Category: snapdragon

Microsoft’s well-designed 2-in-1 Surface Pro X is up to $200 off

[ad_1] The Pro X provides a great 2-in-1 experience and offers a speedy gigabit LTE connection. There are a few notable caveats: the software is buggy and there’s limited app compatibility. As we noted, if you must use Microsoft’s software, the Surface Pro X will get the job done, but many people would be better […]

Qualcomm’s new mobile chipsets pack more features for the non-5G crowd

[ad_1] The company announced the new Snapdragon 720G, 662 and 460 at a press event in New Delhi this morning, and all three share certain characteristics — think support for WiFi 6 and India’s NavIC satellite positioning system. While it’s easy enough to read these announcements as overture to an incredibly valuable country, Qualcomm insists […]

Qualcomm’s new chipset promises better AR and VR anywhere

[ad_1] If nothing else, the new Snapdragon XR2 platform features a lot of firsts: Qualcomm says it’s the world’s first 5G-enabled extended reality system, which should allow for a new breed of experiences that rely on low latency, super-fast data connections. (Eventually, anyway.) The Snapdragon XR2 is also apparently the first XR platform to allow […]

Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon chips include two with built-in 5G

[ad_1] Just when phones will arrive will depend on the individual manufacturers. It won’t surprise you to hear that several vendors have already confirmed work on devices using the new Snapdragons. Xiaomi’s Mi 10 and an unnamed Oppo flagship will use the Snapdragon 865 in the first quarter of 2020, while Nokia (that is, HMD […]

Surface Pro X review: Gorgeous hardware marred by buggy software

[ad_1] Keyboard and trackpad The consolation, I guess, is that at least you’re getting a superior typing case for the money. Microsoft makes the best tablet keyboard in the market, and the version for the Pro X is just as comfortable and well-spaced as some laptops. There’s plenty of travel here, and honestly if not […]

Google’s Pixel 4 will feature something called a ‘Pixel Neural Core’

[ad_1] According to the official spec sheet — obtained by 9to5Google — we’re looking at a Snapdragon 855 processor, 6GB of RAM and up to a 90Hz display. Marked differences between the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are inevitably the screen size (5.7″ vs 6.3″) and battery (2800 mAh vs 3700 mAh). Both offer […]

Qualcomm’s latest chip will give midrange phones a gaming boost

[ad_1] For the first time, Qualcomm is launching a gaming-specific version of a chipset alongside the regular one. The Snapdragon 730G (G stands for Gaming, get it?) has an enhanced version of the Adreno 618 GPU to make it 15 percent faster than the one in the regular 730. It also packs some bonuses via […]