Galaxy phones with Snapdragon SoCs to get better location tracking soon

Samsung Galaxy smartphones powered by Qualcomm chipsets will become better at location tracking beginning Q2 2022. More precisely, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 888 chipsets, in particular, will soon take advantage of new technologies from Trimble RTX that enable meter-level location accuracy. Qualcomm announced today that the Trimble RTX GNSS correction services platform […]

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Galaxy S21 FE: Who’s getting Snapdragon, who’s getting Exynos?

The Galaxy S21 FE isn’t the same in every market, and while some regions get the variant powered by the Snapdragon 888 chipset, others receive the Exynos 2100 model. However, this year, Samsung’s new Fan Edition smartphone breaks tradition and mixes things up a bit to the relief of customers in Europe. This year, the […]

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Samsung fans’ next favorite Snapdragon chip gets benchmarked

The Exynos 2100 may not be a disaster like the Exynos 990, but many people still want to be able to buy the Snapdragon 888 variant of the Galaxy S21 smartphones. That isn’t surprising, as Qualcomm’s chip continues to lead in important parameters such as power efficiency. That desire for the Snapdragon processors is likely […]

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Confirmed: Galaxy S21 to feature Snapdragon 888 in some markets!

Ever since Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 888 processor, there have been rumors and speculations about Samsung going full Exynos with the Galaxy S21 series. However, that doesn’t appear to be the case. The Galaxy S21 series will indeed come equipped with the Snapdragon 888 chipset, at least in some markets. The Galaxy S21 (SM-G991U) received […]

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Qualcomm announces next flagship Snapdragon SoC most of us won’t get

US chipmaker and rival to Samsung’s Exynos team, Qualcomm, has announced its latest flagship-grade chipset this week called the Snapdragon 888. If you’re wondering whatever happened to the Snapdragon 875, the answer is nothing. Snapdragon 875 was an unofficial temporary name given to Qualcomm’s upcoming flagship-grade chipset but the actual product turned out to carry […]

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