Aside from the Reno8 series, OPPO also announced a more affordable tablet offering with the Pad Air. OPPO’s affordable tablet offering is powered by a Snapdragon 680 processor with up to 6GB RAM and up to 128GB storage, but you don’t get any option for a variant with LTE connectivity. The Pad Air comes with […]
After the realme 9i, vivo is the next brand to announce a budget mid-range phone with a Snapdragon 680 processor with the Y33T. vivo Y33T Specs Snapdragon 680 processor 8GB LPDDR4X RAM 128GB UFS 2.1 storage 6.58-inch Full HD+ IPS display 50-megapixel main camera w/ PDAF, 2-megapixel macro camera, 2-megapixel depth sensor 16-megapixel f/1.8 selfie […]
After Qualcomm announced a number of new processors last October, vivo claims the spot for being the first brand to use the 4G-only Snapdragon 680 with the entry-level Y32. As a successor to the Snapdragon 662, the Snapdragon 680 uses a 6nm process and improved Kryo 265 CPU cores, along with a Spectra 346 ISP […]
As the world continues to deal with the chip shortage, Qualcomm announced four new processors with the Snapdragon 480+, Snapdragon 680, Snapdragon 695, and Snapdragon 778G+. All four processors are aimed towards budget to mid-range phones, with the Snapdragon 680 being the only 4G chip out of the four and the Snapdragon 480+ being the […]
After being pummeled by MediaTek in the mid-range segment for the past two years, Qualcomm regains its momentum with its new batch of Snapdragon 6 and 7 series chips. We previously got our chance to try out the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 with the HONOR X9b, and we got the chance to test out the […]
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 […]
realme announced its first 2024 models under the C-series with the C67 4G in Indonesia. While India got a 5G-ready version that uses a Dimensity 6100+ and a different design, the majority of Asian countries are expected to get the 4G-only version. The C67 4G uses a Snapdragon 685 processor, which we last saw on […]
The Redmi Note 12 series has become official in a number of countries like India and China, with all models having 5G connectivity. A 4G version of the Redmi Note 12 is expected, and hands-on images of the said phone have surfaced ahead of its release–along with some of its key specs. While it does […]
A week after an alleged spec sheet of the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 was revealed, Qualcomm decided to go ahead and announce not just a new mid-range processor, but also a new entry-level processor with the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1. While it did not detail their CPUs, Qualcomm promised as much as 35% better GPU […]
After being in limbo for 2 years, Huawei has finally made the Mate 50 series official with the vanilla, Pro, and ultra-premium RS variant. All three phones come with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor that’s limited to 4G connectivity, though they make up for it by having support for China’s BeiDou satellite system. All […]
While the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is the current hot favorite among processors, Qualcomm’s flagship chip does have its fair of issues. Chief among this is that it heats up faster than the previous-generation Snapdragon 888 that also runs hot. We have confirmed this thermal issue with both the Galaxy S22 Ultra and Xiaomi 12 […]
If you have been following realme’s single-digit series, the brand has been using the Snapdragon 720G since the realme 6 Pro. The changes with the 7 Pro and 8 Pro are very incremental, and the rumor about the realme 9 Pro ditching the 2-year old processor for a Snapdragon 695 is indeed promising. Don’t be […]