In June this year, Samsung launched the ISOCELL HP9, the world’s first 200MP telephoto camera sensor for smartphones. So far, only one smartphone has used it, the Vivo X100 Ultra. Soon, the ISOCELL HP9 could make its way into another smartphone, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra. According to a new report from SmartPrix, Xiaomi’s upcoming flagship […]
Read MoreWith the launch of the Galaxy S25 just four months away, the biggest point of contention among consumers regarding Samsung’s next flagship phone is its chipset. While it was expected that Samsung would use a mix of Exynos and Snapdragon chips in the Galaxy S25 series, a new report claims that the company will exclusively […]
Read MoreSamsung has officially confirmed the Exynos 2500 chip for the first time. The 3nm chip was named during the South Korean firm’s earnings call. This will be the company’s second 3nm chip after the Exynos W1000, which was announced earlier this month. The Exynos 2500 will likely be used in at least some Galaxy S25 […]
Read MoreAfter announcing its revenue estimates earlier this month, Samsung has announced its financial results for the second quarter of this year. The South Korean firm reported a 23.42% rise in revenue and a meteoric rise of 1,458% in operating profit in Q2 2024 compared to last year. These better-than-expected numbers are due to the rise […]
Read MoreAll iPhones currently use Sony camera sensors, but that could change in the next couple of years. According to a new report, Samsung will supply some camera sensors for the iPhone 18, which will be launched in 2026. This is great news for Samsung, as it aims to end Sony’s dominance in the high-end smartphone […]
Read MoreOver the past three years, Google has depended on Samsung for some of the design and production of chips used in Pixel phones. Even this year, the company will reportedly use a Samsung modem inside its Tensor chipset for the Pixel 9 series. This chipset will power the Pixel 9’s rumored satellite-based emergency calling and […]
Read MoreGoogle has been using several components from Samsung in its Pixel smartphones over the past few years, and it will continue to do so, at least for the camera sensors in the upcoming Pixel 9 series. It has been revealed that Pixel 9 phones will continue to use Samsung’s ISOCELL camera sensors. Pixel 9 series […]
Read MoreSamsung has had a rough couple of years, but the company has emerged with full force to ride the AI boom. The company revealed that it expects its Q2 2024 operating profit to surge 15x, thanks to strong sales of semiconductor chips. These figures are better than market estimates. Samsung’s Q2 2024 profit could be […]
Read MoreSamsung’s Exynos chips have been criticized for their constant overheating, performance throttling, and inefficient modem issues. However, the company made a massive improvement with this year’s Exynos 2400 processor. There is still room for improvement, though, and future Exynos chips could be even better. Flagship Exynos chip for 2026 could be even cooler The South […]
Read MoreFor the last few years, Samsung System LSI has been making some amazing camera sensors for smartphones. As such, it has supplied camera sensors to many smartphone brands. However, it has never supplied those to Apple for iPhones. Well, that could change soon if the latest news from South Korea is to be believed. According […]
Read MoreSamsung has announced three new ISOCELL camera sensors: ISOCELL GNJ, ISOCELL HP9, and ISOCELL JN5. None of these are the company’s flagship camera sensors, but they can be great sub-cameras (telephoto and ultrawide) for smartphones. We can expect many Android smartphone brands, including Samsung, to use these sensors in the future. 50MP ISOCELL GNJ, 200MP […]
Read MoreSamsung is the world’s biggest semiconductor chip firm but ranks second in the contract chipmaking segment. A few days ago, a report claimed that Samsung Foundry is having trouble producing 3nm chips. However, Samsung has refuted those rumors, claiming that all those rumors are groundless. Samsung denies it is having trouble in manufacturing 3nm chips […]
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago, Samsung appointed a new head of its semiconductor chip business. Jun Young-hyun, who is now heading the South Korean firm’s most important business arm, has called for unity among employees to stay on top of the competition. Jun Young-hyun, Samsung Device Solutions’ new chief, calls for unity between employees and […]
Read MoreAmid heightened competition in the semiconductor chip business, Samsung has appointed Jun Young-hyun as the new head of the Samsung Device Solutions (DS) business arm. He replaces Kyung Kye-hyun, who became the head of the company’s chip division two years ago. This replacement is highly unusual as Samsung usually reshuffles the heads of its business […]
Read MoreAfter the disappointing Exynos 2200 chip, Samsung’s smartphone division decided to use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip exclusively for the Galaxy S23. With the Galaxy S24, the Exynos chip came back and turned out to be a decent chip. With the next flagship Exynos chip, designed for the Galaxy S25, Samsung aims to match […]
Read MoreVivo is all set to launch the X100s, X100s Pro, and X100s Ultra later today. So far, we’ve learned that the X100 Ultra will feature two components manufactured by Samsung, the ISCOELL HP9 200MP sensor for the periscope camera and the E7 Super AMOLED display. Well, right before the launch event kicks off, more details […]
Read MoreSamsung Electronics has announced that it has started mass-producing its first system-on-chip (SoC) using Samsung Foundry’s 3nm Gate All Around (GAA) process. The company’s partner, Synopsis, an electronics design automation firm, revealed that Samsung used its EDA suite to improve the chip’s performance. The First Samsung Exynos chip using the 3nm process is now under […]
Read MoreSamsung received a lot of flak for its sub-par Exynos chips over the years, but the company seems to be improving. The Exynos 2400 is a lot better than previous Exynos chips. And AMD helped Samsung achieve this feat thanks to its pretty powerful GPU. However, Samsung could ditch AMD for its in-house GPU for […]
Read MoreSamsung has revealed its financial results for the first quarter of this year, a few weeks after revealing revenue estimates. The company revealed that its revenue rose 13% compared to Q1 2023, while its profit skyrocketed nearly 10x (933%) compared to the year earlier. Samsung’s profit jumps nearly 10x in Q1 2024, thanks to strong […]
Read MoreSamsung is developing the Exynos 2500 chipset, which it could offer with the Galaxy S25 series smartphones in some regions. Last year, the company confirmed that it would make the upcoming chipset on Samsung Foundry’s second-generation 3nm fabrication process, which is expected to offer better power efficiency than not only Samsung’s 4nm fabrication process that […]
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