Snapdragon

A year after announcing the Snapdragon 888 mobile SoC, Qualcomm has pulled back the curtains on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, which will enable 200-MP photos and 8K HDR video, promises desktop-level mobile gaming, and boasts faster download speeds over 5G.

The processing brains in most of the big players in the Android smartphone space come courtesy of chip maker Qualcomm. Now the company has partnered with Asus to make a model of its own for the Snapdragon Insider community.

Several benefits previously exclusive to Qualcomm's high-end 800 series processors are coming to the mid-ranged 600 series. If smartphone makers push these chips to their full capabilities, budget phones could have much more to offer.

Those of you who pore over smartphone specs will recognize Qualcomm as the major player in mobile processors and charging standards, and the US company has just announced its latest technologies ready for the flagships of 2017.

Qualcomm has provided some new details on its upcoming top shelf mobile chip, the Snapdragon 820. The processor, which is expected to appear in flagship phones in 2016, will have improved fast charging tech and the speediest LTE yet.

At CES 2015, Lenovo unveiled a new smartphone powered by a 64-bit Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset and another packing the latest 64-bit Intel Atom processor. These were alongside a new wearable and selfie flash that is basically a modern iteration of the old-school flash cube.

There are a few key differences between Motorola's Moto X and Droid Turbo worth delving in to, so we dove in to see how they stack up in a head-to-head comparison.

In addition to Android Lollipop, Google has introduced the first three devices to run the mobile operating system, the Nexus 6 phablet, Nexus 9 tablet and Nexus Player streaming media and gaming console.

The Moto G represents perhaps the best smartphone value in the world right now, if you're willing to overlook one thing. Gizmag got its hands on the 2nd generation of Motorola's best-selling smartphone.

Blu Products has unleashed a new 5.5-inch display smartphone called the Life Pure XL that's built around Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 mobile processor, and features a 16 MP rear-facing camera with a compact camera-like image sensor and an AF selfie snapper to the front.

China-based electronics giant Lenovo is looking to continue its expansion into markets outside China by unveiling four devices this week. The company is set to showcase its new series of smartphones at CES, including its first LTE-enabled handset, the Vibe Z.

Chinese manufacturer Oppo revealed the N1 smartphone at a press conference in Beijing on Monday that features a camera module capable of rotating 206 degrees for front, back, top or angled photography.