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According to its characteristics, MediaTek 8300 is similar to the flagship Dimaensity 9200 MediaTek has performed powerfully in the top segment this year: the single-chip Dimensity 9300 has outperformed the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Next up is the release of a new SoC MediaTek sub-flagship class - Dimensity 8300, and, according to published data, it will be very similar to the ex-flagship Dimensity platform 9200. [caption id="attachment_83532" align="aligncenter" width="780"] MediaTek Dimensity 8300 SoC[/caption] MediaTek Dimensity 8300 SoC specifications revealed – potentially it will be a powerful platform The Dimensity 8300 CPU will be three-cluster, with one Cortex-X3 core with a frequency of 2.8 GHz, three Cortex-A715 with a frequency of 2.4 GHz and four Cortex-A510 with a frequency of 1.6 GHz. As for the GPU, its role will be performed by the Mali-G615 MC6. So far, the most powerful platform in sub-flagship smartphones is the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2, but on paper the Dimensity 8300 looks more interesting (Cortex X3 core instead of Cortex-X2, Cortex-A715 core instead of Cortex-A710). It is very possible that the Dimensity 8300 will outperform the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2. The official premiere of MediaTek Dimensity 8300 will take place on November 21. According to rumors, the first smartphone based on it will be Redmi K70E.

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But perhaps it will be cheaper The Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 single-chip system turned out to be very productive, but the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 may not bring any significant increase in power.  [caption id="attachment_82317" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2[/caption] Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 may be even weaker - this is indicated by the characteristics According to insider Digital Chat Station, the new platform will have a 1 + 3 + 4 configuration, which is similar to the current SoC. The frequencies of the new platform will be 2.63, 2.4 and 1.8 GHz, respectively, while the current one is 2.91, 2.49 and 1.8 GHz, that is, the frequency of the super core will be lowered, and the frequency of large cores will increase. In addition, the Andreno 720 will be used instead of the Adreno 725 GPU. As a result, the new platform may turn out to be even less productive than the existing one, despite the name.  Perhaps the new SoC will be cheaper, which will allow it to become more attractive to smartphone manufacturers, because now Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 is installed in only a few models.  Digital Chat Station was previously the first to accurately report the specifications and release dates of the Redmi K30, K40, Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 11.

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The regular Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 appears to have a GPU clock of 770 MHz Samsung Galaxy S24 smartphones, as you know, will also receive SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 . But, as in the current generation, it will be a special version of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy.  [caption id="attachment_79607" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Snapdragon SoC[/caption] Insider Ice Universe reports that the Adreno 750 graphics core in this platform will operate at a frequency of 1 GHz! Qualcomm itself does not indicate the GPU frequency in the regular Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, but third-party sources talk about 770 MHz. That is, the increase will be very impressive.   1 GHz for GPU in Snapdragon SoC. True, as we know from the example of the same Galaxy S23, and from many other smartphones, the declared frequencies are not at all a guarantee of a certain performance, since everything depends on the temperature regime. The same Galaxy S23, with the overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy, lost in tests to many smartphones with the regular Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 simply because the latter had better cooling.  Separately, we can recall that the first consumer GPU with a frequency of 1 GHz was the Cape Verde XT based on the Radeon HD 7770 video card, which was released in 2012. It was a GPU with 1.5 billion transistors, which was produced using a 28 nm process technology. At the same time, AMD promised to conquer 1 GHz back in 2009 before the release of the Radeon HD 4890, but the card was released with a core frequency of 850 MHz, and it took another three years for it to finally reach 1 GHz.  Ice Universe was the first to accurately talk about the new trend for smartphones with waterfall screens, about the bangs in the iPhone X, about the new design of the iPhone 14 and about Samsung’s 200-megapixel image sensor.

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There is already a lot of memory in the database Ahead of the big sale starting on November 11, the Doogee brand has officially unveiled the Doogee V30 Pro. It belongs to the new generation of secure devices, which in terms of their characteristics are already close to mid-level smartphones from well-known manufacturers. [caption id="attachment_79428" align="aligncenter" width="754"] Doogee V30 Pro[/caption]  The Doogee V30 Pro has a 10,800 mAh battery and supports 33 W charging via USB-C. The hardware platform is based on the Mediatek 7050 SoC with a 5G modem. The amount of RAM was 12 GB, and the amount of flash memory was an impressive 512 GB (you can install a 2 TB microSD card). [caption id="attachment_79429" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Doogee V30 Pro[/caption] Doogee V30 Pro presented - a secure smartphone of a qualitatively new level The IPS screen diagonal is 6.58 inches, the resolution is Full HD+, and the frame rate is 120 Hz. The front camera resolution is 32 megapixels. The main chamber has three modules. The main one has a 200-megapixel sensor; the module with an ultra-wide-angle lens houses a 16-megapixel sensor. Finally, there is also a night vision camera. The smartphone runs Android 13. [caption id="attachment_79430" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Doogee V30 Pro[/caption] Now, at the pre-order stage, Doogee V30 Pro can be bought on Aliexpress for $430, but it is better to wait until November 11, when the price drops to $300. In this case, you can use a couple of coupons that will reduce the cost of the smartphone to a much more acceptable amount of $265.

