Qualcomm and Thales have unveiled the world’s first iSIM card. The partners announced the certification of the first such card for commercial deployment based on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. We are very pleased to see that our investment in high reliability processor hardware security in collaboration with Thales...
Qualcomm showed the world’s first example of the operation of the Stable Diffusion neural network on an Android smartphone with data processing directly on the mobile device. The Qualcomm AI Research team performed a full-featured AI optimization using the Qualcomm AI Stack to implement Stable Diffusion on a smartphone. Thanks...
Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon X75 5G modem, the world’s first to offer 10-carrier aggregation. The manufacturer itself says that this is the first 5G Advanced-ready Modem-RF System. In fact, the modem is really unique. In addition to the already mentioned feature, it also stands out with the presence of...
A rather interesting fact about the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 was revealed by OnePlus after the announcement of the OnePlus Ace 2 (aka OnePlus 11R outside of China). This model is based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 single-chip system, and not standard, but with increased frequencies....
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 proved to be a powerful platform, but Apple is still ahead with its A16 Bionic. The situation may change with the release of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, as evidenced by the results of the first test of an engineering sample of the platform. We tested...
Qualcomm already has engineering samples of the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 single-chip system, which is designed for Windows laptops. According to the data, engineering samples operate at a frequency of 3 GHz, while serial ones were previously assigned a frequency of 3.4 GHz. The new SoC is manufactured using a...
Samsung’s flagship smartphones unveiled last night are based on the SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy, an overclocked version of Qualcomm’s top platform. As it turned out, the differences are not only in overclocking. According to Qualcomm itself, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy...
Apple has already proven that it is possible to build very powerful PCs based on processors based on the Arm architecture. Qualcomm has been trying to play in this market for a long time, but so far it has been doing poorly. And today, details about a platform that can...
Verified insider Digital Chat Station confirmed that the introduction of two-way satellite technology in Android smartphones is expected this year, and also added that it will appear not only on smartphones. Qualcomm showcased its two-way satellite messaging solution at CES 2023. Qualcomm plans to bring this feature to flagship Android...
According to recent tests, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 single-chip system did not repeat the fate of 8 Gen 1 and did not become too hot and inefficient. In addition, this is one of the best gaming solutions, based on the tests of the game Genshin Impact. So far, there...
As SnoopyTech insider claimed yesterday, Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon Satellite, the world’s first smartphone solution capable of supporting two-way messaging with satellites. As expected, the Snapdragon Satellite is powered by a Snapdragon 5G modem. In the case of SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, for which technology support is declared,...
The technology of connecting smartphones with satellites in the coming year may become more widespread. Qualcomm is reportedly working on something called the Snapdragon Satellite. It was reported by an insider SnoopyTech. Qualcomm announces Snapdragon Satellite. It will only be available for Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 devices. It will offer...
The thinner the manufacturing processes become, the more expensive the semiconductor products. And the upcoming transition to 3 nm standards can quite significantly change the market. According to DigiTimes, Qualcomm and MediaTek will be forced to rethink their business strategies for 2023 amid declining demand for smartphones and other electronics....
Qualcomm may once again choose TSMC over Samsung to manufacture its new top platform. Qualcomm could reportedly give the majority of all Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 orders to TSCM, as its new 3nm process yield can be as high as 80%. It can. Apparently, TSMC itself does not disclose these...