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Samsung today has announced that they have developed an even faster generation of LPDDR5X memory that is set to top out at LPDDR5X-10700 speeds. The updated memory is slated to offer 25% better performance and 30% greater capacity compared to existing mobile DRAM devices from the company. The new chips also appear to be tangibly faster than Micron's LPDDR5X memory and SK hynix's LPDDR5T chips. Samsung's forthcoming LPDDR5X devices feature a data transfer rate of 10.7 GT/s as well as maximum capacity per stack of 32 GB. This allows Samsung's clients to equip their latest smartphones or laptops with 32 GB of low-power memory using just one DRAM package, which greatly simplifies their designs. Samsung says that 32 GB of memory will be particularly beneficial...
Switzerland's Sunrise Starts Selling Huawei Mate 20X 5G & Xiaomi MIX3 5G Phones
Today Switzerland’s Sunrise has premiered the new Xiaomi MIX3 5G as well as the Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) as its launch 5G devices, and has started selling them...
0 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/2/2019
Apple Q2 FY 2019 Earnings Report: iPhone Struggles But iPad And Services Expand
Today Apple announced their earnings for the second quarter of their 2019 fiscal year. Revenue was down 5.1% to $58.0 billion this quarter. Gross margin for the quarter was...
23 by Brett Howse on 4/30/2019
The LG G8 Review: Solid, But Not Great
Only a few years ago LG was largely considered one of the top smartphone brands, competing alongside Samsung and the likes of HTC for marketshare. In the last few...
70 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/30/2019
LG To Close Korean Phone Manufacturing Plants - Relying On Cheaper Overseas Factories
LG’s mobile division has seen a tough couple of years – the last few generation of smartphones haven’t been very successful for the company, and consequently the division has...
21 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/25/2019
Hands On with the OPPO Reno 10x Zoom: 6.6-inch OLED with No Notch and Popup Selfie Camera
There are two distinct lines of development in the modern high-end smartphone space: the move to full screen devices, and the premium feature that makes a user go ‘wow’...
56 by Ian Cutress on 4/24/2019
OPPO Reno Series Western Launch: A Live Blog (2pm CET)
Following the launch of the Chinese Reno variants last week, OPPO is in Zurich today with the variants for the western markets, with a few differences specific to the...
39 by Ian Cutress on 4/24/2019
Meizu Releases The 16s: 48MP and Snapdragon 855
Meizu is one of the Chinese vendors that we had covered early on over the last few years. One of the early issues with the company’s flagships is that...
19 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/24/2019
Samsung Delays Launch of Galaxy Fold Smartphone
Samsung this week said that it would postpone commercial launch of its Galaxy Fold smartphone following various issues uncovered by reviewers. The company, which intended to start sales of...
27 by Anton Shilov on 4/23/2019
The Huawei P30 & P30 Pro Reviews: Photography Enhanced
The last year has been extremely exciting period for Huawei and its products: Starting with the P20, the company’s flagships have been truly transformative in terms of their camera...
85 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/18/2019
Apple and Qualcomm Bury the Hatchet; Sign New Patent and Chip Supply Agreements
Putting an end to one of the most intense high tech legal battles in recent memory, this afternoon Apple and Qualcomm announced that the two firms were burying the...
14 by Ryan Smith on 4/16/2019
Intel Exits 5G Smartphone Modem Market; Other Client Modem Businesses to Be Reviewed
With today’s announcement out of Apple and Qualcomm that the two fierce rivals have buried the hatchet for good, the situation immediately put into question the fate of Intel’s...
28 by Ryan Smith on 4/16/2019
Huawei: No Communication with Apple About 5G Modems
One of the most recent rumors swirling the technosphere has been who is going to be sourcing the modems for Apple’s first generation of 5G smartphones. Despite the fact...
9 by Ian Cutress on 4/16/2019
Chinese and Taiwanese Companies To Gain Controlling Stake of JDI
A group of investors from China and Taiwan and the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding under which they will invest in Japan Display...
6 by Anton Shilov on 4/15/2019
Sharp Demonstrates Foldable OLED Display for Smartphones
Sharp this week demonstrated its first foldable OLED display at a special event in Tokyo. At present, the device was demonstrated as a part of a smartphone prototype and...
16 by Anton Shilov on 4/12/2019
Samsung Confirms Galaxy S10 5G Specifications: Exynos Modem 5100 For First 5G Devices In Korea
As highly suspected a little over a week ago in our reporting of the pricing of the new Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, the new 5G model in Korea will...
6 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/1/2019
LG G8 ThinQ Smartphone Available for Pre-Order, Will Ship on April 11
Select LG partners in the US on Friday began taking pre-orders on the company’s new G8 ThinQ flagship smartphone and will ship the product on April 11.The new handset...
12 by Anton Shilov on 3/29/2019
The Samsung Galaxy S10+ Snapdragon & Exynos Review: Almost Perfect, Yet So Flawed
We’ve been in 2019 for a while. Although we've covered one or two smartphones in the last couple of months of the calendar year, the true “2019 flagship” phone...
229 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/29/2019
Samsung: Galaxy Fold Is Tested to Fold/Unfold 200,000 Times
Foldable smartphones are still to prove their value proposition in the market, and we will see if they become popular among end users. It goes without saying that foldable...
18 by Anton Shilov on 3/28/2019
Samsung Unveils The Galaxy A70: A Mid-Range Smartphone With a Sizable 6.7-Inch Display
While Samsung may be best known in the smartphone space for their Galaxy S line of flagship phones, those phones alone aren't the reason that Samsung is currently the...
21 by Anton Shilov on 3/27/2019
Nokia 9 PureView Now Available : A Flagship with a 5+1-Camera Array
HMD Global this week started sales of its new flagship smartphone, the Nokia 9 PureView, in the US, and select European countries. The new handset features an innovative camera...
17 by Anton Shilov on 3/27/2019
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