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The use of Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in the Galaxy S24 was confirmed by Qualcomm Yesterday, while summing up financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023 (and it turned out to be far from outstanding - the company's revenue fell by 24% year-on-year to $8.63 billion), Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon revealed a “secret” : He said that Samsung smartphones in the Galaxy S24 line will use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 single-chip system. But there is a nuance. [caption id="attachment_79387" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Samsung Galaxy S24[/caption] Samsung Galaxy S24 smartphones will receive Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, but there is a nuance The head of Qualcomm said that the proprietary SoC will be used in “most” Galaxy S24. And this is much more interesting: in fact, the top manager confirmed the rumor that some of the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24 Plus models will use Samsung’s own single-chip system – Exynos 2400. Let us remember that the current line of Samsung flagships uses only Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 - the company did this deliberately, since the alternative SoC of Samsung’s own design could not provide a similar level of performance. Interestingly, according to the first tests, the Exynos 2400 is noticeably inferior to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, but it seems that this time the performance factor no longer bothers Samsung.

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Rumors about the new line continue to spread iPhone 16 smartphones may be equipped with an additional button, as Macrumors writes. In addition, Apple is also planning to move the mmWave antenna away from the left side of the smartphone to accommodate this change. The iPhone 16 Pro's "action button" is expected to be flush with the device as Apple is expected to switch to solid-state technology and ditch the current design. While the action button is expected to change, the volume keys and power keys will remain the same without any changes. These buttons are not currently solid state, although Apple's plans may change. iPhone 16 may get an additional button, and the action button will become solid-state [caption id="attachment_77874" align="aligncenter" width="780"] iPhone 16[/caption] The purpose of the additional button, which sources call the “capture button,” is still unknown. It is expected to be located under the power button on the right side of the device and will be capacitive. Macrumors claims that the new button will be introduced on all iPhone 16 models, including the base iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus models. The announcement of the iPhone 16 is expected in September next year.

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Not available on smartphones yet It seems that Chinese companies have decided to seriously push Android out of at least the domestic market. Huawei has been promoting HarmonyOS for a long time, Xiaomi introduced HyperOS, and now Vivo has joined the game by announcing BlueOS. [caption id="attachment_78142" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Vivo BlueOS[/caption] Vivo BlueOS introduced As Vivo itself says, BlueOS is its independently developed command operating system for the era of generative artificial intelligence. It stands out for its safety, smooth operation, and smart features. It is also the world's first OS to use the Rust programming language. BlueOS isn't just for smartphones. It can run on various devices with processors with a frequency of 200 MHz and 32 MB of RAM. However, it will not appear on smartphones shortly.

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Sales of the flagship Galaxy S23 exceed sales of the Galaxy S22 by 22% Insider Ice Universe provided interesting data on sales of Samsung flagship smartphones this year. It turned out that in eight months of 2023, the company has already sold almost 23 million devices of the Galaxy S23 line - and this is 22% more than last year it sold Galaxy S22 devices over the same period (8 months). [caption id="attachment_77047" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Galaxy S23 Ultra[/caption] The undoubted leader of the family is the Galaxy S23 Ultra – it sold 10.69 million units. The base model is in second place with 8.09 million Galaxy S23 units sold. Well, the Galaxy S23 Plus is in third place: 4.11 million units were sold in eight months. Galaxy S23 Ultra alone sold more than 10 million units in 8 months Interestingly, with folding flagships the story is the opposite: Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 sold 3.63 million units in two months last year (Galaxy Z Fold4 - 1.35 million, Galaxy Z Flip4 - 2.28 million), and Galaxy Z Fold5 and Galaxy Z Flip5 sold only 3.51 million in two months of this year (1.25 and 2.26 million respectively). This data was provided by Insider Ice Universe. Previously, he was the first to accurately talk about the new trend for smartphones with waterfall screens, about the bangs in the iPhone X, about the new design of the iPhone 14, and about Samsung’s 200-megapixel image sensor. Exclusive information about new products is leaked to him by sources in the research and development department of the South Korean giant. Interestingly, Ice Universe is among those who actively criticize Samsung for its lack of innovation, but this does not prevent the company from selling its flagship devices very well (at least with a traditional screen).

