Meizu releases Meizu 18 and Meizu 18 Pro smartphones in China
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 SoC and curved glass front for both phones

As scheduled earlier, Meizu has now released its two new smartphones in China, the Meizu 18 Pro and the Meizu 18. Both smartphones pack quite a punch with Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 888 SoC and both feature high-end screens with curved front glass.

Qualcomm brings 10Gbps with X65 5G modem
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More affordable Qualcomm X62 for 4.6Gbps

Qualcomm has officially announced its new 4th generation 5G modems, reaching speeds of up to 10Gbps with Qualcomm X65, and up to 4.6Gbps with Qualcomm X62 modem.

Honor scores deals with Intel and Qualcomm
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Now it is free from Huawei

Chinese budget phone maker Honor has signed partnerships with major chip suppliers such as Intel and Qualcomm after being spun off from parent Huawei Technologies.

Qualcomm announces new Snapdragon 870 5G
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The Snapdragon 865+ has higher clocks and a few changes

Qualcomm has announced its newest Snapdragon chipset, the Snapdragon 870 5G. While the Snapdragon 888 SoC will be reserved for the high-end, smartphone makers that get the new Snapdragon 870 5G for slightly cheaper 5G-enabled smartphones.

Qualcomm Nuvia has acquisition automotive angle
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Analysis: General Motors, Renault, Bosh, Continental, and co.  

Automotive plays a vital role in the Nuvia deal. Nuvia has a data center chip that will tape out first, but what works in a data center can quickly be turned into an automotive chip. An Automotive/self-driving chip is nothing but a data center on wheels designed to be power-aware and process tremendous amounts of data from multiple sensors.

Industry responds to Qualcomm Nuvia acquisition
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Analysis: 22 quotes as Qualcomm partner need a custom ARM CPU core

After the initial article about the acquisition of high performance/high-efficiency Nuvia Phoenix core means for Qualcomm, I wanted to address industry quotes and the overwhelming response. It comes down to a single bottom line. Qualcomm will be able to compete with Apple CPU cores in a few years.

Samsung's Galaxy S21/S21+ go for wider audience
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A lower resolution Infinity-O screen with punch hole and lower price

While Samsung kicked off its Unpacked event with Galaxy Buds Pro and Galaxy Smart Tag trackers, all eyes were pointed at its Galaxy S-series smartphone lineup, and the wait is finally over as the Galaxy S21 series comes in three versions, Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+ and the flagship Galaxy S21 Ultra.

Cristiano Amon appointed CEO-Elect at Qualcomm
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Steve Mollenkopf to Retire as CEO in June

Qualcomm finished strong with Snapdragon 888 and started the first working day of January with its Snapdragon 480 5G announcement. After 26 years at the company, the new big announcement is that Steve Mollenkopf will retire as a CEO. He was CEO since March 2014.

Xiaomi announces the Mi 11
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The first one with Snapdragon 888 SoC

Xiaomi has officially announced the new flagship smartphone, the Mi 11. The Mi 11 is also the first officially announced smartphone with the new Snapdragon 888 SoC and paves the way for flagships in 2021.

Qualcomm shows official Snapdragon 888 SoC benchmark results
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Looking forward to smartphones in Q1 2021

Following the announcement of its latest flagship Snapdragon 888 chipset, Qualcomm has now shared the first official benchmark results, showing just how much performance is packed in this new chipset.