Qualcomm has announced the successor to 2021’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, following the launch of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform for flagship devices.
Best-performing Android phones in Sept 2022, CN edition
Popular benchmark app Antutu has posted the most recent lists of best-performing Android smartphones released in China. So, which flagship, sub-flagship, and midrange devices figured in the September 2022 rankings?
Best-performing Android phones in July 2022, CN edition
Antutu’s most recent performance rankings of Android smartphones released in China, which feature the best-performing handsets in the flagship, sub-flagship, and midrange categories, is now out.
Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 here to power next generation of flagships
Qualcomm has unveiled the follow-up to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, aptly calling its latest — and now, most powerful — chipset yet, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1.
MediaTek still top chipset vendor worldwide in Q4 2021
MediaTek remains the top mobile chipmaker for the fourth and final quarter of 2021, according to market-research firm Counterpoint Research.
MediaTek remains world’s No. 1 chipmaker in Q3 2021
MediaTek did it again. Counterpoint Research recently posted its quarterly report on smartphone chipset shipments, and the results showed MediaTek leading Qualcomm in the quarter July to September 2021.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 launched, to debut on Xiaomi 12 series
New chip, new name. The latest and greatest Snapdragon chipset yet, which was announced at the Snapdragon Tech Summit, also introduces the brand-new naming scheme Qualcomm will be using in its chip business moving forward.
3-peat: MediaTek still world’s no. 1 chip maker in Q1 2021
A Taiwanese company is still the biggest smartphone chip maker in the world.
Snapdragon 888 Pro being tested, launching Q3 2021?
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is easily the most powerful chipset we’ve ever tested to date. It can run anything you throw at it without really breaking a sweat. And as we’ve noted time and again in our reviews, such as our test of the ASUS ROG Phone 5, its benchmark scores are much higher than its flagship competition.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G for high-end devices now official
Apparently, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, which debuted on the Xiaomi Mi 11, won’t be the only Snapdragon 800 series chipset to get some love from smartphone manufacturers this year. Something less powerful — but possibly no less appealing — just dropped today.
Best-performing flagship, midrange phones in Dec 2020
A few days after sharing the Chinese market’s rankings for December, Antutu Benchmark this time revealed the list of best-performing flagship and midrange Android phones released globally.
iPhone 12 chip beats Snapdragon 888 in benchmarks
Qualcomm announced its flagship Snapdragon 888 chipset earlier this month, and the 5nm chip is expected to power many of tomorrow’s top-end devices — some variants of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S21 series included. Xiaomi, OPPO, and Realme will launch their own Snapdragon 888-based devices as well.
SD 888 official; Xiaomi, Realme, OPPO among first to get it
Qualcomm’s next-flagship chipset is not called Snapdragon 765, as many expected; it’s Snapdragon 888, representing a number considered lucky in China.
Qualcomm reportedly gets nod to supply chips to Huawei
Huawei‘s smartphone business is still in a pickle amid a trade dispute between the United States and China, which has left one of the world’s largest smartphone vendors without access to global chip suppliers, for one.
Snapdragon 875 gets mind-blowing 847,868 score in leaked listing
MediaTek and Kirin chipsets may be dominating in the midrange category, but the flagship space is still Qualcomm’s territory, as seen in the more recent Antutu Benchmark rankings. And it looks like its reign won’t end soon.
World’s best-performing midrange, flagship phones in Sept 2020
Two days after releasing the September lists of best-performing midrange and flagship Android phones available in China, Antutu Benchmark has shared the global rankings.
Best-performing midrange, flagship phones: Sept, China edition
Close to two weeks into October, and we finally have Antutu Benchmark’s September list of best-performing midrange and flagship Android phones that were released in China.
World’s best-performing midrange, flagship phones in Aug 2020
The global rankings of best-performing Android smartphones in August 2020 are finally out, a few days after Antutu Benchmark revealed the lists for devices released in China.
Best-performing midrange, flagship phones: July, China edition
Antutu has just released the July rankings for midrange and flagship Android smartphones released in China, and devices from one smartphone manufacturer came out on top.
Huawei, China now lead global patent race — report
The World Intellectual Property Organization has published its performance report for 2019 with some interesting findings.
