Smartphones
Arm and Samsung this week announced their joint design-technology co-optimization (DTCO) program for Arm's next-generation Cortex general-purpose CPU cores as well as Samsung's next-generation process technology featuring gate-all-around (GAA) multi-bridge-channel field-effect transistors (MBCFETs). "Optimizing Cortex-X and Cortex-A processors on the latest Samsung process node underscores our shared vision to redefine what’s possible in mobile computing, and we look forward to continuing to push boundaries to meet the relentless performance and efficiency demands of the AI era," said Chris Bergey, SVP and GM, Client Business at Arm. Under the program, the companies aim to deliver tailored versions of Cortex-A and Cortex-X cores made on Samsung's 2 nm-class process technology for various applications, including smartphones, datacenters, infrastructure, and various customized system-on-chips. For now, the companies does not...
The Sony Xperia 1: A Long 21:9 HDR 4K OLED Smartphone
Being a high-tech company with multiple divisions, Sony can fetch technologies from various units to build products with unique qualities. At Mobile World Congress 2019 the company introduced its...
20 by Anton Shilov on 2/27/2019Samsung Galaxy S10: First Exynos 9820 vs Snapdragon 855 Scores
One of AnandTech's more in-depth coverage pieces last year was our analysis of the two different version of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note9. Specifically we covered the quite...
108 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/26/2019OnePlus 5G Prototype: Living Large
Here at Mobile World Congress, a number of companies are showing off 5G-enabled smartphones or prototypes. We've seen devices from most of the top smartphone global manufacturers, and despite...
7 by Anton Shilov on 2/25/2019Nokia Launches Nokia 9 PureView at MWC 2019: So I Heard You Like Cameras
HMD Global has introduced its new Nokia flagship smartphone at MWC 2019. The key feature of the Nokia 9 PureView is its six-module camera (five lens + Time-of-Flight) co-designed...
32 by Anton Shilov on 2/25/2019512 GB of UFS 3.0 Storage: Western Digital iNAND MC EU511
Western Digital said that it has now completed development and started sampling its first UFS 3.0 storage solutions for ‘5G era’ smartphones. The new embedded flash drives (EFDs) provide...
6 by Anton Shilov on 2/25/2019Huawei Mate X vs. Samsung Galaxy Fold: Ask the Press
One of the biggest talking points this year at Mobile World Congress is the emergence of folding phones. The two largest smartphone vendors in the world, Samsung and Huawei...
82 by Ian Cutress on 2/25/2019Nubia at MWC 2019: Wearable OLED Smartphone Coming to a Wrist Near You
Nubia, a division of ZTE, is prepping to release its first wearable watch-like smartphone. The device is currently being showcased at MWC in Barcelona, Spain, but the company is...
8 by Anton Shilov on 2/25/2019Qualcomm Launches the QCA6390 Chipset: 1.8 Gbps Wi-Fi 6 Ready with BlueTooth 5.1
With the upcoming ratification of the Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) standard expected in August, a number of companies are gearing up with Wi-Fi 6 ‘ready’ routers and end-points to get...
9 by Ian Cutress on 2/25/2019Alcatel Launches 3L at MWC 2019: A 5.94-Inch Smartphone at €139
Alcatel introduced its new entry-level smartphone that is equipped with a 5.9-inch display, a quad-core Qualcomm SoC, 16 GB of NAND storage, facial recognition, and a dual camera, a...
2 by Anton Shilov on 2/25/2019LG Announces The New G8 & V50 5G ThinQ
Today at LG’s MWC press event the company has revealed its brand new flagship devices for 2019. The new LG G8 and the new LG V50 represent LG’s updated...
43 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/24/2019MWC 2019: LG Premiere Press Event, a Live Blog (6:30PM UTC)
LG recently announced that it has a range of new technologies ready for its upcoming ThinQ branded smartphones. We're here at the press event to find out all the details.
16 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 2/24/2019TCL Low Cost Foldable Display for Everyone: Patented DragonHinge
Out of the top smartphone manufacturers, Samsung has clearly beat its competitors to the punch with its foldable smartphone, but it certainly will not be the only company to...
26 by Anton Shilov on 2/24/2019TCL Launches the Alcatel 1S: a 5.5-inch IPS Smartphone for $109 / €109
Most of the time, in fact almost all the time, we tend to discuss about the most expensive phones on the market. If it isn’t $600, then it is...
18 by Ian Cutress on 2/24/2019BlackBerry Launch Special Edition Key2 in Red
Following the successful launch of the Cosmic Red edition of the Key2 LE last year, and the many column inches by technology journalists praising the color combination as striking...
0 by Ian Cutress on 2/24/2019TCL/CSOT Reveals Mobile AMOLED & LCD Hole-Punch Displays
Along with today’s announcement of a foldable display panel and hinge, TCL’s display panel division revealed a new generation of AMOLED screens and demonstrated their ability to produce a...
0 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/24/2019MWC 2019: Nokia Annual Press Conference at Mobile World Congress (3pm UTC)
We are at HMD Global’s annual press conference at Mobile World Congress where the company shares information about its success in the past year and introduces new flagship models...
14 by Anton Shilov on 2/24/2019Huawei Launches the Mate X: Folding in a New Direction
Today at Huawei’s press conference at MWC Barcelona, Huawei has something special to share with us. It’s only been a couple of days since Samsung announced its own foldable...
52 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/24/2019Xiaomi Launches The New MIX3 5G and Mi9 for European Markets
Today Xiaomi has announced the launch of the new MIX3 5G and new Mi9 for European markets. The event represents a big and important development for Xiaomi, as it...
3 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/24/2019MWC 2019: Huawei Connecting Future Press Event, a Live Blog (1pm UTC)
Huawei has once again rented out the Italian Pavilion here in Barcelona for its annual Mobile World Congress press event. We're expecting to see CEO Richard Yu on stage...
9 by Ian Cutress & Anton Shilov on 2/24/2019MWC 2019: Xiaomi Mi 9 Global Launch Press Event Live Blog (9:30am UTC)
Xiaomi recently launched the Mi 9 in China, and today at MWC the company will launch it globally. We're here ready to report on the launch, as well as...
11 by Ian Cutress & Anton Shilov on 2/24/2019