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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...
Samsung’s A-Series 5G Smartphone: Galaxy A90 5G
With multiple makers of smartphones launching expensive high-end 5G smartphones this year, it was a matter of time before more reasonably priced 5G handsets emerge. Samsung is among the...
10 by Anton Shilov on 9/4/2019
ASUS ROG Phone II Ultimate Edition: 120 Hz, 12 GB / 1 TB with 6000 mAh
ASUS introduced a revamped version of its top-of-the-range ROG smartphone for gamers at IFA today. The ASUS ROG Phone II Ultimate Edition got a new color scheme, more storage...
50 by Anton Shilov on 9/4/2019
Samsung Announces Exynos 980 - Mid-Range With Integrated 5G Modem
In a surprise announcement, Samsung today unveiled their very first SoC with integrated 5G connectivity. The new chipset isn’t a flagship follow-up to the Exynos 9825 and 9820, but...
20 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/4/2019
World’s First Smartphone with a 64 MP Camera: Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 8 Pro
Xiaomi has unveiled its new breed of Redmi Note smartphones boasting with high-performance SoCs as well as premium cameras. The new flagship Redmi Note 8 Pro is the industry’s...
33 by Anton Shilov on 8/31/2019
Huawei Delays Launch of Foldable Mate X to Q4
Huawei’s Mate X garnered quite of attention at Mobile World Congress earlier this year as one of the industry’s first foldable 5G smartphones. Unfortunately for those looking to get...
10 by Anton Shilov on 8/15/2019
Samsung Unveils ISOCELL Bright HMX 108 MP Sensor for Smartphones
Samsung this week has introduced the industry’s first 108 megapixel image sensor for smartphones. The Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX promises to allow smartphones to take photos comparable to those...
39 by Anton Shilov on 8/13/2019
Samsung Announces Galaxy Note10 & Note10+: A Redesign With Feature Disparity
It’s that time of the year again. We’ve made it past the first half of 2019 and all vendors have released their initial flagship devices for the year. Samsung...
106 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/7/2019
Samsung Announces the Exynos 9825 SoC: First 7nm EUV Silicon Chip
This year’s Galaxy S10 has been in a bit of an odd situation: Although Samsung continued to dual-source its SoCs, using both its own Exynos 9820 SoC as well...
49 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/6/2019
Xiaomi Unveils Black Shark 2 Pro: Snapdragon 855+, UFS 3.0 Storage
Xiaomi has introduced a refined version of its Black Shark 2 gaming smartphone. The new Black Shark 2 Pro is based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC and features...
22 by Anton Shilov on 7/31/2019
Honor 20 Pro Launched in UK, +70% Prime Day 2019 Performance
When Honor announced its new Honor 20 Pro in May, one of the confusing things was that despite the global launch being in the UK, the device wasn’t ready...
1 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 7/30/2019
The Sony Xperia 1 Review: A 21:9 Take of the World
Sony is a company that we don’t talk nearly as much about as one would expect when it comes to their smartphones. In fact, here at AnandTech we had...
75 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/26/2019
Apple to Buy Bulk of Intel’s Smartphone Modem Business For $1 Billion
Intel's struggling smartphone modem business has finally found a suitor. This afternoon the company announced in conjunction with Apple that the tech company – and one of Intel's most...
33 by Anton Shilov on 7/25/2019
Samsung Resolves Galaxy Fold Issues: New Launch In September
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold was announced earlier this year in February at MWC, with the phone meaning to originally launch back in April. Unfortunately during the press sampling of the...
20 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/25/2019
Honor Unveils 9X & 9X Pro: All-View Display, Kirin 810, 48 MP Camera
Honor has introduced two new smartphones aimed at demanding users. The 9X and 9X Pro handsets combine a large All-View display with a 92% screen-to-body ratio, a high-end SoC...
15 by Anton Shilov on 7/24/2019
ASUS Announces New ROG Phone II: 120Hz OLED, 6000mAh & Snapdragon 855+
Today ASUS is releasing the successor to last year’s enthusiast-level gaming phone – the ROG Phone. This year’s model features the same DNA that the original model was built...
74 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/22/2019
Samsung Starts Production of LPDDR5-5500 Devices: 12 GB of DRAM in a Smartphone
Samsung has kicked off volume production of its LPDDR5 memory devices and intends to start mass assembly of memory packages based on the new DRAMs. The company’s LPDDR5 memory...
15 by Anton Shilov on 7/18/2019
European Commission Fines Qualcomm €242m For Anti-trust Violations
Today the European Commission has concluded a 4 year long antitrust investigation into anti-competitive business behaviour of Qualcomm against other players in the market, and has fined the company...
29 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/18/2019
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 855 Plus: A Higher Bin SKU
Today Qualcomm is announcing a new small refresh of the Snapdragon 855 SoC: the new Snapdragon 855+. In the past Qualcomm had the habit of sometimes refreshing their flagship...
17 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/15/2019
The Google Pixel 3a XL Review: Does Mid-Range Make Sense?
It’s nearing 8 months since Google released the Pixel 3 and we extensively reviewed the phone. It also has been several years now since Google abandoned the Nexus line...
94 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/27/2019
Huawei Announces Nova 5 & Nova Pro in China: Introduces New Kirin 810 Chipset
Today Huawei announced the brand new Nova 5 series of smartphones. The company released the new Nova 5, Nova 5 Pro and Nova 5i in China with availability later...
45 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/21/2019
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