With a number of flagship and mid-range processors using a 4nm process, MediaTek announced that they are working with TSMC for a flagship Dimensity processor that utilizes a 3nm process. Compared to the N5 process of TSMC, its 3nm process offers as much as 18% speed improvement at same power, or 32% power reduction at […]
While Qualcomm has already announced the Snapdragon 888+, a lot are quite dismayed by the fact that it offers a little upgrade over the vanilla Snapdragon 888. We can’t blame them either, as the global chip shortage has also affected Samsung–the company manufacturing both Snapdragon 888 variants–in ensuring a good supply for both chips. Despite […]
It is no secret that Intel is losing quite a lot to AMD, as the latter 7nm chips are performing better than Intel’s current 10nm chips at a lower price point. However, things might turn in for the better, as a report from Nikkei confirms that Intel and Apple are among the first companies that […]
In comparing flagship chips, MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300 is very close to what the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has to offer. Early tests of the Dimensity 9300 revealed throttling issues, but this has been resolved despite MediaTek’s ambitious idea of not putting any efficiency cores. READ MORE: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Rival Dimensity 9300 Only Uses […]
Just several months after AMD introduced its Ryzen 7040 series mobile processors, the chip giant has unveiled its AI-infused Ryzen 8040 series mobile processors in San Jose, California. While the Ryzen 8040 series has a lot of similarities with the Ryzen 7040 series–both are based on a 4nm TSMC process and utilize AMD’s Zen 4 […]
MediaTek made an unusual decision with the Dimensity 9300 by not using efficiency cores and packing it with four Cortex-X4 cores instead of one. This raised concerns on whether the Dimensity 9300 will face throttling issues. Things are not looking good for the Dimensity 9300, as a post on X/Twitter revealed that throttling issues are […]
After the announcement of the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, Qualcomm is also updating its mid-range chip offerings as well. Unlike with its flagship sibling, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 positions itself between the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2. Compared to the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, the Gen 3 has a […]
While a lot of people are waiting for the local launch of the iPhone 15 series on October 20, there are those who need an iPad more than an iPhone. We advise those planning to buy an iPad to hold off for a few more months, as reports indicate that Apple might launch an updated […]
The sales of the iPhone 15 series has kicked off in several countries a few days ago. You’ve seen the hype for the series, with throngs of people lining up outside Apple Stores around the world, and stocks depleting instantly. Fast forward to day, it seems that the hype for the iPhone 15 series–particularly the […]
There are many reasons people are excited about the iPhone 15 series: Aside from the shift to USB-C and the rumored periscope camera on the Pro Max model, the iPhone 15 series will debut the A17 processor, which is said to be based on TSMC’s 3nm process. This brings in speculation that Apple will likewise […]
Looks like Qualcomm is following Samsung’s footsteps in making their launches a month earlier, as they have revealed that the 2023 Snapdragon Summit–which usually happens every November–will happen instead from October 24 to 26. With Snapdragon Summit set to be held in October, this possibly means that the launch of the next-generation Snapdragon 8 Gen […]
While MediaTek just recently announced the Dimensity 9200+, which made its debut on the iQOO8 Pro, they have started teasing their next-generation chip, which will utilize Arm’s new Cortex-X4 CPU cores and Immortalis-G720 GPU. Details remain scarce as MediaTek made the announcement at COMPUTEX 2023, but it’s speculated that their next processor will be called […]