The first Windows laptops with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X series processors are expected to launch in mid-2024 and Qualcomm has been making big promises about the kind of performance we can expect from those systems. But up until now the company has been relatively quiet about the specific chips that will be available to PC makers. […]
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Lilbits: MINISFORUM’s portable 144 Hz touchscreen display sells for under $200
This year Chinese mini PC maker MINISFORUM has started branching out into other product categories. The MINISFORUM V3 tablet with an AMD Ryzen 7 8840U processor is coming soon. And now the company is taking orders for its first portable display. The MINISFORUM MSS-A156 is a thin, reasonably lightweight portable monitor that you can connect to a […]
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20 Comments on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite could finally make Windows on ARM viable (official benchmarks released)
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite could finally make Windows on ARM viable (official benchmarks released)
20 Comments on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite could finally make Windows on ARM viable (official benchmarks released)It’s been six years since the first Windows laptops with ARM processors hit the streets. But up until now they’ve only lived up to some of their promises – often delivering long battery life, quick sleep and resume, and always-connected capabilities, but failing to offer the same level of performance you’d expect from even a mid-range […]
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 brings a performance boost and WiFi 7 support to mid-range devices
3 Comments on Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 brings a performance boost and WiFi 7 support to mid-range devicesA few days after introducing the new Snapdragon 8S Gen 3 processor designed for slightly cheaper flagship phones and tablets, Qualcomm is launching another new chip. This time instead of a less-powerful Snapdragon 8 series processor, it’s a more powerful Snapdragon 7 series chip for mid-range and sub-flagship devices. The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 […]
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Motorola Edge 50 Pro could be one of the first Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 phones (slightly cheaper flagships)
5 Comments on Motorola Edge 50 Pro could be one of the first Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 phones (slightly cheaper flagships)Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 processor is basically slightly cheaper, slightly less powerful version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The chip maker says it’s designed to offer a nearly the same level of performance as the company’s flagship mobile processor in more affordable devices. And one of the first devices that will use the […]
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Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 8S Gen 3 for (slightly) cheaper flagship phones
Qualcomm is adding a new segment to its Snapdragon 8 line of processors for flagship-class smartphones and tablets. The new Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is a slightly stripped-down version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip that the company launched in October. It shares many of the same core technologies, but scales back a few features […]
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Who needs the cloud? Qualcomm emphasis on-device AI features for smartphones and Windows PCs
3 Comments on Who needs the cloud? Qualcomm emphasis on-device AI features for smartphones and Windows PCsAMD recently launched its second generation of PC processors with integrated neural processing units, or NPUs. And Intel’s new Core Ultra processors based on Meteor Lake architecture also have built-in NPUs for hardware-accelerated AI. So we’re seeing a growing number of PC makers position their latest systems as “AI PCs.” But ARM-based chip makers have […]
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 can power 4K headsets
Qualcomm’s newest flagship processor for virtual and augmented reality headsets promises a 2.5X improvement in GPU performance, 8X better AI performance than the company’s XR2 Gen 1 chip, enabling support for 4K headsets (with up to 4.3K resolution per eye at up to 90 frames per second). The chip maker says the first device with Qualcomm […]
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Sony PlayStation Portal handheld teardown reveals a Qualcomm SG4150P chip and 16.6 Wh battery
3 Comments on Sony PlayStation Portal handheld teardown reveals a Qualcomm SG4150P chip and 16.6 Wh batteryThe PlayStation Portal is a handheld gaming device with an 8 inch full HD display squeezed between two halves of a Sony DualSense controller with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, and stereo speakers. Available now for $200, the PlayStation Portal is designed for one thing only: streaming games from a PlayStation 5 console. You can’t officially […]
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 promises big boosts in graphics and AI performance
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 series processors are designed for upper mid-range smartphones, delivering a more cost-efficient alternative to the company’s flagship Snapdragon 8 series chips. But the latest Snapdragon 7 chip should bring significant performance gains over last year’s version. The new Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 processor is expected to deliver up to a 15% boost in […]