Published on: 2025-04-24 23:16:00
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust In context: Qualcomm's first-generation Snapdragon X laptops saw a lukewarm reception, but the company seems determined to improve. Rumors indicate that the upcoming Snapdragon X2 chips could deliver up to 22 percent better performance, primarily driven by higher boost clocks. This leap could help Qualcomm redeem itself from a poor first try. Reliable Chinese tipster Fixed Focus Digital claims that
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-09 03:19:02
TL;DR ANBERNIC has revealed its first device of 2025, the RG-557, featuring a large AMOLED display. It’s the most powerful device the company has ever released, emulating Wii U and upscaled PS2 games with ease. No word on pricing or release dates, but it may be packing the Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 processor. ANBERNIC has been suspiciously quiet this year after releasing a whopping 12 devices in 2024. Today the company finally announced its first device of 2025, and it looks like it might be a powe
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-10 18:07:48
The Snapdragon 8-series continues to be the leader when it comes to high-end Android flagships, though the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is no longer the latest member of the family. The year 2025 has brought the Snapdragon 8 Elite series to play. Nonetheless, if you’re looking for one of the best Android phones, you’ll find many of them still run on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. Below, we take a look at just a few of the best. The best Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 phones: Editor’s note: We’ll regularly update
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-16 05:06:19
TL;DR Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor. The new chipset doesn’t have any little CPU cores, suggesting good multi-core performance. There’s no word on the first phones with this processor just yet. We’ve been hearing about a new Snapdragon 8s processor for a while now, and we expected it to slot in just below the all-conquering Snapdragon 8 Elite. Now, Qualcomm has indeed announced the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. The new chipset was announced in China and uses the Snapdragon 8
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-16 22:58:00
ZDNET's key takeaways The Asus Zenbook A14 is available at Best Buy, with configurations starting at $999. Asus' new ultraportable is a fantastic balance of innovation and value with a brilliant OLED display, competitive hardware, and a satisfying physical form. While its use case is clearly defined, the laptop has its limits when it comes to high-end performance. View now at Asus View now at Best Buy more buying choices When Asus officially announced the Zenbook A14 at CES this year, I wasn'
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-22 01:22:24
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Qualcomm has announced a launch event in China, and it could launch new flagship-tier chips on the day. We’re expecting the company to launch the Snapdragon 8s Elite or Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip. The Snapdragon 8 Elite is arguably the top smartphone processor of the year, but what if you don’t want to spend a ton of money on a flagship Android phone? Well, it sounds like the company has another high-end chip up its sleeve for this week. Qualcomm confirm
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-24 19:34:14
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR The first apparent Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 specs have leaked online. The new chip is said to feature second-generation Oryon CPU cores with the same layout as the current chip. The processor will apparently be built on a more advanced 3nm process and signs suggest it could be based on the ArmV9 architecture. The Snapdragon 8 Elite is a major leap forward for flagship Android phones, bringing plenty of performance and a wide variety of features. We’re
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-31 21:30:54
Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Qualcomm could be rebranding its expected Snapdragon 8s Elite SoC as the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, potentially complicating its already complex naming conventions. The leaked specifications suggest the chipset is built on TSMC’s advanced 4nm process. It features a mix of Cortex-X4 and Cortex-A720 cores and an Adreno GPU similar to the one found in the existing Snapdragon 8 Elite. This chip seemingly avoids the “Elite” label because it lacks Qualcomm’s propri
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-08 18:31:33
Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR A new leak claims the Snapdragon 8s Elite will launch soon. The leak claims the first phones with the chip will be released in April. The chip is designed to be a sub-flagship SoC. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite chip is found in some of the best Android phones currently available. However, the company’s focus isn’t solely on creating processors for the most powerful flagship devices. It is also working on a SoC for upper mid-range handsets called the Sn
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-10 18:34:00
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust What just happened? Qualcomm has announced three new chips designed for handheld gaming consoles at the 2025 Game Developers Conference. The Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 leads the lineup with ray tracing and Wi-Fi 7, while the Snapdragon G2 Gen 2, and Snapdragon G1 Gen 2 SoCs target the cloud gaming market. The Snapdragon G-series lineup is led by the G3 Gen 3 SoC, an upgrade from the Snapdragon G3x Gen 2.
