Samsung reportedly wants to drop the ‘Galaxy’ brand for flagships

The term “Galaxy” has become synonymous with Samsung’s Android-powered phones. Every smartphone in the company’s lineup, whether it’s an entry-level device that costs just over $100 or a foldable that costs $1,800, has the term Galaxy before its actual name. This has been the case since 2009 and every Android phone since has followed the […]

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Samsung planning to use Qualcomm chips in home appliances

A few weeks ago, it was reported that Samsung had decided to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips inside all Galaxy S25 smartphones. Now, it is being claimed that Qualcomm chips will be used in more Samsung products, including home appliances. This move is likely taken to have better negotiating power over chip pricing and to make appliances […]

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Samsung’s device repair network welcomes 300+ more locations

Samsung’s customer care network is expanding. The company announced today that its partnership with Cell Phone Repair (CPR) by Assurant, an Independent Service Provider (ISP) within Samsung’s repair network, is opening more than 300 new service locations before the end of 2024. At the beginning of the year, CPR had roughly 100 locations certified by […]

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Qualcomm CMO sheds light on the regional co-marketing wins with Samsung

Samsung and Qualcomm both attach a lot of importance to their longstanding partnership, evidenced by the fact that the head of Samsung’s mobile division, TM Roh, made an in-person appearance on stage during the ongoing Snapdragon Summit 2024, where Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite. “We love Samsung,” Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said as he […]

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Snapdragon 8 Elite Geekbench, other benchmarks put gains in perspective

Qualcomm officially announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset earlier this week at the ongoing Snapdragon Summit 2024 in Maui, Hawaii. It’s a big launch for the company as this is the first time that its custom Oryon cores have been integrated into its mobile platform. Qualcomm did say last year that it would bring Oryon […]

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[Update: QCOMM Statement] ARM rains on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon parade with design license cancellation

[Update] A spokesperson from Qualcomm has provided us with the following statement: This is more of the same from ARM – more unfounded threats designed to strongarm a longtime partner, interfere with our performance-leading CPUs, and increase royalty rates regardless of the broad rights under our architecture license. With a trial fast approaching in December, […]

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TM Roh’s Snapdragon Summit cameo reveals Samsung’s big secret

Qualcomm announced the most bonkers Snapdragon chip for flagship Android smartphones today. The Snapdragon 8 Elite is a giant leap in everything from gaming to AI performance thanks to Qualcomm’s custom Oryon cores, and the new chip is considerably more efficient as well. Qualcomm confirmed that Samsung will be among the manufacturers who will launch […]

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Samsung loses out on Snapdragon 8 Elite fabrication to TSMC

Samsung Foundry has been finding it difficult to compete with TSMC. Some of the world’s leading chip designers are opting for the latter to get their chips fabricated. This means that Samsung loses out on billions of dollars in business, despite having invested significant sums in its foundry to provide manufacturing capacity for advanced chips. […]

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Is there a special Snapdragon 8 Elite for Samsung Galaxy flagships?

Recent Samsung flagships, including the Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6, have all used a slightly overclocked version of Qualcomm’s top-of-the-line chipset. While everyone else got the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, Samsung’s flagships got the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy. It was the same deal with the previous iteration […]

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Snapdragon 8 Elite makes mobile AI faster, smarter, and more powerful

Last year’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 was a considerable leap forward for generative AI on mobile devices. With the demand for these features booming more than ever, the mobile platforms have to evolve to power the next wave of complex generative AI features. The latest Snapdragon 8 Elite makes significant improvements to the Qualcomm AI […]

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Here’s what Snapdragon 8 Elite’s insane gaming power means for you

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset brings some incredible improvements that will undoubtedly make the gaming experience on next-generation flagship smartphones unlike anything that we’ve experienced before. Much of it has been derived from the architecture improvements that Qualcomm has made to the new chipset, which includes the company’s first-ever Adreno GPU with a sliced […]

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Snapdragon 8 Elite’s new AI ISP unlocks a new dimension in mobile photography

There’s a lot that Qualcomm’s new chipset improves upon but what a lot of people were particularly interested in were the improvements made to the camera capabilities. It’s safe to say that the Snapdragon 8 Elite is exceeding expectations in this department, as it brings AI photography features, that were previously available only in the […]

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Snapdragon 8 Elite debuts custom Oryon cores for unmatched power and AI performance

Qualcomm said at the Snapdragon Summit last year that it would bring the Snapdragon X Elite’s bonkers custom Oryon cores to mobile in 2024. Today, at Snapdragon Summit 2024, it has followed through on that promise. The Snapdragon 8 Elite is Qualcomm’s latest flagship chipset, and as promised, it features the custom Oryon cores, bringing […]

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