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A new premium mid-range Snapdragon 7 SoC is reportedly being tested by Qualcomm. Its prime and performance cores are running at 2.4+ GHz and Qualcomm could be looking to release it on TSMC's 4 nm node to match the speed of a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

The A16 Bionic on the iPhone 14 Pro duo has now been put through a series of tests in an attempt to gauge its GPU performance. While the chipset does outperform its peers, it fails to deliver noticeable improvements in raw performance versus its predecessor, the A15 Bionic.

AnTuTu has now released its performance rankings for the month of September. The Asus ROG Phone 6D leads the pack, in no small part thanks to the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus and its class-leading CPU performance.

Two years and over one million units sold since its introduction, the MediaTek Helio G90-powered S96 Pro gets an update that keeps the overall design but improves the essentials. Doogee's S96 GT sports a MediaTek Helio G95, runs Android 12 out of the box, and is set to hit the market next month.

Angstronomics has meticulously created a rough image of the Apple A16 Bionic's die. Key changes include new P (Everest) and E (Sawtooth) cores, readjusted L2 and SLC cache values and a slightly larger area.

Ahead of its much-awaited October 6 reveal, pricing details of the Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro have now surfaced in the wild, along with the color options the duo will be available in. Supposedly, too, buyers may have to wait until October 18 for availability.

Xiaomi is geared to launch its next smartphone in China next week. This device, the Xiaomi Civi 2, will have the honor of being the first smartphone to copy Apple's centered pill as seen on the iPhone 14 Pro models. It will, however, opt for two 32 MP selfie cameras instead.

NVIDIA has presented the Jetson Orin Nano series, a pair of system-on-modules (SOM) that supposedly deliver up to 80x the performance of the original Jetson Nano. Not only has NVIDIA confirmed the pair's release date, but it has also outlined their pricing.

Khadas has started selling the Edge2, a single-board computer (SBC) that it claims will deliver 'ARM PC' performance levels. Equipped with the Rockchip RK3588S, the Khadas Edge2 is available in four configurations. Prices start from US$199.99, with early bird pricing set to end on October 31.

A potential release date for the Surface Pro 9 5G has leaked online, which should also apply to the regular Surface Pro 9, the Surface Laptop 5, the Surface Studio 3 and perhaps even the rumoured Surface Gaming Laptop. Having been spotted on the FCC's database, details about possible design changes between the Surface Pro X and Surface Pro 9 5G have been outlined too.

The Redmi Pad is set to debut as Xiaomi's first Redmi-branded tablet. Ahead of its launch, however, information has now surfaced about its color options and configuration, along with confirmation of a WiFi-only model.

A new leak from Weibo's Digital Chat Station says that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will be launched in two versions, one with its prime core clocked between 3.4-3.5 GHz. A faster GPU is included as well, but power-efficiency could be an issue at lower frequencies.

Radxa has introduced the ROCK 4 SE, a single-board computer (SBC) that drops the 'Pi' from its model name. Still designed as a Raspberry Pi competitor, the ROCK 4 SE relies on a Rockchip RK3399-T chipset and is orderable for £73.34, including VAT.

The new Apple A16 Bionic on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max has now made the journey over to AnTuTu for performance testing, with the benchmark officially revealing CPU and GPU test scores for the new chipset.

Renders of the OnePlus 11 Pro have now leaked well ahead of its launch, providing the clearest idea yet of what OnePlus's next-gen flagship will look like. Back on the cards is the alert slider that was so ruefully absent on the OnePlus 10T, along with Hasselblad camera branding.

According to a new leak, mid-range smartphones next year will make the switch from FHD+ to 1.5K displays, with a resultant display pixel density in the 450 ppi range. Samsung, on the other hand, looks geared to equip the Galaxy S23 and S23+ with FHD+ screens once more, with the S22+ currently offering a miserly 393 ppi.

Doogee has big plans for the end of the year, with an entire family of devices powered by 6 nm MediaTek Dimensity processors in the making. The V30 family will include the regular edition, as well as the V30 Pro, V30 Max, and V30 Max Pro. These rugged handsets should hit the market in about two months.

The Apple A16 Bionic has shown up on Geekbench once again. This time around, it fares a lot better with a single-threaded score of 1,887 and a multi-threaded score of 5,455.

Xiaomi is expected to launch the Redmi Pad soon. Details of the budget tablet have leaked over the past few weeks, and alleged information on its pricing has now surfaced in the wild, with the affordable Redmi tablet tipped to cost around the same as the Realme Pad.

The A16 Bionic chipset on the Apple iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max has now made its first trip to Geekbench, where it demolishes its Android rivals, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and MediaTek Dimensity 9000+, with up to a 40% performance advantage.

Apple has unveiled its brand new A16 Bionic SoC alongside the new iPhones. It is manufactured on TSMC's N4 node, packs 16 billion transistors, and uses its predecessors' Hexa-core design. Other features include a new neural engine, a five-core GPU and more efficient CPU cores.

