Definition in One Sentence 5 nm smartphone SoC: The last generation FinFET + high-k metal gate, converting the entire power budget that improves performance by 15% into extended battery life. Why It Matters • Compared to 7 nm, transistor density increases by 70%, power consumption for the same tasks decreases by 25%, and battery life … Read more
Recently, Huawei released its new generation mobile chip, the Kirin 960, at the autumn media communication conference. Prior to the conference, media outlets leaked the invitation to the Huawei Kirin autumn media communication meeting. According to public information, the Kirin 960 features six major characteristics: performance, battery life, photography, audio, signal, and security. So, do … Read more
After Using Cortex-X925, All Big Cores of Dimensity 9400 Become Larger(TechInsights Analysis Report, December 6, 2024, by Chad Davis)MediaTek’s latest flagship smartphone SoC processor, Dimensity 9400, adopts the new Arm Cortex-X925 main core while maintaining a 1+3+4 CPU architecture configuration. It is manufactured using TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process and integrates 29.1 billion transistors. In addition … Read more
Qualcomm’s reputation has not been great in the past two years. Previously, the Snapdragon 888 had issues with overheating, causing the chip to throttle easily during critical moments. Qualcomm even released the 865++ as a workaround with the 870. The latest flagship processor from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 8 Gen1, released at the end of last … Read more
These days, smartphone manufacturers are fiercely competing, and behind the scenes, chip giants are battling it out. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon is making waves, and MediaTek is not idle either; recently, news about the Dimensity 9500 has surfaced. Regarding the manufacturing process, the Dimensity 9500 utilizes TSMC’s N3P process. This is a more advanced production line, allowing … Read more
Recently, ARM launched the Cortex-A77 CPU core and the Mali-G77 GPU core. As we know, ARM cores have always been the foundation of mobile platforms for Huawei, Samsung, and Qualcomm. Although both Samsung and Qualcomm are actively developing their own CPUs or GPUs, they still rely on ARM. It is foreseeable that these two cores … Read more
Voice | XiaobaiMediaTek and Qualcomm have both officially announced the release dates for their next-generation flagship SoCs, with numerous specifications leaked. From the paper specifications, the GPU performance seems to surpass Apple’s latest A16 processor. Today, we will provide a complete summary of the Dimensity 9200 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 information, as well as … Read more
The Xiaobai evaluation database has added the energy efficiency curve for the “Snapdragon 7+ Gen2”. Let’s take a look at the performance of this processor, which is humorously referred to as “Little 8+” or “Snapdragon 8+–“. In terms of CPU, the Snapdragon 7+ Gen2 has a lower frequency compared to the Snapdragon 8+, resulting in … Read more
On December 6, the second day of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Technology Summit, Qualcomm provided a detailed introduction to the Snapdragon 855 mobile platform, which was officially announced the previous day. The new Snapdragon 855 platform not only adopts the latest 7nm process, a completely new CPU architecture design, and a new generation of GPU cores, … Read more
Recently, Qualcomm introduced two new SoCs: the Snapdragon 7+ Gen3 and the Snapdragon 8s Gen3. The Snapdragon 7+ Gen3 is currently being prepped for devices like the OnePlus Ace3V and Realme GT Neo6 SE. We conducted real-world tests on the energy efficiency of the new mid-range Snapdragon 7+ Gen3, so let’s take a look~ The … Read more