoC rocked Qualcomm’s dependability to its core, but thanks to a toweringly dominant market position, the semiconductor giant managed to survive the scandal.Rumor has it Samsung is even willing to
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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 820, 617, 430 and Quick Charge 3.0
Was the Snapdragon 810 chipset just a (flaming hot) fluke? Has Qualcomm restored its reputation of reliable performance in its high-tier silicon? Is all the bashing, the ridicule and the doubt over for the San Diego-based company? We will soon find out as the ...
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Sony Xperia Z5 tests suggest Snapdragon 810 overheating won’t be an issue
Sony just launched its latest Xperia-series smartphones, and from the Z5 Compact to the Z5 Premium, they’re all running Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoCs. The choice of the 810 is sensible enough – it’s one of the top performers out there on the market right now – but Sony’s struggled with the chip in the past, notably on the Xperia Z4/Z3+. When we saw those models arrive just a few months back, they were followed by ...
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Looming Huawei Nexus pictured in the flesh with huge camera bulge in tow
If Google indeed plans to keep its next two Nexus smartphones on the sidelines until October, there may not be much left to announce by then. Already, we (think we) know a great deal about the stock Android Marshmallow-powered LG and Huawei phones, with the former manhandled and rendered last week, and the latter following suit now.This isn’t the first time we’re getting convincing hints as to the external appearance of the alleged Nexus 6 sequel, but the ...
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LeTV claims it has sold one million smartphones faster than any other new OEM
Achievements with caveats come quite often in this industry. While not on Apple levels of spectacular, these numbers do look good, though. For comparison, Xiaomi, which kicked into life in 2011, sold 400,000 units on its first year in the market.
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The OnePlus Two will have a Snapdragon 810 – and it will be fine
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 is one of the most controversial pieces of silicon in recent memory. The OnePlus Two is the imminent sequel to one of the best-reviewed smartphones of the past few years. And very soon the two will come together to produce one of the most anticipated products in mobile.Then it’s going to get trashed in the press, because it “overheats.” And then I’m going to roll my eyes so hard they get stuck.To be fair to the very smart folks who’ve written very smart articles on the subject, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 definitely ...
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Snapdragon 810 isn’t coming in a new, “fixed” version 2.1 soon; that’s the chip we already have
OnePlus got the ball rolling on the pre-launch specs it was announcing for its OnePlus 2 handsets a little under a month ago as it shared news of its choice of the Snapdragon 810 for the phone’s SoC. As this is probably the most controversial SoC in recent memory, the company made a point to emphasize how overheating wouldn’t be an issue for the chip, due in part to “an improved version of the chipset (v2.1) in the ...
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Snapdragon 810 issues make this the perfect time for a new SoC maker to take the lead
Founded in 1985, Qualcomm has made the processors that enable our mobile devices since it started making CDMA base stations in 1990. Since then the company has focused its attention on SoCs – systems on a chip – that are at the core of today’s smartphones and tablets. Qualcomm is even taking aim at the processors that run in servers and datacenters and Snapdragon processors have even found their way into our smartwatches. Then the Snapdragon 810 was announced, and things started to go downhill – quickly.Snapdragon 810To bring you up to speed on the Snapdragon 810 ...
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OnePlus starts teasing OnePlus 2 specs as it confirms its choice of SoC
In just a couple more weeks, Q3 2015 will be upon us, and as we’ve noted before, that’s going to mean a period full of some of the highest-profile smartphone launches all year. One of the many handsets we’re expecting to see debut is the follow-up to last year’s OnePlus One, and though the manufacturer has long confirmed that a OnePlus 2 is in the works, so far it hasn’t shared many details about the phone. Today that all starts changing, as the manufacturer shares one of the most ...
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Sony overheating reports spread to Xperia Z3+, company offers response
Sony’s Xperia Z4 has only just started hitting stores in Japan, and while it may be a very cool-looking smartphone, it sure doesn’t sound like a cool-running handset; early reports have pegged the Z4 as falling into the old Snapdragon 810-overheating trap, with operating temperatures pushing 150F and retailers posting warning signs about going easy on the phone lest it run too hot. Of course, the Z4 isn’t the only new Sony smartphone these days, and we’re also prepping for the ...
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Snapdragon 810 overheating complaints return with retail debut of Sony Xperia Z4
Oh Snapdragon 810, will you ever catch a break? While on paper the SoC looks like an obvious choice for bringing flagship-level performance to a new smartphone, the chip’s arrival on the market has been maligned by recurrent reports of excessive operating temperatures. It seems like every few months new voices arrive to warn of the 810’s thermal woes, only for others to step up and insist this really isn’t a problem, and that any previous overheating issues have been addressed in the chips landing in currently available phones. Well, today
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