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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...
The Samsung Galaxy S10+ Snapdragon & Exynos Review: Almost Perfect, Yet So Flawed
We’ve been in 2019 for a while. Although we've covered one or two smartphones in the last couple of months of the calendar year, the true “2019 flagship” phone...
229 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/29/2019
Samsung: Galaxy Fold Is Tested to Fold/Unfold 200,000 Times
Foldable smartphones are still to prove their value proposition in the market, and we will see if they become popular among end users. It goes without saying that foldable...
18 by Anton Shilov on 3/28/2019
Samsung Unveils The Galaxy A70: A Mid-Range Smartphone With a Sizable 6.7-Inch Display
While Samsung may be best known in the smartphone space for their Galaxy S line of flagship phones, those phones alone aren't the reason that Samsung is currently the...
21 by Anton Shilov on 3/27/2019
Nokia 9 PureView Now Available : A Flagship with a 5+1-Camera Array
HMD Global this week started sales of its new flagship smartphone, the Nokia 9 PureView, in the US, and select European countries. The new handset features an innovative camera...
17 by Anton Shilov on 3/27/2019
Huawei Launches the P30 and P30 Pro: P is for Photography
The latest update in Huawei’s P series smartphones are the new P30 and P30 Pro handsets, launched today in Paris. These new devices hope to push the reason why...
57 by Ian Cutress on 3/26/2019
Huawei P30 Series Launch in Paris: A Live Blog (Starts 2pm CET, 9am ET)
Huawei has been keen to promote the launch of its new P30 series of smartphones this week. We're here in Paris, ready to watch Huawei CBG CEO, Richard Yu...
16 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/26/2019
Samsung Galaxy Fold Set to Be Available in UK on April 26: £1799
Samsung UK said on Monday that its flagship Galaxy Fold smartphone will hit the UK market on April 26. The foldable handset will be available directly from Samsung online...
21 by Anton Shilov on 3/25/2019
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G: Launch Date & Approximate Price Revealed
When Samsung introduced its new family of flagship Galaxy S10 smartphones in February, the company disclosed prices and launch timeframes for all models except one, the Galaxy S10 5G...
26 by Anton Shilov on 3/22/2019
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Gaming Phone: Snapdragon 855, 12 GB RAM, 240 Hz Polling
The smartphone market is no longer growing as rapidly as it used to several years ago, but it is actively segmentizing as customers want their handsets to be tailored...
18 by Anton Shilov on 3/21/2019
Sony Xperia 1, the Long 21:9 Smartphone, Available for Pre-Order
When Sony introduced its Xperia 1 flagship smartphone at MWC 2019, the company disclosed all technical specifications, but omitted two important details: pricing and launch date. This month some...
25 by Anton Shilov on 3/15/2019
Samsung Begins Mass Production of 12 GB LPDDR4X for Smartphones
Samsung said late on Wednesday that it had started volume production of 12 GB LPDDR4X-4266 memory for high-end smartphones. The chip is the highest-density DRAM for mobile applications. The...
19 by Anton Shilov on 3/14/2019
Motorola’s 5G Moto Mod for Moto z3 Now Available on Verizon
Motorola and Verizon have begun taking pre-orders for the 5G Moto Mod, the addon-accessory for the Moto z3 smartphone introduced last year. The device supports 5G mmWave radio, sub-6...
16 by Anton Shilov on 3/13/2019
Ulefone Shows off the T3: A Helio P90-Powered Phone with a Large Punch-Hole Display & 48 MP Camera
One of the things that caught our eyes at Mobile World Congress in 2018 and 2019 were new, high-end smartphones coming from China-based manufacturers that are better known for...
12 by Anton Shilov on 3/12/2019
ChipRebel Releases Exynos 9820 Die Shot: M4 CPUs in New Cluster
Every time a new SoC comes one, the one thing we eagerly await is for someone to release a die shot of the new chip. This process is most...
66 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/9/2019
Ulefone Demonstrates the Power 6: A Mid-Range Smartphone with a 6,350 mAh Battery
While the power efficiency of phones has significantly improved over the years, overall phone battery life has none the less been squeezed by design choices such as large screens...
25 by Anton Shilov on 3/8/2019
TCL Shows Off the Alcatel 7: Their First High-End 5G Smartphone
Right now, TCL produces smartphones under two major brands. For the Alcatel brand the company produces entry-level and mainstream handsets, whereas under the BlackBerry brand it makes specialized smartphones...
11 by Anton Shilov on 3/7/2019
Sony Has a Prototype 5G mmWave Xperia Smartphone
Numerous manufacturers of smartphones either launched or demonstrated prototypes of their 5G handsets at this year's Mobile World Congress. While many of the handsets shown off supported sub-6GHz 5G...
11 by Anton Shilov on 3/6/2019
The Condor Allure X: A Premium Smartphone with a 6.39-Inch AMOLED Display for €300
Condor Electronics introduced its new flagship smartphone at Mobile World Congress. The Allure X has a large AMOLED display with a 92% screen-to-body ratio, a higher-end SoC, and advanced...
37 by Anton Shilov on 3/6/2019
Energizer Power Max P18K Pop with 18,000 mAh Battery Demonstrated at MWC 2019
While smartphone vendors have been able to cut power consumption dramatically in the past 10 years, most of those power savings has gone into making thinner phones with smaller...
22 by Anton Shilov on 3/5/2019
Hands-On with The Nubia Alpha: A Smartphone or A Smartwatch?
This year at Mobile World Congress, ZTE’s Nubia division introduced its Alpha, a wearable device that can serve both as smartphone and smartwatch. While initially dubbed as an Android-based...
17 by Anton Shilov on 3/5/2019
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