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There are too few tests yet As you know, in some markets the younger models of the Samsung Galaxy S24 line will be sold with SoC Exynos 2400. And Samsung claims that the graphics processor of this platform is more powerful than that of competitors’ solutions.  [caption id="attachment_76195" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Snapdragon 8 Gen 3[/caption] More precisely, this was stated by the president of the Samsung LSI division.  Will the Exynos 2400 be faster than Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in games? Exynos 2400 will be installed in smartphones released next year. It will perform well as it has better GPU performance than the competition. Let's remember that we are talking about the Xclipse 940 GPU based on the RDNA 3 architecture. According to a statement from Samsung's top manager, this GPU should be more productive than the Adreno 750 in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. At least in the first tests that are already on the Internet, the graphics core of The Exynos 2400 can be either as good as the Adreno 750 (in the OpenCL test) or behind the latter (in the Vulkan test).   We will be able to evaluate the capabilities of the Exynos 2400 only next year when new Samsung products are released, but the first devices based on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will appear on the market shortly.

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The amount of RAM was 16 GB Meizu today introduced the Meizu 20 Classic smartphone. In terms of its main characteristics, it does not differ from the regular Meizu 20, but the “classic” version has more RAM (two versions, both with 16 GB of RAM). Also, new colors (gray, white, and green) and a logo are printed on the back panel of the case. [caption id="attachment_71992" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Meizu 20 Classic[/caption] Meizu 20 Classic presented Meizu 20 Classic is built on SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and is equipped with a 6.55-inch OLED screen with Full HD+ resolution and a frame rate of 144 Hz. The front camera has a 32-megapixel sensor. The main camera has 50, 16, and 5-megapixel sensors. The battery capacity is 4700 mAh and supports 67 W charging. The basic version with 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB of flash memory is priced at $425, and the version with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of flash memory is priced at $465.

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The amount of RAM was 16 GB Meizu today introduced the Meizu 20 Classic smartphone. In terms of its main characteristics, it does not differ from the regular Meizu 20, but the “classic” version has more RAM (two versions, both with 16 GB of RAM). Also, new colors (gray, white, and green) and a logo are printed on the back panel of the case. [caption id="attachment_71992" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Meizu 20 Classic[/caption] Meizu 20 Classic presented Meizu 20 Classic is built on SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and is equipped with a 6.55-inch OLED screen with Full HD+ resolution and a frame rate of 144 Hz. The front camera has a 32-megapixel sensor. The main camera has 50, 16, and 5-megapixel sensors. The battery capacity is 4700 mAh and supports 67 W charging. The basic version with 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB of flash memory is priced at $425, and the version with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of flash memory is priced at $465.

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The amount of RAM was 16 GB Meizu today introduced the Meizu 20 Classic smartphone. In terms of its main characteristics, it does not differ from the regular Meizu 20, but the “classic” version has more RAM (two versions, both with 16 GB of RAM). Also, new colors (gray, white, and green) and a logo are printed on the back panel of the case. [caption id="attachment_71992" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Meizu 20 Classic[/caption] Meizu 20 Classic presented Meizu 20 Classic is built on SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and is equipped with a 6.55-inch OLED screen with Full HD+ resolution and a frame rate of 144 Hz. The front camera has a 32-megapixel sensor. The main camera has 50, 16, and 5-megapixel sensors. The battery capacity is 4700 mAh and supports 67 W charging. The basic version with 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB of flash memory is priced at $425, and the version with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of flash memory is priced at $465.

