Qualcomm plans to make the Android update process much easier for OEMs and has announced new initiatives.
In light of recent rumours that Samsung is having trouble producing its new flagship Exynos 2500 chip, and that the price of Qualcomm's next flagship chipset may increase, it is reported that Samsung may make a surprise decision on the processor choice for its upcoming Galaxy S25 flagship.
Samsung is still considering using its Exynos 2500 chipset in its Galaxy S25 line of smartphones for most markets. This decision could become a reality if the company can improve the manufacturing performance of the new chip.
Samsung has launched a new Galaxy Book 4 Edge laptop, which is the first device based on the Snapdragon X Elite chipset. Despite the power and efficiency of this chipset, the laptop has limitations. These are due to the fact that Windows does not fully support the ARM architecture used in the Snapdragon X Elite.
Information has emerged about the performance of the latest notebooks powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processors running Windows 11 ARM operating system. The first user reviews and benchmark results do not meet the expectations created by the advertising campaigns of Microsoft and Qualcomm.
Qualcomm has officially announced its annual Snapdragon Summit event, which will be held in October in Hawaii. The main event of the summit will be the presentation of the company's latest flagship mobile processor - Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.
Qualcomm may employ a dual manufacturing strategy for its new Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset, planning to utilise the production facilities of both Samsung and TSMC. This decision was made possible by a significant improvement in production quality at Samsung's factories, as evidenced by the high performance of the Exynos 2400 chipset in the Galaxy S24 series.
Qualcomm's next flagship mobile processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, will reportedly bring a significant change to its smartphone SoC line-up by using specially designed Orion processor cores. The new cores are rumoured to boost the performance of the new chip by leaps and bounds.
Recently, more and more information has been surfacing that upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor-based flagship smartphones including the iQOO 13 series, OPPO Find X8, OnePlus 13 and Realme GT6 Pro will get ultra-large capacity batteries of over 6,000mAh.
In the latest performance comparison, Microsoft's new Surface laptop with the Snapdragon X Elite SoC performed strongly, beating Apple's M2 chip in multi-core tests. These laptops are already available for pre-order and shipments will start in July.
Samsung's new flagship Galaxy S25 will be unveiled early next year with several updates. According to a report from Digital Chat Station, its price may increase due to the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip.
Leading mobile chip maker Qualcomm is preparing to release its new flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor. According to a reputed Digital Chat Station insider, the new chip promises impressive GPU performance.
Details of Dell's new Snapdragon X Elite processor-powered laptops have surfaced on the internet. The new line of Dell laptops is rumoured to be released in August or September, but there is already some information about the devices.
According to the latest rumours, Qualcomm's next flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, promises a significant performance boost over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. But will these results be enough to beat Apple's A18 Pro chip!
Qualcomm recently showed impressive test results for its new Snapdragon X Elite chip. However, there are doubts about the reliability of this data.