The midrange smartphone market is hard to understand and can be very confusing for the average person. However, don’t you worry because that’s why this author is here. In this article, we’ll compare two popular SoCs: the Dimensity 1080 vs. Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. The Dimensity 1080 is one of MediaTek’s new entries in the […]

In 2023, if you’re shopping for a phone around the N100,000 price range, you’re likely to encounter two popular SoCs: the Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and the MediaTek Helio G88. So let’s pit them against each other: Snapdragon 685 vs Helio G88. The Snapdragon 685, although technically a new SoC, is essentially an upgraded version of […]

MediaTek has recently released two new SoCs into the market. These are the MediaTek Dimensity 8020 and 8050. Both the MediaTek Dimensity 8020 and 8050 are supposed to be midrangers, upper midrangers. However, the Dimensity 8050 does stray firmly into what is considered flagship killer territory. This new wave of SoCs like the Dimensity 8020 […]

As the topic states, indeed MediaTek are looking to rebrand their SoCs. What are they rebranding to? Well to the Dimensity name of course. MediaTek are one of the largest chipset manufacturers in the world. They are also a big time player when it comes to smartphones, especially Androids. After stumbling and failing with the […]

MediaTek have announced the Dimensity 7200 SoC for the upper and premium Midrange smartphone markets. The Dimensity 7200 comes hot on the heels of the Dimensity 9200 and 8200. It is meant for the top end of the midrange market and this means that phones of that caliber will be sporting this SoC. This SoC […]

This year’s flagship battle on the Android side has already begun. It is Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Dimensity 9200 tonight. Once upon a time, this wasn’t even a conversation at all. I mean, the only name one could mention in the Android flagship space besides Qualcomm was Samsung. This is barely 4 years ago […]

News of the specs of the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has been all over the internet. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is Qualcomm’s latest flagship SoCs for Android based smartphones. Earlier I posted confirmed specs for the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 which on paper are very impressive. They soon followed up with what […]

I love triple threat head to heads for some reason. Maybe it is because I grew up watching the WWE, I dunno, but lemme welcome you to the JLQ JR510 vs Exynos 850 vs Helio G37 comparison. The JLQ JR510 is a budget SoC from a new player on the SoC market called JLQ. I […]

MediaTek have just announced the MediaTek Dimensity 9200 flagship SoC. The Dimensity 9200 is the successor to last year’s flagship, the Dimensity 9000 and 9000+. The Dimensity 9200 is MediaTek’s flagship entry for the year 2023. It is MediaTek’s attempt to further cement their hold on the Flagship segment. The MediaTek Dimensity 9200 is a […]

Hi there, let’s look at thermal throttling and thermal runaway. These are terms that are thrown around quite frequently. Now, let’s start with the basics. Key terms Thermal is derived from the Greek word Thermos meaning heat. Throttling means to choke on something or on someone thereby restricting their movement and airflow. In other words, […]