Can you imagine a phone with a 200-megapixel camera? The iPhone 11’s cameras boast only 12 megapixels, for context. But those massive-megapixel high-end phone photos could become a reality, Qualcomm said on Tuesday at its third annual Snapdragon Tech Summit in Maui, Hawaii. The Snapdragon 865 chipset will support a number of high-end phones in …
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Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon processors are here, and on Tuesday, at least four handset makers said they’ll be using them in upcoming phones in early 2020. Motorola, Nokia phone maker HMD, Oppo and Xiaomi joined Qualcomm onstage at the Snapdragon Tech Summit to commit to using the Snapdragon 865 and 765 processors for new devices. Qualcomm introduced the new processors earlier …
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Apple is reportedly planning to use Qualcomm’s new ultrasonic fingerprint reader in its future iPhones. The tech giant is partnering with Taiwanese touchscreen maker GIS to develop an iPhone for 2020 or 2021 that can use the under-display tech, according to MacRumors citing Economic Daily News. Qualcomm unveiled its new 3D Sonic Max ultrasonic fingerprint reader earlier Tuesday during its …
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Motorola publicly announced a return to premium phones on Tuesday, at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Tech Summit in Maui, Hawaii. Advances in 5G and camera prowess, supported by the just-unveiled Snapdragon 865 and 765 chips, will help give the struggling brand an way to put its foot in the door for 2020 among intense competition. With the foldable Razr launch in November, Motorola’s …
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The chip and the separate 5G modem that will power a big chunk of next year’s high-end smartphones (including the Motorola Edge Plus) are finally here. And a couple more processors, aimed at slightly cheaper phones, will come with 5G modems already integrated. Qualcomm, the world’s biggest wireless chipmaker, on Tuesday unveiled its new Snapdragon 865 processor for high-end smartphones …
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A year ago, Qualcomm introduced a new fingerprint sensor that uses sound waves to map the ridges on your finger and unlock your phone. It declared it to be faster and more secure than face unlock technology from companies like Samsung and other fingerprint technology that uses optical sensors to essentially take a photo of a user’s fingerprints. Samsung jumped …
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Your 2021 PC might have 5G connectivity, thanks to Intel and MediaTek. The two companies are partnering to make cellular-connected computers, they both said Monday. Intel will “define” what a 5G PC should look like, and then MediaTek will develop the cellular chip for those devices. Intel also will help make sure the 5G chip works properly and will help …
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Samsung usually doesn’t announce its next Galaxy S phones until closer to the spring, but that hasn’t stopped rumors and leaks about what will be in the next-gen Galaxy S11 or what it will look like. Thanks to a new set of renders, we may now have our first look at what the latest Galaxy will offer. Created by noted …
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai issued a proposal Wednesday to dedicate slivers of the 5.9 gigahertz spectrum band to unlicensed Wi-Fi use and the use of Qualcomm’s cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) protocol. The move is considered somewhat controversial since it goes against recommendations from the US Department of Transportation. The Qualcomm technology promises to let vehicles wirelessly communicate with one …
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Oppo’s Reno 10x Zoom and Reno 5G phones showed a company angling to escape from the midrange category and establish itself as a maker of ultrafast, fully featured luxury devices. Last month Oppo launched the Reno2 and Reno2 Z but, with both aimed at conscious buyers, neither was a true successor to the flagship Reno 5G. But Oppo changes that …
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