Smartphones
Samsung is announcing today that it has begun mass production of 12 GB and 16 GB LPDDR5X modules in the industry's thinnest package. Samsung's shrunken memory packages measure approximately 0.65 mm in thickness, making them 0.06 mm (~9%) thinner than standard LPDDR5X packages. The company expects the new DRAM devices to be used to make for thinner smartphones, or improve their performance by enabling better airflow inside. According to the company's press release, Samsung achieved this ultra-thin design by employing new packaging methods, such as optimized printed circuit boards (PCBs) and epoxy molding compound (EMC). Additionally, an optimized back-lapping process was used to further reduce the height of the packages. The newly developed DRAM packages are not only thinner by 9% compared to previous models...
Kishonti Announces GFXBench 5 Aztec Ruins At GDC
Today the 2016 Game Developers Conference kicked off, and Kishonti hasn't wasted any time in announcing the latest version of their GFXBench benchmark. While GFXBench 4 is still relatively...
6 by Brandon Chester on 3/14/2016
Hands-On With the Android N Developer Beta: Multi-Window & More
Yesterday Google surprised a number of people by launching the developer beta of the next release of Android, which is codenamed Android N. Normally the beta version of Android...
124 by Brandon Chester on 3/10/2016
The Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge Review, Part 1
For some time now, Samsung has been the dominant player in the Android space, especially at the high end of the market. From the Galaxy S2 onwards, Samsung has...
202 by Joshua Ho on 3/8/2016
The Huawei Honor 5X Review: Mid-Range Meets Maturity
Late last year Huawei introduced the Honor 5X, a phone branded and sold under their Honor sub brand for their home Chinese market. A few months later, the company...
30 by Brandon Chester on 2/29/2016
Microsoft Ends Effort To Bring Android Apps To Windows 10 Mobile
At the 2015 BUILD developer Conference Microsoft demoed four application bridges that they hoped would improve the number of applications available for Windows 10 Mobile, which would benefit the...
46 by Brandon Chester on 2/25/2016
Hands-On With the Xiaomi Mi5 - High-End at a Mid-Range Price
It’s been over 18 months since Xiaomi announced the Mi 4 back in June 2014, and today the company is finally ready to release the predecessor in the form...
106 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/25/2016
MWC 2016: Xiaomi Media Preview Live Blog
Andrei and I are at the Xiaomi event at Mobile World Congress. We believe the event starts at half-past, so stay tuned as we roll in the announcements
44 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 2/24/2016
Sony Unveils New Xperia X Smartphones
This week at Mobile World Congress 2016, Sony has introduced their new high-end Xperia X series smartphones. The new smartphones feature similar designs across the entire series and all...
32 by Anton Shilov on 2/23/2016
MediaTek Announces New Helio P20
Yesterday MediaTek announced the successor to last year's Helio P10. The Helio P10 was announced back in June with devices being announced and released in the following months. Even...
17 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/23/2016
CAT Announces S60 Rugged Smartphone with integrated FLIR Thermal Camera
CAT, that company that is usually associated with heavy machinery, actually makes/sells smartphones too. It has announced a new flagship smartphone, which combines the ruggedness you might expect from...
33 by Anton Shilov on 2/22/2016
MWC 2016: Gionee Press Conference S8 Launch Live Blog
I'm sat here at the Gionee press event! All the signs say S8 launch, so I guess it's an S8 launch?
15 by Ian Cutress on 2/22/2016
MWC 2016: Sony Press Conference Live Blog
We're here at Sony's booth for their annual MWC press conference. There are plenty of press here, and not a lot of space, but we're looking forward to the announcements!
7 by Ian Cutress on 2/22/2016
Early Exynos 8890 Impressions And Full Specifications
It's been an interesting day here in Barcelona as I've had the pleasure to get a hands-on with both LG's new flagship, the G5, as well as Samsung's new...
94 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/21/2016_carousel.jpg)
Lenovo Announces The VIBE K5 and K5 Plus
Along with their tablet and PC announcements today at MWC, Lenovo also announced two new smartphones under their VIBE branding. The new phones are the Lenovo VIBE K5 and...
6 by Brandon Chester on 2/21/2016
Hands On With the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge
If you've followed our reviews for the past year, it was probably evident that the Galaxy S6 was one of the best phones launched last year. With one of...
123 by Joshua Ho on 2/21/2016
MWC 2016: Samsung Unpacked Press Conference Live Blog... in VR?!
We're sat in the audience awaiting the start of Samsung's yearly MWC Press Conference. Is it still a conference if there's a Gear VR headset on every seat?!
8 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 2/21/2016
LG Announces the LG G5: 5.3-inch QHD with Snapdragon 820
Today just before the official beginning of Mobile World Congres 2016 we were happy to attend LG's G5 launch event. The G5 is the successor to last year's much...
30 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/21/2016
HP Announces The Elite x3 Windows 10 Mobile Powered Smartphone
Windows Phone has had a rough go of it of late. Microsoft first purchased, and then basically shuttered, Nokia’s smartphone division. Instead they wanted to back out of the...
31 by Brett Howse on 2/21/2016
The LG G5 Launch Event Live Blog
We're here at MWC 2016 in Barcelona to cover LG's keynote, aptly named LG G5 Day.
16 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/21/2016
MWC 2016: Huawei Press Conference Live Blog 2PM CET
Here we are at Huawei's Press Conference at MWC - it's Live Blog time !
12 by Ian Cutress on 2/21/2016
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