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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...
Apple iPhone 5: Announced
Apple announced its 6th generation iPhone, the iPhone 5, at a special event in San Francisco this morning. The iPhone 5 brings a huge list of improvements. Apple unexpectedly...
27 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/12/2012
Apple's iPhone 5 Uses A6 SoC
This one caught us off guard, but Apple just announced the A6 SoC powering the new iPhone 5 features 2x faster CPU and GPU performance compared to the iPhone...
118 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/12/2012
Our Apple iPhone 5 Live Blog
With IDF day 1 under our belts and the live blogging engine tested in our keynote and Haswell architecture coverage, it's time to set our sights on the next...
98 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 9/12/2012
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Hands On
Last week we were able to spend some time with Samsung's new Galaxy Note 2. The device is a largely updated version of the original Galaxy Note, that enjoyed...
50 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/11/2012
The AnandTech Podcast - Episode 4
I didn't lug the Blue yeti across the country for nothing: we have episode 4 of the AnandTech Podcast up for you all to listen to. Given the timing...
19 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/10/2012
Audience earSmart Not in Upcoming iPhone, Suggests New SoC?
Since the iPhone 4, Apple has been including Audience earSmart voice processors in devices to improve both receive and transmit audio for handsets. The iPhone 4 started the trend...
11 by Brian Klug on 9/7/2012AT&T Announces 7 New Live LTE Markets, 2 Expansions, 47 More Before End of 2012
In a flurry of press releases today, AT&T announced a slew of new 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) markets. The news includes a total of 54 new markets, 7...
13 by Brian Klug on 9/6/2012
Motorola Droid RAZR M Performance Preview
While the Droid RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX aren't due out until later this year, Motorola/Google sampled press who attended the On Display event earlier today with a Droid...
9 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/5/2012
The New Droid RAZR Family: Hands On
We just spent a little bit of time with the new Droid RAZR family: the Droid RAZR M, RAZR HD and RAZR HD MAXX. The RAZR M features a 4.3-inch...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/5/2012
Google's Eric Schmidt: 1.3M Android Device Activations Per Day, 480M Android Devices in the Market
Some data from Google at today's Motorola On Display event: There are now 1.3M Android device activations per day, as of today. About 70,000 of those device activations per day...
14 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/5/2012
Live from the Motorola On Display Event
Having just finished up with the Lumia 920 and 820 at Nokia's Windows Phone 8 event, I just got seated at Motorola's On Display event. Expect live coverage right...
6 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/5/2012
HTC One X Cushnie et Ochs Edition Shown off at HTC Frequencies
While Anand is covering today's other big NYC events for Nokia and Motorola, I'm over at HTC's second ever Frequencies, and just recently got to play with a special...
4 by Brian Klug on 9/5/2012
Hands On with the Nokia Lumia 920 & Lumia 820
I'm rushing over to the Motorola event right now, but I wanted to upload some hands on shots of the new Lumia 920 and 820 that were announced earlier...
24 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/5/2012
Nokia Announces Lumia 920 & 820 Running Windows Phone 8
Nokia just announced its next-generation Windows Phone 8 devices: the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820. Both are pentaband devices (available in both LTE and HSPA+ versions later this year...
42 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/5/2012
Live from the Nokia/Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Press Conference
We just got seated for the Microsoft/Nokia Windows Phone 8 press conference in NYC. This is the first of many press events happening this week. There's a Motorola event...
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Motorola Atrix HD Review: Fast, Sharp, Bargain
The Verizon Droid Incredible 4G LTE raised the question, is there room for a mid-range phone? As it turns out, there is, but the latest Incredible is not it...
47 by Jason Inofuentes on 9/5/2012
The AnandTech Podcast: Episode 3
This week on the AnandTech Podcast we discuss the latest in chip architecture disclosures (both intentional and leaked) from AMD and Intel. Steamroller, Jaguar and Valleyview are all on...
23 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/3/2012
HTC Updates International One X and One S to 4.0.4 with HTC Sense 4.1
On August 10th, the HTC One X International (Tegra 3) started getting pushed an update which brought the core Android version to 4.0.4 and also made changes to the...
11 by Brian Klug on 9/1/2012
HTC Desire X: One of the First Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play Smartphones
Today HTC announced the Desire X, a device that resembles their higher end One S, but is targeted at budget minded consumers. According to The Verge, it has a...
15 by Stefan Constantinescu on 8/30/2012
Samsung Announces Galaxy Camera running Android 4.1
Earlier today at IFA 2012, Samsung officially announced what will be their first point and shoot form factor camera running Android 4.1. The device is named the Samsung Galaxy...
22 by Brian Klug on 8/30/2012
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