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Measuring 65 x 30 mm, the Radxa Zero 3W uses the same form factor as the popular Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. It features a Rockchip RK3566 SoC, up to 8 GB of LPDDR4 RAM, optional eMMC storage, and a microSD card slot.

Given what Apple has touted with the iPhone 15 Pro's A17 Pro SoC along with the availability of the Game Porting Toolkit, the M3 chip should be capable of delivering AAA gaming on the Mac. To that effect, Apple is speculated to make some announcements pertaining to Mac gaming during its upcoming Scary Fast event on October 30.

Although it uses the same MediaTek Helio G99 processor as many of its siblings, the Blackview Shark 8 sports a generous 6.78-inch display and, thanks to the ArcSoft 7.0 image processing algorithms, promises noticeable improvements in the photo department. Starting November 11, limited quantities will be available starting at US$93.99.

The President of Samsung LSI has confirmed the 2025-bound Exynos 2500 will be manufactured on Samsung's 3 nm node (likely 3GAP). It will be the first smartphone AP to be manufactured on Samsung's gate-all-around process, potentially giving it an edge over the competitors.

Up until now, only Lenovo, Microsoft Surface and HP tried their hands at Windows on Arm laptops powered by Snapdragon processors. With the impressive performance claims of the upcoming Snapdragon X Elite, however, 6 more laptop OEMs are now more inclined to join the Windows on Arm side.

Qualcomm has confirmed that it plans to raise next-gen Snapdragon 8 Gen 4's prices, which will, in turn, trigger an increase in global smartphone prices in 2025.

The Motorola Edge 40 Neo is the manufacturer's cheapest high-end model — but in view of its price, it can be classed more as a mid-range device. Even so, it has a lot to offer, as shown in our test.

To make the combination of Windows and ARM a success, a great CPU is only one part of the equation. Another is an optimized OS. Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite will only be on the market in mid 2024 - and the reason for this launch months after the announcement might be that the laptops featuring this platform will launch with Windows 12.

Qualcomm executives said in an interview that the company plans to partner with Samsung Foundry and Qualcomm for its flagship products. However, it declined to comment if the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will make the switch.

The M17 is a compact gaming handheld powered by a quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 chipset and a 1,500 mAh battery. Based around Linux and EmuELEC 4.3, the M17 should be powerful enough to emulate PS1 and SNES games, among other game libraries.

The TrimUI SmartPro is a new gaming handheld based around a 4.96-inch display, an Allwinner A133P chipset and a 4,000 mAh battery. The TrimUI SmartPro is available in three colours, each with a housing that has clearly been inspired by the PlayStation Vita.

Without an update for over a year, Sumatra PDF Reader returns in full force with two releases in two consecutive days. While version 3.5 launched with 64-bit ARM builds, dark visual themes, context menus to tabs, and more, version 3.5.1 only arrived as a fix for two bugs spotted in its predecessor.

This may have happened sooner if it were not for Qualcomm's exclusivity contract with Arm for Windows-compatible models. Nvidia is already using Arm cores in its data center Grace Hopper hybrid compute platform, while AMD has been working on Arm-based CPUs since 2021.

The MediaTek Dimensity 9300 will be officially unveiled in China on November 6. The flagship AP will power high-end smartphones made by Oppo and Vivo.

Both available in 4/64 GB and 8/128 GB configurations, the Galaxy Tab A9 and Galaxy Tab A9+ also feature various attributes that set them apart. The most obvious ones are the processors (Helio G99 vs. Snapdragon 695) and display sizes (8.7 vs. 11 inches). Both can be acquired starting today in most markets.

MediaTek's Dimensity 9300 SoC scores 2,055,084 points in AnTuTu v10, putting it ahead of the Exynos 2400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Similarly, its Geekbench scores of 2,139 and 7,110 also give it a slight multi-core lead over the competition.

Notebookcheck has received written confirmation from Google that it deliberately blocked the installation of benchmarks on its Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro devices during the review embargo period. It confirms our earlier report on the issue while raising questions about the company’s practices.

Geekbench 6 founder John Poole has responded to the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro benchmarking controversy. In exclusive comments obtained by Notebookcheck, Poole says Primate Labs is unaware of any issues with compatibility that might have otherwise resulted in the app from being made unavailable to reviewers.

According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (who has a somewhat reputable track record), Apple is set to release a 32-inch iMac with a Mini-LED display in 2025. This is in addition to a rumored refresh of the 24-inch iMac, which is expected to launch sometime next year.

With next month's MediaTek Dimensity 7050-powered V30 Pro rugged Android 13 handset, Doogee will push the limits of this niche once again. This time, the brand is raising the bar in the camera and storage categories by offering a 200 MP main camera and no less than 512 GB internal storage space.

