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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.

By Seth Colaner Published

By Lucian Armasu Published

By Matt Humrick Published
In this performance preview, we subject Snapdragon 820, including Qualcomm’s first custom-designed 64-bit CPU, Kryo, and new Adreno 530 GPU, to a battery of benchmark tests.

By Michael Justin Allen Sexton Published
Qualcomm hosted its Snapdragon 820 event in New York City today to discuss the new features coming in its new SoC.

By Matt Humrick Published
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.

By Lucian Armasu Published

By Lucian Armasu Published

By Lucian Armasu Published
Qualcomm announced new and improved wireless technologies for its flagship chip, the Snapdragon 820, which should arrive next year. These include LTE Cat 12, 802.11ac MU-MIMO, 802.11ad, and LTE-U.
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