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Similar to its predecessors, the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 maintains its competitiveness and occasionally even surpasses Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. At least if the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max and Vivo X300 Pro's recent benchmarks are any indication. Earlier this week, Vivo introduced the Vivo X300 series, the company's first phones to use MediaTek‘s top
The 2025 Snapdragon Summit is scheduled by Qualcomm for September 23–26, 2025. The US-based chipmaker is probably going to reveal the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2, which will power the premium phones of the future. According to a recent Weibo post by trustworthy tipster Digital Chat Station, this next SoC will have significant improvements in processing
The flagship chipset, the Dimensity 9400+, was revealed in April as the replacement for the Dimensity 9400 from the previous year. It is constructed with TSMC's state-of-the-art 3nm technology and has a powerful CPU and GPU that guarantee seamless operation even under demanding conditions. To discover how the flagship-grade MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ chipset compares to
According to reports, Google's Pixel 10 series will use the Tensor G5 as its next processor. According to reports, it will be manufactured under the codename “Laguna” under a multi-year agreement with TSMC, which would completely replace Samsung. There have been major architectural modifications in this flagship processor. According to reports, the Google Tensor G5
This week, the Xiaomi 15S Pro was launched in China. The Chinese OEM's first phone to employ its proprietary 3nm 10-core XRING 01 chipset is this one. The phone comes with HyperOS 2.0, which is based on Android 15, and supports 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM in addition to up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 built-in
The in-house Exynos 2600 chipset is expected to be manufactured by Samsung, which is apparently nearing mass production readiness, according to a recent Korean article. In terms of competition, Samsung Foundry has not yet reached the desired milestone, whereas TSMC has already exceeded 60% yield on their 2nm class N2 node. However, a recent report
The Helio G200, MediaTek's newest chipset, was formally announced. It significantly improves the low-cost phone lineup, which is dominated by Xiaomi phones. Utilizing the advancements of its predecessor, the Helio G100, which powered the well-liked Redmi Note 14 Pro 4G, this new chip delivers significant improvements to networking and camera management. The G200 is a
As noted by Mishaal Rahman on Twitter/X, Google appears to be working on updating the Linux kernel on all Tensor-powered Pixels. Specifically, the evidence presented suggests an update to version 6.1, which was released in December 2022 and is the second-to-newest version of the kernel, with 6.6 having been released in October 2023. Release of
As the October launch date draws nearer, more information about Qualcomm's next-generation system-on-chip for smartphones and tablets is starting to emerge. A purported benchmark for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has just surfaced, suggesting significant upgrades over the previous flagship chipset. The alleged GeekBench 5 scores of the forthcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 have reportedly
Late last year, Qualcomm launched a new naming scheme for its chipsets, which it continued with the upper mid-range Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 earlier this year. The SD 4 Gen 1 and SD 6 Gen 1 are now being revealed by the US chip creator, who is going downstream. The new chipsets, which take the
