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One of the more intriguing mysteries in the Apple ecosystem has been the question over what process the company would use for the A10X SoC, which is being used in the newly launched 2017 iPad Pro family. Whereas the A10 used in the iPhone was much too early to use anything but 16nm/14nm, the iPad Pro and A10X is coming in the middle of the transition point for high-end SoCs. 16nm is still a high performance process, but if a company pushes the envelope, 10nm is available. So what would Apple do? The answer, as it turns out, is that they’ve opted to push the envelope. The intrepid crew over at TechInsights has finally dissected an A10X and posted their findings, giving us our first...
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 450 Midrange SoC
Kicking off today is second Mobile World Congress of the year, MWC Shanghai. As the de facto home of smartphone manufacturing, and home for an increasing number of major...
11 by Ryan Smith 4 days ago
Honor 9 Makes Its Way West: Launching Today in Europe for £380/€450
A couple of weeks back at an event in China, Huawei’s Honor sub-brand announced their flagship smartphone for 2017: the Honor 9. Following in the footsteps of the Honor...
6 by Ryan Smith 4 days ago
Google Fined €2.42B by European Commission for Antitrust Violations
This morning Google has become a new record holder in the European Union; unfortunately however it’s not a good record to hold. Capping off a multi-year investigation, the European Commission...
26 by Ryan Smith 5 days ago
Samsung Begins Production of Exynos i T200 SoC for Miniature IoT Devices
Samsung on Thursday said it had begun to mass-produce its first SoC for miniature IoT devices, the Exynos i T200. Aimed at devices that do not need a lot...
16 by Anton Shilov on 6/23/2017
Imagination Technologies Formally Puts Itself Up For Sale
The fate of Imagination Technologies has become something of a saga in recent months. The prolific IP vendor, Apple’s right-hand supplier for GPU designs and IP over the last...
36 by Ryan Smith on 6/22/2017
Apple Refreshes iPad Pro Lineup: A10X Fusion SoC for 10.5-inch, 12.9-inch Models
In addition to showing off its latest OS and software updates, Apple made several hardware announcements at WWDC 2017, including a refreshed iPad Pro lineup. The smaller of the...
107 by Matt Humrick on 6/6/2017
Motorola Announces the Moto Z² Play
Last summer Motorola introduced its new premium Moto Z smartphone family. More than a simple redesign with the latest components stuffed inside, the Moto Zs added a modular component...
20 by Matt Humrick on 6/4/2017
Android Co-Founder Introduces Essential Phone: S835, Slim Bezels, Dual Camera
Andy Rubin, co-founder of Android and now CEO of Essential Products, recently unveiled his company’s first products: the Essential smartphone, a 360° camera accessory, and the Essential Home—a smart...
41 by Matt Humrick on 6/1/2017
ARM Announces Mali-G72: Bifrost Refined for the High-End SoC
While the bulk of the focus in today’s ARM announcements is on major launch of the first CPU cores to support ARM’s DynamIQ topology – the Cortex-A55 and Cortex-A75...
6 by Ryan Smith on 5/29/2017
Exploring DynamIQ and ARM’s New CPUs: Cortex-A75, Cortex-A55
Another year, another TechDay, and another ARM facility (this time in Cambridge, UK)—can only mean new ARM IP. Over the span of several days, we got an in-depth look...
99 by Matt Humrick on 5/29/2017
Huawei Launches the MateBook E 2-in-1: The Next Generation
Today we’re in Berlin to cover Huawei’s launch of the new MateBook series. For this second generation, Huawei has on offer a 13-inch clamshell aimed at premium users, a...
7 by Ian Cutress on 5/23/2017
Huawei Launching Two New Clamshell Laptops: The MateBook X and the MateBook D
On the back of the launch of the MateBook last year, Huawei is launching a new generation using the latest hardware and diversifying the brand. As an upgrade...
23 by Ian Cutress on 5/23/2017
Huawei Matebook 2017 Launch Live Blog: Starts 2pm CEST (8am ET)
We're in Berlin today to cover the launch of Huawei's next generation of Matebook. Come back to this page at 8am ET for the Live Blog!
17 by Ian Cutress on 5/23/2017
The Google I/O 2017 Keynote Live Blog
Taking place today is Google's annual I/O developer conference. Starting things off as always is the keynote, where we should receive updates on several Google technologies, initiaitves, and other...
16 by Ryan Smith on 5/17/2017
Welcome to the Smartphone Squeeze: HTC Launches the U11
The history of HTC flagships has been a tale of ups and downs. In all the reviews of smartphones we’ve ever done at AnandTech, only two have ever held...
113 by Ian Cutress on 5/16/2017
Huawei P10 and P10 Plus: Performance & Battery Life Report
Huawei is clearly focused on improving the performance of its flagship phones. The P9 and its Kirin 955 SoC performed well in our tests and was smooth and quick...
66 by Matt Humrick on 5/12/2017
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 660 & 630 Mobile Platforms: Better Connectivity, Camera, & Compute at 14nm
Qualcomm is bringing some premium experiences to its mid-tier lineup with the addition of the Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630 Mobile Platforms. Improved connectivity, enhanced imaging, faster charging, and...
58 by Matt Humrick on 5/8/2017
Imagination to Double-Down on GPU Business, MIPS and Ensigma to Be Sold
Just over a month ago, Imagination Technologies dropped the bombshell announcement that their largest customer, Apple, would be phasing out their use of Imagination’s GPU IP in their SoC...
105 by Ryan Smith on 5/4/2017
First Look: Samsung Galaxy S8
We first saw Samsung’s new 5.8-inch Galaxy S8 and 6.2-inch Galaxy S8+ at its Unpacked event a few weeks ago. During the event, we saw demos of its new...
124 by Matt Humrick on 4/21/2017
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