Chinese device maker Pipo introduced a handful of new tablets earlier this month, and now at least one model is available for purchase. One of the most intriguing is the Pipo T9. It’s an 8.9 inch tablet with a full HD display, an 8-core processor, and a selling price of about $250 when you order from […]
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Acer 7.9 inch octa-core, full HD tablet leaked
Another day, another leaked benchmark result pointing to yet-another upcoming Acer tablet. Hot on the heels of a series of leaks related to 7.9 inch Android tablets with Intel Bay Trail processors, the GFXBench website has details about a model with a MediaTek octa-core CPU. It’s called the Acer Iconia A5-810, and on paper it […]
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Allwinner A80 octa-core chip coming in Q2, 2014
Allwinner has announced that the first products featuring its new octa-core processors should arrive by the end of the second quarter of 2014. The Chinese chip maker also says its A80 Optimus Board developer platform should ship in May. The Allwinner UltraOcta A80 features an 8-core CPU with 4 ARM Cortex-A15 cores and 4 lower-power […]
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More cores, less money: KingSing T1 is a $160 octa-core phone
There was a time when octa-core chips were only available in relatively expensive smartphones and tablets. Then along came MediaTek with its affordable MT6592Â 8-core ARM Cortex-A7 chip. MediaTek’s processor may not be as powerful as some octa-core chips, but it’s cheap enough that at least one company plans to use the chip in a smartphone […]
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HTC D616W mid-range 8-core smartphone spotted
HTC’s may have just launched its latest flagship phone, the HTC One (M8), but it looks like the company’s got another interesting model on the way. The HTC D616W features a 5 inch screen and an octa-core processor. Overall the spec sheet paints a picture of a budget or mid-range smartphone. But new photos from […]
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Samsung introduces Exynos 5422 and 5260 octa, hexa-core chips
Samsung is adding two new processors to its Exynos family. The Samsung Exynos 5422 is an updated, faster version of the Exynos 5420 octa-core processor, while the new Exynos 5260 is the company’s first hexa-core chip (and likely the processor used in the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo). Both chips use ARM’s big.LITTLE technology to […]
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Qualcomm goes 64-bit with Snapdragon 610 & 615 chips
Qualcomm is throwing its hat in the 64-bit processor ring with two new ARM Cortex-A53 processors based on ARMv8 architecture. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 and Snapdragon 615 chips should be available by the end of 2014. The chip maker says it will begin sampling the processors in the third quarter of the year, which means you […]
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Lilbits (1-30-2014): Red Nexus 5 launch on Feb 4th?
Google’s Nexus 5 smartphone offers a fast processor, a good screen, and the most up-to-date Android software you’re likely to find. But if you’re not fond of phones that come in stark black or white, you currently need to slap a case on the phone to give it a splash of color. But there’s mounting […]
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Huawei’s first octa-core CPU is ready
Chinese device maker Huawei is ready to launch its first octa-core processor for smartphones, tablets, and other devices. Huawei chairman Richard Yu says the company’s new K3V3 chip is ready to go, as well as a new quad-core K3V2 Pro processor. That means we could start to see the new chips in Huawei devices this […]
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Qualcomm working on 64-bit and octa-core chips
Chip maker Qualcomm is reportedly working on a a few new processors for smartphones and tablets, including models with 64-bit architecture and possibly a new octa-core chip. The upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 is a 64-bit chip with integrated support for 4G LTe networks. Meanwhile, Chinese news sources suggest we could see a new 8-core MSM8994/APQ8094 from […]