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Samsung today has announced that they have developed an even faster generation of LPDDR5X memory that is set to top out at LPDDR5X-10700 speeds. The updated memory is slated to offer 25% better performance and 30% greater capacity compared to existing mobile DRAM devices from the company. The new chips also appear to be tangibly faster than Micron's LPDDR5X memory and SK hynix's LPDDR5T chips. Samsung's forthcoming LPDDR5X devices feature a data transfer rate of 10.7 GT/s as well as maximum capacity per stack of 32 GB. This allows Samsung's clients to equip their latest smartphones or laptops with 32 GB of low-power memory using just one DRAM package, which greatly simplifies their designs. Samsung says that 32 GB of memory will be particularly beneficial...
Huawei CEO Richard Yu Q&A: “Politicians are Playing Games”
As the world’s second largest smartphone manufacturer, the growth of Huawei over the last decade has been immense. Last year the company overtook Apple with smartphone unit sales, despite...
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A Day with the Huawei Mate 30 Pro: Kirin 990 and 7680 FPS Slow Motion Tests
Last week Huawei launched its latest flagship smartphone, the Mate 30 Pro, featuring its latest Kirin 990 chipset. At the heart of the new hardware is a waterfall wrap-around...
47 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/23/2019
Huawei Launches Mate 30 & Mate 30 Pro 4G and 5G Variants: First Step Away From Google
Today at Huawei’s global launch event in Munich, the company has detailed its new Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro flagship devices. The two new phones continue Huawei’s focus...
101 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/19/2019
The Huawei Mate 30 Launch Event Live Blog (Starts at 8am ET/12:00 UTC)
The busy fall period for smartphone launches continues. Today in Munich, Germany, Huawei is holding their launch event for their Mate 30 family of smartphones, the latest generation of...
15 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/19/2019
The OPPO Reno 10x Zoom Review: Bezeless Zoom
The Oppo Reno 10x Zoom is another Snapdragon 855-based phone that was released earlier in the year, and while we did a quick hands-on test of the device back...
41 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/18/2019
The Xiaomi Mi9 Review: Flagship Performance At a Mid-Range Price
We’re edging towards to latter half of 2019 and the next and last upcoming wave of device releases, however among the many device releases of the year one device...
96 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/13/2019
Apple Announces New iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, & iPhone 11 Pro Max
Apple’s new iPhone Special Event just finished up at the Steve Jobs theatre in Cupertino – and as expected we saw the launch of a new generation of iPhones...
224 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/10/2019
The Apple 2019 iPhone Event Live Blog (10am PT)
The fall season is approaching yet again, and it’s time again for another round of iPhone updates, representing Apple’s newest 2019 mobile hardware. The event should be starting at...
46 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/10/2019
Nokia 7.2 Launched: 6.3-Inch PureDisplay, 48MP Camera, Snapdragon 660
HMD Global has announced its new ‘performance mainstream’ smartphone, the Nokia 7.2. It is aimed at the mass market, yet features premium capabilities, like a large HDR10-capable display with...
49 by Anton Shilov on 9/9/2019
New Uses for Smartphone AI: A Short Commentary on Recording History and Privacy
This opinion piece is reactionary to recent announcements. Having just attended the Huawei keynote here at the IFA trade show, there were a couple of new features enabled through AI...
25 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/6/2019
Huawei Announces Kirin 990 and Kirin 990 5G: Dual SoC Approach, Integrated 5G Modem
For the last 3 years, Huawei has announced its next generation SoC at the IFA technology show here in Berlin. In every occasion, the company promotes its hardware, using...
153 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/6/2019
TCL Waterfall Tech Demo: Screen Edges Done Right
Modern edge display technology is a compromise between screen real estate, comfort, and aesthetics. Personally, I’ve never owned a Note, or a device with an excessive edge with edge-related...
31 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/5/2019
The TCL One Piece Tech Demo: The Smartphone with No Holes and No Buttons
One of the things I love about TCL is its willingness to show off internal conceptual designs to the press. It’s something we see in the car industry all...
18 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/5/2019
The TCL Plex Smartphone Hands-On: Dedicated Low-Light Camera for Video
As one of the world’s largest TV manufacturers, with its hands in a lot of other things, TCL is a fairly common name among certain regions of the world...
20 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/5/2019
The Snapdragon 855 Phone Roundup: Searching for the Best Implementations
Over the last few years we’ve seen a lot of changes in the mobile market when it comes to the internal hardware of devices. At the heart of every...
50 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/5/2019
Samsung Unveils Galaxy Fold Availability, Sort Of
Samsung late on Wednesday disclosed availability of its Galaxy Fold smartphone. The smartphone was originally set to be launched earlier this year, but had been delayed in April because...
21 by Anton Shilov on 9/5/2019
Samsung’s A-Series 5G Smartphone: Galaxy A90 5G
With multiple makers of smartphones launching expensive high-end 5G smartphones this year, it was a matter of time before more reasonably priced 5G handsets emerge. Samsung is among the...
10 by Anton Shilov on 9/4/2019
ASUS ROG Phone II Ultimate Edition: 120 Hz, 12 GB / 1 TB with 6000 mAh
ASUS introduced a revamped version of its top-of-the-range ROG smartphone for gamers at IFA today. The ASUS ROG Phone II Ultimate Edition got a new color scheme, more storage...
50 by Anton Shilov on 9/4/2019
Samsung Announces Exynos 980 - Mid-Range With Integrated 5G Modem
In a surprise announcement, Samsung today unveiled their very first SoC with integrated 5G connectivity. The new chipset isn’t a flagship follow-up to the Exynos 9825 and 9820, but...
20 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/4/2019
World’s First Smartphone with a 64 MP Camera: Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 8 Pro
Xiaomi has unveiled its new breed of Redmi Note smartphones boasting with high-performance SoCs as well as premium cameras. The new flagship Redmi Note 8 Pro is the industry’s...
33 by Anton Shilov on 8/31/2019
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