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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...
The Mate 20 & Mate 20 Pro Review: Kirin 980 Powering Two Contrasting Devices
As far as handset vendors go, Huawei holds special importance to me. Their devices were among the first that I ever reviewed here on AnandTech, and the Mate series...
141 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/16/2018
Google Rolls Out Night Sight Tech to Improve Quality of Low-Light Photos
Google on Wednesday began to roll out its Night Sight low-light computational photography technology to its Pixel-branded smartphones. The technology is designed to improve the quality of low-light photos...
33 by Anton Shilov on 11/14/2018
Samsung Announces 8nm Exynos 9820 With Tri-Group CPU Design
Early this morning Korea time, Samsung LSI announced their newest generation flagship SoC, the Exynos 9820. The Exynos 9820 succeeds this year’s Exynos 9810, which we’ve covered extensively both in...
36 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/14/2018
Micron Kicks Off Mass Production of 12 Gb LPDDR4X DRAM Chips
Micron this week announced that it had started mass production of its first LPDDR4X memory devices using its second-generation 10 nm-class process technology. The new memory devices offer standard...
10 by Anton Shilov on 11/8/2018
ChipRebel Releases Kirin 980 Die Shot: Cortex A76's & Mali G76 in View
When new flagship silicon chips are released, one thing that I always eagerly await is somebody publishing a die shot of said design. Over the past few years this...
27 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/7/2018
The Google Pixel 3 Review: The Ultimate Camera Test
The Pixel 3 is Google’s third generation in-house design, meant to showcase the company’s own view of what an Android device should be, whilst fully embracing Google’s first-party software...
135 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/2/2018
Apple Announces Q4 FY 2018 Earnings: Revenue Up, Sales Not
This afternoon Apple announced their earnings for the fourth quarter of their 2018 fiscal year, and in what can only be described as a very Apple-esque quarter, revenue was...
31 by Brett Howse on 11/1/2018
Nubia X: a Dual-Display Smartphone with No Selfie Camera
Nubia, a ZTE brand, this week introduced its new range-topping smartphone outfitted with front and rear displays and Qualcomm’s high-end SoC. The new Nubia X features a rare 93.6%...
45 by Anton Shilov on 10/31/2018
Apple Announces New 11" and 12.9" iPad Pros with A12X SoC
Today at Apple’s Special Event in New York, among other things such as the a new release of a new Macbook Air and a new Mac Mini, Apple has...
107 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/30/2018
OnePlus Announces the OnePlus 6T
Today OnePlus has revealed its half-generation refresh for 2018: The OnePlus 6T. This summer we thoroughly reviewed the OnePlus 6 and I was extremely impressed – ending up as...
35 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/29/2018
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 675 - 11nm Mid-Range Cortex A76-Based
Today we’re seeing a very interesting announcement from Qualcomm: The new Snapdragon 675 chipset is a direct successor to the current generation Snapdragon 670 which was only announced back...
40 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/22/2018
Huawei Launches the Mate 20 Series: Kirin 980 7nm SoC Inside
New to the market is the latest flagship smartphone from Huawei. Following the Mate series, last year’s Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro are succeeded by the Mate 20...
95 by Ian Cutress on 10/16/2018
Huawei Mate 20 Announcement Live Blog
We're here in London covering Huawei's new Mate 20 release event.
5 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/16/2018
Apple iPhone XS Review Addendum: Small Core and NN Performance
Last week we published our iPhone XS and XS Max review, in which went into great depth into the various aspects of the phones, especially into the section regarding...
33 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/12/2018
Samsung Announces The 2018 Galaxy A9 With Four Rear Cameras
We’re all very familiar with Samsung’s Galaxy S flagships, but there’s also a myriad of mid-range devices that the Korean firm also offers – trying to cover all consumer...
12 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/11/2018
The Razer Phone 2 Hands On: Now With Wireless Charging, IP67, and RGB
When Razer announced its Razer Phone as a 'gaming smartphone', a sizeable number scoffed at the idea - how can it be a gaming smartphone if everyone has the...
46 by Ian Cutress on 10/10/2018
Honor 8X Hands-On: 6.5-inch Best Screen-Size Per Dollar
Everyone is always interested in the next budget 'high-end killer' smartfone. In recent memory we've seen a number of Asian smartphone companies do it, with Flagship-like specifications always below...
31 by Ian Cutress on 10/10/2018
Google Launches the Pixel 3 & Pixel 3 XL
It has likely been the most leaked phone in existence, and while there’s a lot we’ve known about the new Pixel 3’s – today Google has finally officially announced...
86 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/9/2018
ASUS Announces ROG Phone Pricing: Available October 18th
It’s been a little over 4 months now that ASUS first announced and showcased the ROG Phone back at Computex. Ian had written up a hands-on article showcasing the...
19 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/9/2018
Made by Google Event Live Blog (Starts at 11am ET/15:00 UTC)
Continuing my whirlwind trip of New York City, today I'm here at Google's annual "Made by Google" event. The event has become the company's traditional venue for launching their...
31 by Ian Cutress on 10/9/2018
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