More details on Snapdragon 821 improvements

Posted on by Jules Wang

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 821 was publicized several weeks ago as a reasonable (if only small) improvement above the meaty main train of the Snapdragon 820. Seriously, a 10 percent jump in speed? That’s it?Well, Qualcomm is putting a bit more spin to its promoting game for the 821. It has expanded that 10 percent improvement figure over to faster boots, faster app launches and… well, not “smoother, more responsive user interactions,” but all that ...

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Xiaomi Mi Note 2 may have Android Nougat, 6GB of RAM

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Nougaty goodness could be what’s in store for those who also like their starch.We’re talking about the company known to Google Translate as “millet,” Xiaomi. It supposedly will be cranking out a smartphone called the Mi Note 2 soon with a big screen and more than enough ambition to

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Weibo hits up the Le 2s Pro with a different design in mind

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One of the LeEco devices we’ve been watching the past few months has been the Le 2s Pro. Between the Le 2s and this phone, there’s been dual-camera talk, speculation about 8GB of RAM and which advanced Snapdragon 820 processor these two will get.Well, another Le 2s Pro (or LE X720, ...

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Snapdragon 820 reference hardware from Qualcomm is badass, but quirky

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Hey! Want a 4K Android or Windows 10 Mobile tablet with a 21-megapixel camera on the back and a 13-megapixel selfie shooter? How about front facing speakers? 802.11 ad Wi-Fi (utilizing 60GHz band streams)? Temperature sensor, heart rate sensor, all kinds of go-okay, you’ve read the headline, let’s cut to the chase.If you’re really into hacking things up for your own personal gain, go ahead and see if you can pick up Qualcomm’s new Mobile Development Platform ...

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4×4 MIMO on Galaxy Note 7 is a first

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Update: This article has been updated to reflect information about 4×4 MIMO technology in relation to the Snapdragon 820 given to us from Qualcomm.The Snapdragon 820 can support 4×4 cellular multiple input-multiple output, but you’d be struck to find a phone manufacturer willing to stuff four cellular antennas into their device. Well, the Galaxy Note 7 can claim to be the first phone that utilizes 4×4 MIMO.Ideally, 4×4 MIMO would handle networks that could use four ...

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The latest on what to expect from the Galaxy Note 7

Posted on by Jules Wang

This supposed phablet started out in the rumor mills as the Samsung Galaxy Note 6. Since then, we’ve been trying to parse together the ins and outs, the hairpins and straightaways, and all of the jokes claiming that six was too afraid of seven ...

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Xiaomi Altun, Capricorn strike on Geekbench

Posted on by Jules Wang

Either someone at Xiaomi’s fooling around or the company has a couple of secrets to hide. Whatever the case, it continues to claim pieces of the news cycle with some Geekbench entries for some codenamed devices: the mid-range “Altun” and the stronger “Capricorn”.The Altun phone has been running Geekbench tests since early May and — within the past several weeks — has been able to nail about a 20 percent improvement in its single-core score ...

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New Sony Xperia X phone spotted on GFXBench

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Sony might only say it is changing strategy, but is it really? The company has focused less on the countries it has traditionally focused less on and has said that the Xperia X line was supposed to represent the best in software features from Sony — not just about the specs.Chalk this one up to either someone faking a Sony device on GFXBench or someone just stuck. A device named the “Sony F8331” got picked up ...

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor delivers just 10 percent more speed than 820

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

If you’re wondering why Qualcomm would already look to introduce “something to replace what many consider the best mobile processor available today”, it turns out that won’t actually happen until spring, when the Snapdragon 830 will probably see daylight inside the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S8.For now, the San Diego-based semiconductor giant and unchallenged market leader merely wants to ...

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Another Galaxy Note 7 Geekbench’d, likely and sadly headed to US

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It was the Exynos 8893 that allegedly blew our minds in one Galaxy Note 7 benchmark. What blows our minds in this Galaxy Note 7 benchmark is that the Galaxy Note 7 Lite might not actually be happening.Instead, what we see here is supposedly the SM-N930R6 (the SM-N920R6 was the Galaxy Note 5 variant likely meant for Wisconsin-based Cellcom), sporting a Snapdragon 820 and 4GB of RAM.Decent ...

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Qualcomm hints at upcoming Tango phones with Snapdragon 820, other 800 ‘tier’ SoCs

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In case you’re still scratching your heads in confusion as to Google and Lenovo’s decision to fit an arguably middling processor under the hood of the world’s road-opening consumer phone based on Project Tango, Qualcomm just came forward with an enlightening confession.It turns out the Phab 2 Pro packs a Snapdragon 652 not only to keep the retail pricing bar comparatively low to mainstream Android flagships from ...

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First batch of Turing Phones shipping July 12

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Those who have stuck with Turing for the long run have been waiting on final shipping dates. Forget the fact that the company switched out a secured version of Android for Sailfish OS or even the fact this Turing Phone has “liquid metal” or whatever, you’ve waited nearly a year for this device with good money sunk into it, you’re going to get it.Well, you probably got an email from ...

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What may be Le Max 2 Pro gets leaked with dual-camera ports, Snapdragon talk

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This week has come up to be an unexpectedly busy one.Tomorrow, the Nubia Z11 finally launches. Two days after and we’re dealing with the vivo X7. Right in the middle on Wednesday, though, we have what LeEco is teasing to be your next “hero” smartphone. And we have a supposed sneak peek, thanks to Chinese social ...

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