Table of Contents Table of Contents Picking the right phones Snapdragon 8 Elite vs. Dimensity 9400: Performance Snapdragon 8 Elite vs. Dimensity 9400: Battery Do the differences truly matter in the real world? Snapdragon 8 Elite vs. Dimensity 9400: Which is better? If you’re planning on buying an Android flagship smartphone over the next year … Read more
According to a recent Reuters report, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has hinted at broader ambitions for the Arm-based CPU within the GB10 Grace Blackwell chip, developed in collaboration with MediaTek. During an investor presentation, Huang alluded to plans for the new desktop CPU by saying, “You know, obviously we have plans.” However, he also added … Read more
Alibaba Cloud on Tuesday announced a partnership with Transsion that will see Tongyi Qianwen power the GenAI features of the Phantom V Fold2, the latest flagship Android 5G smartphone from the Shenzhen-based handset maker’s Tecno brand. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. The two firms’ on-device GenAI service makes use of a so-called AI … Read more
MediaTek has just introduced its latest smartphone silicon, and this one promises some big changes for midrange smartphones. The latest offering from the Taiwanese company is the Dimensity 8400 chip, and it will take on Qualcomm’s excellent Snapdragon 7 series Gen 3 processors. The new MediaTek chipset, however, enters the fray with more firepower than … Read more
Sales of Huawei Technologies’ latest flagship Mate 70-series smartphones are expected to fall short of the demand generated by the Mate 60, according to analysts, citing the new model’s weaker processor performance and heightened supply chain risks amid geopolitical tensions. The Mate 70 was launched last Tuesday at an event in Shenzhen, where Huawei consumer … Read more
Xiaomi is preparing a self-designed mobile processor for its upcoming smartphones in an effort to reduce its reliance on foreign suppliers Qualcomm and MediaTek. The processor may help Xiaomi be more self-sufficient and stand out in an Android market led by Qualcomm customers. Mass production of the chip designed in-house is expected to begin in … Read more
The flagship mobile silicon race has entered its next phase, one that will dictate the trajectory of Android hardware heading into 2025. Merely weeks after MediaTek wowed us with the Dimensity 9400 system on a chip (SoC), Qualcomm also pulled a surprise with the reveal of the Snapdragon 8 Elite. But this time around, the … Read more
Priced from 4,299 yuan (US$608) to 6,799 yuan, the X200 series marks the latest effort by Vivo to crack the industry’s lucrative high-end segment in the world’s largest smartphone market and across the globe. Vivo said it will start shipping the X200 series from October 19. Initially known for its low-budget handsets, Vivo has risen … Read more
MediaTek is opening the floodgates of next-generation flagship Android phones and tablets with its new silicon. The latest from the Taiwanese company is the Dimensity 9400 chip, which will start appearing inside Android devices in the last quarter of 2024. The list of upgrades is quite comprehensive for this one and across the board. To … Read more
The MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ is the current flagship-grade mobile processor from the chip maker. It has a revamped CPU structure which leans more towards efficiency while providing a performance boost. The chipset is built on TSMC’s 4nm node, just like its predecessor, the Dimensity 9300. Here we will check out the Dimensity 9300+ AntuTu score … Read more
