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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...
Microsoft's Mobile World Congress 2014 Event Live Blog
We're seated and ready to go Microsoft's press event here at Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. Read on for our live blog.
17 by Brian Klug & Ian Cutress on 2/23/2014
MWC 2014: Archos Unveils Q1 2014 Line
Archos is a factor in European markets and I often see their name attached to a variety of devices here in the UK at least. They are making...
9 by Ian Cutress on 2/21/2014
HTC Advantage: Free Repairs for Cracked Screens in the First 6 Months of Ownership
Ahead of MWC and hot on the heels of its announcement that the next HTC flagship smartphone will be unveiled on March 25, HTC is introducing a new program...
14 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/18/2014
ARM Cortex A17: An Evolved Cortex A12 for the Mainstream in 2015
ARM has been doing a good job figuring out its PR strategy as of late. In the span of a couple of years we went from very little outward...
41 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/11/2014
The Pixel Density Race and its Technical Merits
While this has always been an issue that’s been in the background since Android OEMs started releasing devices with display PPIs above the 300-400 “retina” range, recent events have...
102 by Joshua Ho on 2/8/2014
Some Thoughts on Lenovo's Acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google
Earlier this evening Google announced the sale of Motorola Mobility to hardware manufacturer Lenovo for a deal valued at just below $3 billion. Given my fondness for the Moto...
77 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/29/2014
Google Announces Moto G Google Play Edition
We've already taken a look at the international Moto G, and today Google surprised us with the formal announcement of a Google Play edition Moto G based on that...
19 by Brian Klug on 1/14/2014
AnandTech Mobile Show at CES 2014 Video Live Now
Earlier this week, Brian and I sat down at recapped some of the recent mobile announcements at CES, as well as other things we'd been working on over the...
25 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/13/2014_carousel.JPG)
Lenovo: Yoga, Miix 2, and ThinkPad Tablets; Vibe Z and K900 Smartphones
Moving along in our Lenovo coverage, there were a couple of smartphones as well as quite a few tablets on display. The Yoga Tablet 8 and 10 promise up...
11 by Jarred Walton on 1/10/2014
AnandTech Mobile Show at CES 2014 Today
A couple of months ago Brian and I did a mobile show on video live from IDF where we discussed a lot of what was going on in mobile...
27 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/7/2014
Sony launches Xperia Z1 Compact, Z1S at CES 2014
Today at CES, Sony announced the Xperia Z1 Compact. This phone finally fills a slot that has been ignored in the Android device space, which is a phone that...
19 by Joshua Ho on 1/7/2014
ASUS at CES 2014: ROG 27” 1440p 120Hz G-Sync Monitor, Tablets, Smartphones, and a new Transformer Book
This year at the Consumer Electronics Show, ASUS are attacking mobile in more ways than one. We have bodies/editors on the ground to get hands on with all...
57 by Ian Cutress on 1/6/2014
Huawei Announces Ascend Mate 2 - 6.1 inch and 1.6 GHz Quad Core
We’re here at Huawei’s 2014 CES press conference, where they’ve announced their newest smartphone, the Huawei Ascend Mate 2. The Ascend Mate 2 is the successor to the Ascend...
8 by Brian Klug on 1/6/2014
Audience Announces its Fourth Generation Voice Processor - eS700 Series
We've been covering and tracking ambient noise reduction technologies in smartphones for a while now, and one of the players in that space, Audience, is announcing its fourth generation...
4 by Brian Klug on 1/6/2014
LG Announces G Flex Coming to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile in 2014
We've been using and working on our review of the SK Telecom version of the LG G Flex, and have heard rumors about the device coming stateside and to...
2 by Brian Klug on 1/6/2014
NVIDIA Tegra K1 Preview & Architecture Analysis
NVIDIA has taken to using CES as its platform for launching members of its Tegra mobile SoC family. This year was no different as it shifted branding a bit...
88 by Brian Klug & Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/6/2014
NVIDIA Announces Tegra K1 SoC with Optional Denver CPU Cores
At its CES press conference, NVIDIA finally revealed the marketing name for Project Logan - NVIDIA's latest mobile SoC: Tegra K1. NVIDIA hasn't said much about the architectural details...
20 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/5/2014
NVIDIA CES 2014 Press Conference Live Blog
We are seated at NVIDIA's CES 2014 Press Conference. Our live blog begins at 8:00PM PT.
33 by Anand Lal Shimpi, Brian Klug & Jarred Walton on 1/5/2014
Motorola Moto G Review
I like what the new Motorola is doing. It seems like an eternity ago, but I remember when phone launches with Motorola meant a variety of variants all with...
120 by Brian Klug on 12/18/2013
Google Play Edition LG G Pad 8.3, Sony Z Ultra, White Nexus 7 Announced
Today Google dropped by news of three new products hitting the Google Play store's device section, Google Play editions of LG's G Pad 8.3 and Sony's Xperia Z Ultra...
39 by Brian Klug on 12/10/2013
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