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iPhone 6s: Samsung And TSMC A9 SoCs Tested
By Matt Humrick last updated
The A9 SoC inside the iPhone 6s comes from two different vendors (Samsung and TSMC) using two different FinFET processes (14nm and 16nm, respectively). We test both versions to see if there's any power or performance differences.
MediaTek Announces Mid-Range 5G Dimensity 800 SoC
By Arne Verheyde published
MediaTek announced the 7nm Dimensity 800 SoC that features a built-in 5G modem, a 2.4 TOPS AI processing unit and an octa-core CPU with four A76 cores clocked at 2GHz.
Qualcomm Seeks To Halt US Import, Sales Of Apple iPhone
By Kevin Carbotte published
The legal battle between Qualcomm and Apple is heating up. Qualcomm is seeking to block importation and sales of Apple iPhone products for infringing on six Qualcomm technology patents.
Imagination's New Low-Power Series8XE GPU Doubles Fillrate
By Matt Humrick, Chris Schodt published
Imagination Technology announced the PowerVR Series8XE at MWC 2016, a low-power GPU targeting low-cost smartphones, wearables, televisions, IoT devices, and other embedded applications.
Huawei Mate 8, Kirin 950, Cortex-A72 Benchmarks
By Matt Humrick published
We test Huawei's Mate 8 smartphone to see how its Kirin 950 SoC performs. This is also our first look at ARM's Cortex-A72 CPU core and new Mali-T880 GPU. How does A72 compare to the A57 and Snapdragon 820's Kryo cores?
Samsung Begins Mass Production Of Next-Generation 14nm LPP Chips
By Lucian Armasu published
Samsung announced the mass production of chips that use the company's next-generation 14nm Low-Power Plus process technology.
ARM Cortex-A72 Architecture Deep Dive
By Matt Humrick published
ARM's Cortex-A72 CPU adds power and performance optimizations to the previous A57 design. Here's an in-depth look at the changes to each stage in the pipeline, from better branch prediction to next-gen execution units.
ImasD Update: A Lawsuit, Parting With PuzzlePhone, And A Brave New 2016 (Updated)
By Seth Colaner published
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