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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...
The Apple WWDC 2019 Keynote Live Blog (Starts at 10am PT/17:00 UTC)
We're here in sunny San Jose, California for the annual developer pilgrimage that is Apple's World Wide Developers Conference. One part promotional event, one part trade show, and two...
35 by Ryan Smith on 6/3/2019Motorola Announces New Moto Z4: Moto's 2019's Flagship
Today Motorola launches the new Moto Z4 (stylised: moto z4). The Z4 follows up on last year’s Z3 and represents Motorola flagship device for 2019. Yet the Z4 isn’t...
85 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/30/2019EE to Switch On its UK 5G Network on May 30
At an event here in London, the carrier Everything Everywhere (EE) said that it would switch on its 5G network in the UK on May 30. The country’s first...
17 by Anton Shilov on 5/22/2019United States Rules Qualcomm In Violation of Antitrust Laws - Qualcomm To Appeal
The United States Federal Trade Commission’s case against Qualcomm has just taken an important step. In a ruling released last night, the US District Court judge Lucy Koh issued...
17 by Ryan Smith on 5/22/2019Zoom Zoom: Testing 10x Hybrid Zoom in Dublin with the Huawei P30 Pro and Oppo Reno 10x Zoom
One of the main issues facing the smartphone industry is stagnation. From generation to generation, we see the main smartphone manufacturers gunning for differentiation, and we’ve seen features such...
29 by Ian Cutress on 5/22/2019The Honor 20 Pro: A Quad-camera Hands-On Review
As a sister brand of Huawei, Honor in the last few years has seen quite a rising success in terms of delivering high value devices. In fact Honor’s smartphones...
34 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/21/2019ASUS Launches the ZenFone 6: 6.4-Inch Flagship Phone With Motorized Flip-Up Module Camera
ASUS has introduced its new high-end smartphone, the ZenFone 6. The new handset is based on Qualcomm’s top-of-the-range Snapdragon 855 SoC, and perhaps most interesting of all, a motorized...
31 by Anton Shilov on 5/21/2019Update: Huawei Issued Waiver by U.S. to Continue Software Updates & Hardware Maintenance
Update 05/20, 9pm: Following last week's ban and Google's suspension of business operations with Huawei, the U.S. Commerce Department has issued a new waiver for the company to continue...
116 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/20/2019Motorola Announces One Vision with Exynos 9609
Last week Motorola announces a new addition to its product line-up: The One Vision. The “One” series is a higher mid-tier value series by the company targeting a better...
8 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/20/2019Hands on with the Realme 3 Pro: 6.3-inch Phone with Snapdragon 710 For Under €200
Midrange smartphones are the main market for volume sales. Over the years companies have tried to attack this segment with aggressive specifications followed by exuberant pricing, with a select...
28 by Ian Cutress on 5/20/2019Sony's Flagship Xperia 1 21:9 Smartphone Gets a Launch Date: July 12th for $950
Sony has finally given its flagship Xperia 1 smartphone an official launch date and price. The handset, which features a large 21:9 OLED display that supports wide color gamuts...
35 by Anton Shilov on 5/17/2019Huawei Launches Mate 20 X 5G in the UK: Available in June
The Mate 20 X 5G had been announced by Huawei some months ago, and we saw the first European launch of the phone on Switzerland’s Sunrise two weeks ago...
10 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/16/2019Samsung & Verizon Launch the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G in the US
Samsung and Verizon on Thursday officially started sales of the Galaxy S10 5G smartphone in the US. The handset is immediately available exclusively with a Verizon contract whether it...
3 by Anton Shilov on 5/16/2019Samsung Reveals Galaxy S10 5G Launch Dates in the UK
Samsung has announced launch dates for its Galaxy S10 5G smartphone in the UK. The handset will be available for pre-order a week from now and will ship to...
5 by Anton Shilov on 5/15/2019OnePlus Teases the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G: Seven Pro + 5G Later This Year
Alongside their new OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro smartphones, OnePlus also used their UK event this afternoon to tease their first 5G-capable smartphone: the OnePlus 7 Pro 5G...
5 by Anton Shilov on 5/14/2019OnePlus Announces The OnePlus 7 & OnePlus 7 Pro: Upping The Ante
We’ve been with OnePlus since the One back in 2014. Over the years we’ve seen the company’s products have a large impact on the industry and particularly with the...
72 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/14/2019OnePlus 7 Series Launch in London: A Live Blog (Starts 3pm UTC / 4pm BST)
Today OnePlus is launching the new OnePlus 7 at simultaneous events around the world - we're live from the European London venue. Rumours have been floating around that OnePlus...
16 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/14/2019Samsung Unveils 64 MP & 48 MP ISOCELL Bright Image Sensors for Smartphones
Samsung has introduced two new 0.8-μm image sensors for use in upcoming smartphones. The new sensors are the 48 MP ISOCELL Bright GM2 for advanced handsets as well as...
17 by Anton Shilov on 5/9/2019Google Announces Pixel 3a & Pixel 3a XL: Mid-Range Phones With Flagship Camera
Google’s Pixel smartphone line-up has been a mainstay of the industry for a few years now. We’re all familiar with devices such as the latest Pixel 3 which is...
72 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/7/2019AirUnleashed Wireless Charging Mat: An Attempt at an Apple AirPower
When Apple cancelled its AirPower wireless charging mat earlier this year, many users of the company’s latest devices got upset, yet spawned a number of third-party options that offer...
33 by Anton Shilov on 5/2/2019