Items tagged with qualcomm 205
Arm is prepared to take the fight to Intel with respect to PC compute performance, and to prove its point, the company has released its first forward-looking roadmap for CPU IP. While ARM is well known for its dominance of processors used in mobile devices, it hopes that consistent year-over-year performance improvements will have Intel shaking in its boots. Qualcomm attempted to encroach into Intel territory with the Snapdragon 835-powered "Always Connected" PCs in 2017, and it will further that push with the Snapdragon 850 Mobile Platform in 2018, which promises a 30 percent overall performance uplift. To help empower companies like Qualcomm, Apple and Samsung to deliver more...
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With all the focus these days on mid-range and high-end smartphones, it is easy to forget that some people still rely on rather basic “feature” phones. While those of us with iPhone and Galaxy flagships may take for granted such things as LTE connectivity, who’s to say that those who buy a brand-new feature phone should be exempt from the luxuries of high bandwidth? That’s where Qualcomm comes into the picture with the 205 Mobile Platform (check out our previous coverage on Qualcomm’s reasoning for renaming its SoC families). The chip company is looking to bring its 205 Mobile Platform to entry-level feature phones so that users in developing and emerging markets can enjoy the benefits of faster...
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