While the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 gave the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 a beating earlier this year, new reports indicate the status quo will be restored with the next generation of flagship chipsets, with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 set to outperform MediaTek's Dimensity 9000 successor.

Huawei has now launched the Mate 50 series in China, two years after the debut of the Mate 40 lineup. The Mate 50 and Mate 50 Pro are both powered by a 4G-only variant of the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, and feature premium hardware across the board.

Arm is suing Qualcomm and its Nuvia subsidiary for continuing to develop the Phoenix custom cores without Arm's consent. Back in March 2022, Arm terminated all license agreements with Nuvia, and now claims Qualcomm ignored all legalities and also misused trademarks. Qualcomm promptly pointed out that these are unfounded allegations and seems to be willing to defend itself and Nuvia in court.

HMD Global is taking its strategy of releasing affordable, midrange/low-end smartphones that promise good battery life and build quality a bit further with the launch of the Nokia X30 5G and Nokia G60 5G phones. Both phones pack Snapdragon 695 SoCs, bigger power packs than their predecessors, and 3 years of OS updates.

A new leak says that TSMC has decided to abandon its N3 process completely. It will instead focus on the N3E node, which will likely be used by Apple for its A17 Bionic mobile AP. N3E is expected to enter mass production sometime in H2 2022.

Asus now looks to have officially announced a launch date for its next smartphone, the ROG Phone 6D. The gaming phone slots into the ROG Phone 6 series, and is heavily rumored to be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ instead of the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 on the ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro.

After reports last week claimed the OnePlus 11 Pro would be a rebadged OPPO Find X6 Pro, the same source has now provided some camera specifications of the Find X6 Pro+—and the OnePlus 11 Pro by extension, potentially.

The Google Pixel 8 is expected to make its debut in late 2023 but appears to already be in the works. Word on the grapevine indicates that the chipset for the Pixel 8 series, the third-gen Tensor, is in development. Sadly, though, it will seemingly be built by Samsung in spite of TSMC's rightful, recent dominance.

Samsung partnered with AMD to revolutionize mobile graphics with the launch of the Exynos 2200 and its Xclipse 920 GPU based on AMD’s RDNA 2 architecture. However, things didn’t go as planned with the Xclipse 920 failing to compete favorably with Qualcomm and Apple’s solutions. But, even with this setback, Samsung is not done with RDNA-based GPUs as the company is continuing its collaboration with AMD.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has been confirmed for a mid-November debut and will go up against Apple's A16 Bionic and MediaTek's potential Dimensity 9100. According to a new leak from China, however, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 could focus on efficiency, likely at the expense of raw performance.

The Asus ROG Phone 6D is supposedly on the way with a MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ in tow. Said phone has reported been put through the paces over at AnTuTu, yielding test results that edge out the vanilla ROG Phone 6 with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1.

Samsung persuades many business customers with its successful outdoor Galaxy models. But the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro could also be interesting for private users and even gamers. Find out more about how the smartphone performs in our review.

Industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has debunked earlier rumours about the Apple M2 Pro being manufactured on TSMC's latest N3 process. It will instead use the same TSMC N5P node used by the base M2 SoC announced earlier this year.

With a massive 12,000 mAh battery, 8/256 GB of memory/storage, the Helio P90-powered Doogee S89 Pro launches as the world's first rugged phone to ship with a 65 W fast charger. The non-Pro version comes with roughly the same hardware specs, but only 33 W fast charging, less storage, and a slightly inferior main camera.

Multiple reports from Taiwanese news outlets suggest that the M2's successor, the Apple M2 Pro, will be mass produced later this year. It will use TSMC's cutting-edge N3 node and power MacBooks/Mac Minis sometime in 2023/2024.

The upcoming Titan BM15 from Bitblaze features decent specs except for the processor that integrates outdated ARM Cortex-A57 cores and an even older Mali-T628 GPU. Otherwise, there is a 15.6-inch IPS display with 1080p resolution, 16 GB of DDR4 RAM, up to 512 GB M.2 SSD storage, a 6000 mAh battery that lasts up to 5 h, and a decent selection of ports. Price could end up spicy due to the economic restrictions.

The Samsung Galaxy M53 5G is actually a thoroughly pleasing phone in the mid-range. But there are one or two things you should know before buying it. Read our review summary to find out what they are.

Motorola has now officially launched the Moto X30 Pro in China. The flagship makes its debut as the first 200 MP camera smartphone in the world and also features a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, with a starting price tag equivalent to just over US$500. It's expected to debut globally as the Moto Edge 30 Ultra later in the year.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 are set to debut on August 10 as the first Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 foldables of the year. They will be joined later by OPPO's alternatives: the OPPO Find N Fold and Find N Flip, with the Chinese company likely hoping to snag some market share from Samsung in that segment.

OnePlus is not done launching phones and has now put out a cheaper version of the Nord N20 on AliExpress. Dubbed the OnePlus Nord N20 SE, the smartphone packs an almost two-year-old MediaTek processor and a few other compromises to come in cheaper than the Nord N20.