Qualcomm and Google has announced that RISC-V-based wearables with all the benefits of Wear OS might be on the cards in the near future. The two OEMs are currently collaborating on such a new platform with the emerging alternative to ARM and software support for the same. This new version of Snapdragon Wear might be just the tip of the iceberg for the wider integration of RISC-V throughout the entirety of Android devices.

Orange Pi is finally offering Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computers with 32 GB of RAM. Available from US$159, the change applies to the Orange Pi 5, Orange Pi 5B and Orange Pi 5 Plus.

Powkiddy has refreshed its X39 Pro gaming handheld with a new colour option over 18 months after its initial release. The new Powkiddy X39 Pro retains all core features like a 4.3-inch IPS display and an ATM7051 chipset, as well as a 3,000 mAh battery.

Keeping with its predecessors, the Google Pixel 8 Pro seemingly does not aspire to greater performance heights. The new Google flagship phone fails to match its competitors in the GPU performance department, effectively only delivering graphical prowess on par with flagship chipsets released two years ago.

Even if Samsung does many things right with the Galaxy Tab S9+, the middle model of the series, we still find several places where it could use some optimization. We summarize our test results for you here.

The Pixel 8 Pro's Tensor G3 averaged an average of 33.5 FPS in Genshin Impact at High Settings. The phone also heats up a lot, with its surface temperature hovering at around 42 degrees Celcius.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy's Adreno GPU managed to outperform the Exynos 2400's Xclipse 940 in Geekbench's Vulkan and OpenCL benchmarks.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has integrated Debian 12 Bookworm within Raspberry Pi OS. Not only should the change bring security improvements, but it should also result in performance uplifts, among other refinements.

The Exynos 2400 scores 2,067 and 6,520 in Geekbench 6.2's single and multi-core tests. It debuted alongside a European Galaxy S24+ variant with 8 GB of RAM.

The 2025-bound Exynos 2500 will feature only one Cortex-X5 core instead of the four rumoured earlier. The remaining will be replaced with Cortex-A730 cores in a 1+3+2+4 layout.

Samsung recently launched the Galaxy S23 FE, powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen or Exynos 2200 depending on regional models. It appears, however, that this Exynos 2200 on the S23 FE outperforms the Exynos 2200 on last year's Galaxy S22 lineup.

Qualcomm has presented initial details about Snapdragon X, its new chipset series aimed at the PC industry. Built around next-generation Oryon CPUs, Snapdragon X is being billed as a 'quantum leap forward in performance and power efficiency', thereby challenging current alternatives from the Apple M, AMD Ryzen and Intel Core series.

Digital Chat Station has revealed some more information about the MediaTek Dimensity 9300. Its prime Cortex-X4 core will operate at 3.25 GHz.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will power the majority of next-gen Android flagships and is scheduled to debut later this month. The premium chipset appears to have made an early trip over to AnTuTu, however, with the benchmark revealing significant GPU performance upgrades.

Samsung has covertly announced its next flagship mobile SoC, the Exynos 2400. Details about its CPU and GPU are scant, but the former is said to be 70% faster than the Exynos 2200.

The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro have landed and bring many new features largely delivered through AI software algorithms that are Google’s speciality. The Tensor G3, however, features pretty standard Arm-based architecture across the CPU and GPU, but the early testing isn’t promising in terms of either performance or efficiency with Samsung's nodes once again under scrutiny.

Samsung leads the premium Android tablet market with its Galaxy Tab Ultra, and its ultraslim design and fast, bright Dynamic AMOLED 2X display are just some highlights of the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra's features that impressed us in our review.

Ahead of its scheduled October 4 debut, Google's upcoming Pixel 8 Pro flagship phone has now surfaced on Geekbench. As is typical with the Tensor lineup, CPU performance lags behind the competition, but still manages to perform about 20% better than last year's model.

With less than a week left until the end of the very successful Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, the AYANEO Pocket AIR Android handheld is now shipping. The first model to hit its backers is the 12/512 GB one. The availability of the other two configurations (6/128 GB and 8/256 GB) is limited for now.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has now opened pre-orders for the Raspberry Pi 5, a single-board computer powered by a Broadcom BCM2712 chipset. Initial benchmarks suggest that the Raspberry Pi 5 handily outperforms its predecessor, but not necessarily the likes of the Orange Pi 5.

Since the iPhone 15 Pro rolled out to customers last week, reports quickly started to emerge that were overheating. Renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has pointed the finger at the iPhone’s internal design, but not all iPhone 15 Pro users are reporting the problem. What gives?

Ive is bringing his vast design expertise gained at Apple, while Altman is behind the popular ChatGPT bot, and SoftBank wants to invest US$1 billion as well as offer hardware support from Arm.