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 02:00:00
Qualcomm has launched new versions of the Snapdragon G Series processor to deliver next-level performance for handheld gaming. The next generation of the Snapdragon G Series includes Snapdragon G3 Gen 3, Snapdragon G2 Gen 2, and Snapdragon G1 Gen 2, each tailored to deliver immersive gaming experiences. Qualcomm unveiled the lineup at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The Snapdragon G Series offers gamers the ability to choose to play cloud, console, Android, or PC games while o
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 02:00:19
TL;DR Qualcomm announced that Retroid’s next flagship handheld will have one of its new gaming chipsets. The Snapdragon G2 Gen 2 will be a significant upgrade for what will likely be the Retroid Pocket 6. There’s still no release date or physical design of the upcoming handheld. The Retroid Pocket 5 is one of the most popular retro gaming handhelds on the market, but Qualcomm just gave us a sneak peek at a key upgrade to its likely successor. As part of the announcement for the new gaming-ori
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 02:00:44
TL;DR Qualcomm has launched the new Snapdragon G3 Gen 3, G2 Gen 2, and G1 Gen 2 SoCs for the next generation of Android gaming handhelds. All three SoCs feature performance improvements over their predecessors. They can also be optionally paired with the Snapdragon X61 5G modem for on-the-go cloud gaming. Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets are found in some of the best gaming phones, and that’s not even surprising. Many Snapdragon chipsets have also found their way to the budding Android gaming han
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 02:00:00
is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. The picture above does not contain two different gaming handhelds. Instead, this halo device for Qualcomm’s just-announced Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 gaming chips — which I’ll tell you about in a sec — is a single transforming device with swing out gamepads and screens. It’s called the OneXPlayer OneXSugar, and it’s one of the most delightfully ga
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 03:00:01
Robert Triggs / Android Authority What if Google’s next Pixel flagship used Qualcomm’s high-flying Snapdragon 8 Elite rather than Google’s in-house Tensor processor? While obviously entirely hypothetical (Google already has plans for the Pixel 11’s Tensor G6), the hit-and-miss nature of the Pixel’s in-house chip has often left many of us contemplating if the Tensor project has failed and if Pixel wouldn’t be better off using the same chip as everyone else. Performance is the obvious and most t
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-18 02:54:18
is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Fortnite is coming to Windows devices with Qualcomm’s Arm-based Snapdragon chips later this year. Epic Games announced today that it’s teaming up with Qualcomm to add Windows on Snapdragon support for Easy Anti-Cheat, which will let the game be compatible with those devices. “Over the last year, the introduction of Windows 11 Arm-based laptops has transformed the PC landscape
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-25 10:00:20
ZDNET's key takeaways The Asus Zenbook A14 is available now, with configurations starting for $899. Asus' new ultraportable is a fantastic balance of innovation and value with a brilliant OLED display, competitive hardware, and a satisfying physical form. While its use case is clearly defined, the laptop has its limits when it comes to high-end performance. View now at Asus View now at Best Buy more buying choices When Asus officially announced the Zenbook A14 at CES this year, I wasn't the o
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-27 04:30:00
ZDNET's key takeaways The Asus Zenbook A14 will be available in late February, 2025. Asus' new ultraportable is a fantastic balance of innovation and value with a brilliant OLED display, competitive hardware, and a satisfying physical form. While its use case is clearly defined, the laptop has its limits when it comes to high-end performance. View now at Asus View now at Best Buy more buying choices When Asus officially announced the Zenbook A14 at CES this year, I wasn't the only one to be l
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8.5 / 10 SCORE Asus Zenbook A14 (UX3407) $1,100 at Best Buy Pros Incredibly thin and light without feeling flimsy All-day-and-all-night battery life OLED display at this price is a nice surprise Ample RAM and storage for the price too Cons Meh performance from Snapdragon X CPU Meh mechanical touchpad Meh speakers The Asus Zenbook A14 turned heads at CES 2025 for its ultralight yet surprisingly rigid Ceraluminum chassis and a claim of 30 hours (!) of battery life despite featuring an OLED
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-05 05:17:00
Rumor mill: Laptops powered by Qualcomm's first-generation Snapdragon X chipsets may have received a somewhat lukewarm response from consumers, but the company has big plans for the PC market this year. The chipmaker's Snapdragon X2 processors will reportedly feature up to 50 percent more CPU cores than their predecessors and employ a new System-in-Package (SiP) configuration whereby the memory and storage will be folded into a single package. According to German tech blog WinFuture, Qualcomm's
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-07 00:35:58
Update, March 3, 2025 (12:35 PM ET): We’ve now heard back Qualcomm and the company has sorted its messaging out: XPAN was first supported on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Snapdragon 8 Elite. It’s not currently supported on 7-series mobile platforms already announced. Apparently the confusion may have stemmed from a mix-up with the Snapdragon S7 sound platform. Update, March 3, 2025 (10:14 AM ET): Qualcomm has backtracked on its statement about XPAN support coming to its mid-range chipsets. Currently
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-08 03:00:42
Supplied by Qualcomm TL;DR Qualcomm has announced the X85 modem, which is expected to power next-generation flagship Android devices. The new modem offers peak downlink and uplink speeds of 12.5Gbps and 3.7Gbps respectively. The modem is expected to appear in the first commercial devices in the second half of the year. The Snapdragon 8 Elite chip offers some impressive connectivity features, and that’s in large part due to the Snapdragon X80 modem. Now, the company has announced a new modem,
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-15 08:28:55
Qualcomm and Google have joined forces to extend software updates on Android devices. With Google's assistance, the chipmaker has committed to providing extended vendor support to any OEM building on its most powerful chips, pushing the theoretical lifespan of Android devices to eight years. There are plenty of caveats, but this move could make your next phone more useful for longer. The extended support window only applies to Android devices with the latest Qualcomm chipsets. To start, the eig
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-14 23:00:50
The Snapdragon 8 Elite is Qualcomm’s paciest chipset, forming the beating hearts of the best Android phones of 2025. But what are these devices, and which should you consider buying? Below, we look at the best Snapdragon 8 Elite phones, including their strengths, specs, and more! The best Snapdragon 8 Elite phones Editor’s note: We’ll regularly update this list of the best Snapdragon 8 Elite phones as new devices launch. Samsung Galaxy S25 series Joe Maring / Android Authority The Samsung G
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-14 17:23:39
Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Qualcomm has announced that smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chips will be eligible for up to eight years of Android OS and security updates. The program would reduce update costs for manufacturers, but it’s up to phone makers to actually provide the extended support. The first devices to benefit will be Snapdragon 8 Elite-powered phones launching with Android 15, with future Snapdragon 8 and 7-series devices also eligible. Qualcomm has te
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