Smartphones
Samsung is announcing today that it has begun mass production of 12 GB and 16 GB LPDDR5X modules in the industry's thinnest package. Samsung's shrunken memory packages measure approximately 0.65 mm in thickness, making them 0.06 mm (~9%) thinner than standard LPDDR5X packages. The company expects the new DRAM devices to be used to make for thinner smartphones, or improve their performance by enabling better airflow inside. According to the company's press release, Samsung achieved this ultra-thin design by employing new packaging methods, such as optimized printed circuit boards (PCBs) and epoxy molding compound (EMC). Additionally, an optimized back-lapping process was used to further reduce the height of the packages. The newly developed DRAM packages are not only thinner by 9% compared to previous models...
Nokia Is Set to Return to Smartphones and Tablets: What to Expect?
For several months now, the management of Nokia has been talking about the possible return of the brand to the smartphone market, but emphasized multiple times that the corporation...
37 by Anton Shilov on 5/25/2016
The iPhone SE Review
Last month Apple announced a new iPad and a new iPhone. While the iPhone was new, it was also familiar in many ways because it was direct successor to...
139 by Brandon Chester on 5/16/2016
Logitech Launches The Logi ZeroTouch Car Mount For Android Smartphones
Today Logitech announced the Logi ZeroTouch, a new in-car mount for Android smartphones. The Logi ZeroTouch is another step in Logitech's push to diversify their product offerings and expand...
16 by Brandon Chester on 5/11/2016
Two Months With: The Huawei Mate S in Rose Gold, with Force Touch
Last time I wrote about smartphones beyond the odd news post and live blogs at events, I had purchased a $160 smartphone for my own use that ran four...
28 by Ian Cutress on 5/10/2016
Xiaomi Launches the Mi Max: $230-$310, 6.4-inch, 4850 mAh, 7.5mm, Dual SIM
After posting several teasers on the official twitter feed, Xiaomi has now announced a large battery, large screen ‘smartphone’ that blurs the line between 7-inch tablets and 6-inch smartphone...
11 by Ian Cutress on 5/10/2016
Intel's Changing Future: Smartphone SoCs Broxton & SoFIA Officially Cancelled
The past two weeks have been a busy – if not tumultuous – period for Intel. After announcing a new company strategy focusing on high growth markets, and company-wide...
157 by Ryan Smith & Ian Cutress on 4/29/2016
Apple Announces Q2 Fiscal Year 2016 Results: iPhone Sales Slowed But Services Gain
This afternoon, Apple released their Q2 earnings for fiscal year 2016, which ended on March 26. The company saw revenues decline for the first time since Q1 2003, according...
41 by Brett Howse on 4/26/2016
LeEco Announces New Le 2, Le 2 Pro, and LeMax 2
Today in Beijing we had the opportunity to attend LeEco's presentation event announcing their new flagship smartphone devices. LeEco has been a company we haven't had the chance to...
37 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/20/2016
HTC 10: A Quick Look At Battery Life & Storage Performance
While I’m still working on the full review for the HTC 10, there’s obviously a lot of questions flying around for at least a few of the claims that...
50 by Joshua Ho on 4/14/2016
Meizu Announces New PRO 6
Today Meizu launches the new PRO 6. The company had launched the PRO 5 only last September so this is a significant change in the release-schedule of the PRO...
29 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/13/2016
Hands On With The HTC 10: A Fresh Start
At this point it’s probably not a secret that HTC has been struggling for the past few years. While the One M8 was a solid upgrade to the One...
130 by Joshua Ho on 4/12/2016
Meizu Launches the m3 note
With every year, we tend to see quite a few launches happen in the first two quarters as the cycles in supply chains align for mass production to start...
42 by Matt Humrick on 4/8/2016
Huawei Launches The P9 and P9 Plus
Today in London, Huawei has launched the latest devices in its P-series line. The P9 and P9 Plus take cues from the previous P8 but also some hardware moves...
34 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 4/6/2016
More Than Throughput: Next Generation Wi-Fi Testing with Ixia's WaveDevice
It’s been quite some time since I first started writing for AnandTech, and without question there’s been a lot of changes that have happened to our testing methodologies in...
44 by Joshua Ho on 3/25/2016
Hands On With the Apple iPhone SE
It’s probably not a secret at this point that a number of people were disappointed when Apple seemed to move away from the 4” form factor with the iPhone...
84 by Joshua Ho on 3/21/2016
Apple Releases iOS 9.3
Along with the iPhone SE and 9.7" iPad Pro, today's Apple event came with an official release of iOS 9.3. iOS 9.3 has been in beta for quite some...
11 by Brandon Chester on 3/21/2016
Apple Announces The iPhone SE
Today's Apple launch event came with three major announcements. The first was the public release date of iOS 9.3, the second was the 9.7" iPad Pro, and the third...
43 by Brandon Chester on 3/21/2016
Apple "Let Us Loop You In" 2016 Event Liveblog
Today we're at Apple's 2016 "Let Us Loop You In" event, where we're expecting a stack of mobile-related announcements.
35 by Joshua Ho & Brandon Chester on 3/21/2016
Microsoft Rolls Out Windows 10 Mobile To Windows Phone 8.1 Devices
The journey of Windows 10 Mobile from announcement to release has certainly been a strange one. The OS itself was announced roughly one year ago, and around that time...
47 by Brandon Chester on 3/17/2016
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