Right from the helms of this year’s Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm has officially unveiled its next-generation flagship processor with the 8 Gen 2. Internally known as the SM8550-AB, the 8 Gen 2 is still manufactured using TSMC’s 4nm node, and has the same maximum clock speeds as the 8+ Gen 1. The 8 Gen 2 differs […]
The HONOR X40 made its debut in China with an interesting feature for a mid-range 5G phone in the form of a 6.67-inch curved AMOLED display with a 120hz refresh rate. HONOR continues its unique mid-range configuration on the X40 series with the GT version. As mentioned previously, the main draw of the X40 GT […]
Remember the X40, the mid-range phone from HONOR that has a really unusual camera module design? HONOR is reportedly going to launch an X40 GT version that is focused on pure performance–similar to how the original Pocophone F1 was marketed back in 2018. Being a GT model, the main selling point of this HONOR X40 […]
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 […]
Following the announcement of the 200-megapixel-sporting Motorola X30 Pro, Lenovo announced the Legion Y70 in China, which appears to be their counterpart to the X30 Pro in some parts. While not a gaming phone like the Legion Phone Duel 2 or Y90, the Y70 does come with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor with up to […]
Xiaomi expands the Redmi K50 series further in China with the announcement of the Ultra variant. Sharing features found on the K50 Pro and K50 Gaming, it’s safe to say that the Ultra is the most powerful model of the series, as it rocks a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor. Interestingly, the K50 Ultra shares […]
After teasing it for a week, realme unveiled the GT 2 Explorer Master in China with three variants–one of them being a travel trunk version that’s designed by fashion designer Jae-Jung. Aside from being powered by the latest Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, realme touts that the GT 2 Explorer Master is the first phone […]
While the Xiaomi 12s Ultra is the star of the show, rounding up Xiaomi’s new flagship lineup in the 12s and 12s Pro. They look quite similar to the Xiaomi 12 series, though the vanilla 12s gets a better IMX 707 main camera that’s also used on the 12s Pro. Both are also co-engineered by […]
The current flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 has been around for barely a month, yet reports say that Qualcomm already has plans for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. According to Digital Chat Station, the next-gen Snapdragon 8 will have a 1+2+2+3 CPU configuration: one Cortex-X3, two Cortex-A720, two A710, and three A510. In their […]
Realme adds another variant of its GT Neo series to its global lineup with the arrival of the GT Neo 3T. Being based on the GT Neo 3, key differences with the GT Neo 3T include a slightly smaller 6.62-inch 120hz AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 870 processor, and a 64-megapixel main camera. The GT Neo […]
With the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 now official, getting your hands on a phone with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 should be more affordable than ever. In fact, you can get a decent Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 phone for under Php 40k in the Philippines, and they all come with a compelling set of features. […]
The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is officially the must-have processor for flagship phones for the rest of 2022. ASUS, realme, and OnePlus have confirmed that they will be using the new processor to power their next flagship, with ASUS and realme confirming that their next phones will be the ROG Phone 6 and GT 2 […]