This Self-Developed Mobile Chip Aims to Surpass Huawei and Compete with Qualcomm, but Was Dragged Down by Intel

This Self-Developed Mobile Chip Aims to Surpass Huawei and Compete with Qualcomm, but Was Dragged Down by Intel

In today’s smartphone application processor market, leading manufacturers MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Apple are in a three-way competition. Including the entry-level favorite UNISOC and the gradually declining Samsung Exynos, we can barely count five giants. If it weren’t for some complex external factors, Huawei’s HiSilicon should have been a dominant player here. A few years back, … Read more

Is the Chinese Semiconductor Industry Ready for Takeoff While Chip Giants ‘Lie Flat’?

Is the Chinese Semiconductor Industry Ready for Takeoff While Chip Giants 'Lie Flat'?

Cool Play Lab Work Originally published on WeChat account Cool Play Lab WeChat ID: coollabs Look, Qualcomm is stirring things up again! On June 28, 2021, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, known for its “warm hands and cold heart,” officially announced its enhanced version — Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus. Compared to the non-Plus Snapdragon 888, the … Read more

Samsung’s Chip Manufacturing Division to Produce Qualcomm’s Next-Generation Flagship Processor

Samsung's Chip Manufacturing Division to Produce Qualcomm's Next-Generation Flagship Processor

Click the blue text above 【AnTuTu】 to follow meSharing technology hotspots every day! Recently, South Korean media reported that Samsung’s semiconductor foundry division is negotiating with Qualcomm to mass-produce a 2nm mobile application processor (AP), specifically the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2. According to South Korean media, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 … Read more

Latest Domestic Smartphone SoC Shipment Rankings: Domestic Manufacturers Emerge as Dark Horses

Latest Domestic Smartphone SoC Shipment Rankings: Domestic Manufacturers Emerge as Dark Horses

Recently, market research firm CINNO Research released data on the shipment volumes of smartphone SoCs in China for May 2021. The data shows that the top 5 smartphone SoC shipment rankings in China for May are: 1) MediaTek 2) Qualcomm Snapdragon 3) Apple 4) HiSilicon 5) Unisoc. It can be seen that Qualcomm, Apple, and … Read more

Qualcomm’s New Flagship SoC Exposed: Not Snapdragon 855, Performance Explodes

Qualcomm's New Flagship SoC Exposed: Not Snapdragon 855, Performance Explodes

The Kirin 980 and Apple A12 have already transitioned to the 7nm process technology, and Qualcomm has confirmed that the next generation flagship chip will be built on a 7nm process. However, the naming and detailed specifications of this chip remain undecided. Recently, XDA Developers discovered the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8150 chip in the unreleased Android … Read more

Qualcomm and MediaTek: Unveiling the Performance of Flagship Chips

Qualcomm and MediaTek: Unveiling the Performance of Flagship Chips

Qualcomm and MediaTek: Unveiling the Performance of Flagship ChipsINTERNATIONAL WORKERS’ DAY Qualcomm and MediaTek have once again entered the “battle of the giants” in the flagship chip arena, with performance advancing by leaps and bounds. However, this progress has led to a somewhat troubling issue — the prices of high-end models are skyrocketing! Today, let’s … Read more

Apple A18 Chip Leads in Shipments, While Huawei Kirin 9020 Lags Behind: Reasons Worth Considering!

Apple A18 Chip Leads in Shipments, While Huawei Kirin 9020 Lags Behind: Reasons Worth Considering!

In the smartphone chip sector, there is currently a competition among four major giants: Apple’s iOS devices use their self-developed A-series chips, Qualcomm has launched its flagship Snapdragon series, MediaTek boasts the Dimensity series, and Huawei represents the domestically developed Kirin chips. Contrast Between Brand Popularity and Shipment Volume In terms of brand popularity, Huawei’s … Read more

Teardown Confirmation! Huawei’s New Phone Unusually Uses Qualcomm Chip, No 5G Support

Teardown Confirmation! Huawei's New Phone Unusually Uses Qualcomm Chip, No 5G Support

Huawei recently released a remarkable smartphone that does not feature a Kirin chip, but instead unusually adopts a Qualcomm chip. The device is the Enjoy 70X Vitality Edition, priced starting at 1499 yuan, with a post-subsidy price of 1274.15 yuan. After the launch, popular influencer “Yang Changshun Repairman” immediately conducted a teardown of the 256GB … Read more

Performance Comparison Analysis of Qualcomm’s High-End Chips QC6490/610/6125/5430

Performance Comparison Analysis of Qualcomm's High-End Chips QC6490/610/6125/5430

1. Product Overview and Positioning The Qualcomm QCS series includes four high-end chips (QCS6490, QCS610, QCS6125, QCS5430) aimed at industrial IoT, edge computing, smart cameras, and other scenarios, with significant differentiated features: For detailed charts, please click to enlarge For detailed charts, please click to enlarge High-end Performance: QCS6490 Long-term Cost-Effectiveness: QCS610/QCS5430 Basic Imaging Solution: … Read more

Xiaomi Responds to the Establishment of Chip Platform Department: This Department Has Always Existed, Mainly Responsible for Mobile Chip Selection Evaluation and Deep Customization

Xiaomi Responds to the Establishment of Chip Platform Department: This Department Has Always Existed, Mainly Responsible for Mobile Chip Selection Evaluation and Deep Customization

On April 15, according to Sina Technology, Xiaomi has recently established a Chip Platform Department under the organizational structure of the Mobile Product Department, appointing Qin Muyun as the head of the Chip Platform Department, reporting to Li Jun, the general manager of the Product Department. In response, Wang Hua, the general manager of Xiaomi … Read more