Qualcomm has just announced the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, which sports gains across the CPU, GPU, and NPU and supports the APV codec for higher-quality video capture. This new SoC is expected ...

A new Xiaomi 16 series leak suggests major battery upgrades across the board. This varies from 7,000mAh for the compact Xiaomi 16 all the way to 7,500mAh for the purported Xiaomi 16 Pro Max. These ...

Qualcomm has announced its latest Snapdragon chip, due to power the premium Android phones of 2026 and beyond, and there's a surprising twist in this tale. The new hardware will be known as Snapdragon ...

The Snapdragon 8 Elite powers most of the best Android phones, and brings a vast increase in power for CPU, GPU, and NPU tasks. However, one of the key problems facing Qualcomm is the current trend of ...

OnePlus’s upcoming phones to feature new Snapdragon 8-series chips The upcoming OnePlus 15 will feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (aka Snapdragon 8 Elite 2), which is said to have the model number ...

Qualcomm has announced a new sub-flagship Snapdragon mobile chipset aiming at brands that want to offer a near premium experience but at a price much lower than traditional flagships. The Snapdragon ...

Last year, Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. This represents a new naming scheme for the company, which wants to make its flagship products more identifiable. So it made sense that ...

Not too long ago, a 5,000mAh battery was the gold standard for Android phones. It was enough to get you through a full day, or maybe even two, and anything bigger usually meant lugging around a chunky ...

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