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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...
Fireside Interview on 5G with Cristano Amon and Alex Katouzian, Qualcomm
A little while back, ahead of Qualcomm’s upcoming Tech Summit, we spoke to President of Qualcomm Cristano Amon and SVP/GM of Qualcomm’s Mobile Technologies Alex Katouzian. Qualcomm’s march in...
28 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 12/2/2019
Honor Launches View30 5G Smartphones: 6.57-Inch, Kirin 990, 40MP
Honor has introduced its View30-series smartphones that bring the latest mobile technologies its parent company Huawei has to offer, including the top-of-the-range SoC, a triple-module camera, as well as...
5 by Anton Shilov on 11/29/2019
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro Review: Top Hardware without Google?
It’s been roughly 2 months now since Huawei announced the new Mate 30 Pro as well as the Kirin 990 chipsets. As an unusual hectic fall season finally calms...
59 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/27/2019
MediaTek Announces Dimensity 1000 SoC: Back To The High-End With 5G
Today MediaTek is announcing the new Dimensity 1000 SoC – the company’s new 5G flagship SoC for 2019 and early 2020. The announcement really isn’t too much of a...
42 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/26/2019
Motorola Brings Back The Razr: Flip-Phone In 2020
Motorola has today announced a modern successor to one of the most iconic phones ever released: the Razr V3. The popular flip-phone was first released in 2004 and had...
31 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/14/2019
The Google Pixel 4 XL Review: Stuck In The Past In 2019
Amongst the last big smartphone releases of 2019 is Google’s Pixel 4 series. Google’s own flagship devices come late in the generational product cycle whose timing is mostly dictated...
159 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/8/2019
Xiaomi’s Mi Note 10 Family: World’s First Smartphones with 108 MP Penta Camera Array
A couple of months back, Samsung announced a new ultra high resolution 108 MegaPixel sensor for smartphone cameras. At the time we didn't know where this sensor would first...
34 by Anton Shilov on 11/7/2019
Samsung Confirms Custom CPU Development Cancellation
The fate of Samsung's custom CPU development efforts has been making the rounds of the rumour mill for almost a month, and now we finally have confirmation from Samsung...
42 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/4/2019
Samsung Launches Single-Chip uMCP Packages with LPDDR4X DRAM & UFS 3.0 Storage
Samsung has introduced a new lineup of all-in-one memory packages for smartphones that integrate both DRAM and storage. The latest generation of uMCP devices now feature up to 12...
30 by Anton Shilov on 10/24/2019
Samsung Announces Exynos 990: 7nm EUV, M5, G77, LPDDR5 Flagship SoC alongside Exynos 5123 5G Modem
Today Samsung unexpectedly announced the brand new Exynos 990 chipset – likely to be Samsung’s flagship SoC for 2020, employing the newest IP and offering the newest features on...
52 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/23/2019
The Foldable Huawei Mate X: Coming to China on November 15th for ~$2074
Foldable smartphones from Huawei and Samsung attracted quite a lot of public attention at Mobile World Congress early this year, but launches were delayed as companies had to polish...
17 by Anton Shilov on 10/23/2019
Arm Announces New Ethos-N57 and N37 NPUs, Mali-G57 Valhall GPU and Mali-D37 DPU
Today Arm is announcing four new products in its NPU, GPU and DPU portfolio. The company is branding its in-house machine learning processor IPs the Ethos line-up detailing more...
13 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/23/2019
The Apple iPhone 11, 11 Pro & 11 Pro Max Review: Performance, Battery, & Camera Elevated
It’s been a little over a year since our review of the iPhone XS and XS Max, and it’s that time of the year to investigate Apple’s latest and...
242 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/16/2019
Google Announces The Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL: The 2019 Pixels
Today Google announced the new Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL flagship devices, representing Google's vision for 2019 and 2020. The new phones upgrade the hardware to the latest...
95 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/15/2019
Nova 5T: Huawei Can Still Make New Phones With Google Services (sort of)
Today at a small event in Paris, Huawei announced its latest device for the more mass market: the Huawei Nova 5T. The Nova line from Huawei is part of...
12 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/15/2019
Made by Google 2019 Live Blog (Starts at 10am ET/14:00 UTC)
We've seen the latest and greatest smartphones from Apple, Samsung, LG, and Huawei. Now as we're getting ready to close out the year, it's the final major smartphone launch...
51 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/15/2019_carousel.jpg)
The Oppo Reno Ace: 90 Hz AMOLED 6.5-inch HDR10+ with 65W Charging
Today in China, top 5 smartphone company Oppo launched its latest flagship smartphone. The new Oppo Reno Ace goes above and beyond the Oppo Reno launched earlier in the...
24 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/10/2019
Samsung Stops Production of Phones in China
Samsung had ceased to make mobile phones in China, the company revealed on Wednesday. The company has been withdrawing from handset manufacturing in the country for a while now...
15 by Anton Shilov on 10/2/2019
The ASUS ROG Phone II Review: Mobile Gaming First, Phone Second
The concept of mobile gaming is still a relatively new phenomenon. The idea that a user can have a smartphone dedicated to gaming that isn’t in of itself a...
75 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 9/30/2019
The Nubia Red Magic 3 Review: A 90Hz Gaming Phone With Active Cooling
We’ve covered many smartphone vendors here at AnandTech over the years, but one vendor we never had the chance to have a look at is ZTE, or more precisely...
32 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/27/2019
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