What are Qualcomm’s Kryo CPU cores?
Every phone has an SoC. At the center of these SoCs are CPU cores. Today we are going to be tackling the question, what are Qualcomm's Kryo CPU cores? Generally…
Introduction to Smartphone SoCs 2 (CPU cores)
Hi, welcome to the second part of our series, Introduction to Smartphone SoCs 2 (CPU cores). So in our last talk, I listed all the major parts of an SoC…
Snapdragon 695 5G – A curious case
Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 695 5G late last year and it has mostly flown under the radar. At least till now. The Snapdragon 695 5G is a midrange SoC. Now…
Introduction to Smartphone SoCs
In the following series of posts, we're going to be doing an Introduction to Smartphone SoCs series. This introduction to Smartphone SoCs series is designed to familiarize users with smartphone…
Top 100 Smartphone GPUs in the world
Hi, I'm sure that you clicked the link because you were probably searching for the top 100 smartphone GPUs in the world. Well, you're in the right place. Come on…
What is a Benchmark?
If you have been around tech people in general or smartphone people in particular, the term "benchmark" is something that you must have heard by now. Benchmarks have caused a…
How to read smartphone processor specs
Smartphone processors (or SoCs) have entered firmly into our general consciousness. It is not unheard of to read comments like "How do I know if a phone has a good…
Google Tensor SoC
Google has finally announced the Pixel 6 lineup. This is the first Google device that is coming with Google's in-house SoC, the Google Tensor. https://youtu.be/pf1LyGz8OPs Google has been coy on…
MediaTek Helio G96: One step forward, Two steps back
MediaTek is a mainstay in the Midrange segment and they always put out an upper midrange SoC every year. Two years ago it was the Helio G90T, last year it…
Snapdragon 732G vs MediaTek Helio G95
The Snapdragon 732G vs MediaTek Helio G95 argument has been raging around for a while now. This is obvious because they are both upper midrange SoCs targeted at the same…