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True, the smartphone turned out to be not cheap Following the Oppo Find N3, OnePlus' first foldable smartphone, the OnePlus Open, debuted. These devices are not just “brothers” - in fact, they are one model. Only Oppo Find N3 is intended mainly for Asian markets, and the OnePlus Open will be sold in Europe, where the version with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of flash memory costs 1,800 euros. In the UK the same configuration was priced at £1,600. [caption id="attachment_71974" align="aligncenter" width="565"] OnePlus[/caption] Orders for the purchase of OnePlus Open in Europe are accepted from today until October 26, with sales opening on October 27. Those who pre-order will receive OnePlus Buds 2 Pro headphones as a bonus, and students can count on a 10% discount. Those who buy OnePlus Open will be able to purchase the OnePlus Pad tablet with a 10% discount until November 30, and Buds Pro 2, Nord Buds 2, and Buds 2R headphones with a 30% discount. Considering that OnePlus is just making its debut in the folding smartphone segment with the Open model, it did so very brightly, because the smartphone received top-end screens that surpass in brightness absolutely everything that is in the segment, as well as an advanced Hasselblad camera. [caption id="attachment_71975" align="aligncenter" width="562"] OnePlus[/caption] AMOLED screens are made using LTPO 3.0 technology, they support a frame rate of 120 Hz, and maximum brightness reaches 2800 cd/sq.m. That's a lot. For comparison, the brightness of the internal screen of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 is only 1750 cd/sq.m. OnePlus makes a powerful entry into the foldable smartphone market with OnePlus Open The diagonal and resolution of the external OnePlus Open screen is 6.31 inches and 2484 × 1116 pixels, the internal one is 7.82 inches and 2440 × 2268 pixels. The thickness of the OnePlus Open when unfolded is 5.8 mm, when folded it is 11.7 mm. The device is thin, but at the same time it is incredibly durable (at least according to OnePlus itself): the body is made of titanium alloy, which is 4 times stronger than surgical stainless steel, and the flexible screen is mounted on a carbon fiber frame. OnePlus says the internal display can withstand 1 million folding and unfolding cycles. [caption id="attachment_71977" align="aligncenter" width="752"] OnePlus[/caption] A special feature of the Hasselblad camera is the new 48-megapixel LYTIA-T808 sensor as part of the main module. Its diagonal is 1/1.43 inches, but due to the new technology for placing transistors, light sensitivity should increase noticeably: in terms of light capture capabilities, it is compared with inch sensors. The main module also uses a lens with an EGF of 24 mm and an aperture of F/1.7. [caption id="attachment_71979" align="aligncenter" width="780"] OnePlus[/caption] The second module also has a 48-megapixel sensor (but in 1/2-inch optical format), and an ultra-wide-angle lens with 14 mm EGF and autofocus. The third module is the periscope, it has a 64 MP sensor and a stabilized lens with 70 mm EGF and 3x optical zoom. There are two front cameras: a 32-megapixel one on the outer screen, and a 20-megapixel one on the inner screen. OnePlus Open is built on SoC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The battery capacity is 4805 mAh, the device supports 67 W charging.

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MediaTek will show Qualcomm what a real SoC should be like. Next week, Qualcomm should introduce a new top-end single-chip system, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which will be included in most flagship smartphones in 2024. However, it is far from certain that this platform will be the most powerful. On the contrary, according to well-known insider Digital Chat Station, Qualcomm's new SoC will be inferior to MediaTek's Diminsity 9300 in three key areas. [caption id="attachment_71112" align="aligncenter" width="600"] MediaTek[/caption] MediaTek will deal a triple blow to Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 We are talking about the performance of the CPU, GPU, and AI ​​task acceleration unit (the so-called neural processor, NPU). The tipster says that the Dimensity 9300's performance in every area will be higher than that of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. And if everything is as described by the insider, Qualcomm is in for a triple whammy. This, of course, does not mean that smartphone manufacturers will suddenly suddenly switch to the MediaTek SoC, but this cannot be ruled out in the future. According to preliminary data, the Dimensity 9300 design will be very different from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, since it will include four Arm Cortex-X4 supercars at once - the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will have only one such core.   Previously, Digital Chat Station was the first to accurately report the specifications and release dates of Redmi K50 and Xiaomi 12.

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But 20 dollars more expensive than A16 Bionic Despite the state-of-the-art 3nm process technology, the Apple A17 Pro SoC is reportedly less expensive than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. [caption id="attachment_69898" align="alignnone" width="780"] Apple A17 Pro[/caption] Nikkei estimates that each A17 Pro SoC costs $130. That's more expensive than the A16 Bionic at $110, but the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 costs an impressive $160. The most advanced 3-nanometer SoC Apple A17 Pro turned out to be cheaper than Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Of course, a direct comparison here is somewhat incorrect, since Apple does not sell its platforms to anyone, but in the case of the Snapdragon SoC, there is Qualcomm, which buys platforms from TSMC and then sells them to smartphone manufacturers. Of course, making money from it. Against this background, it will be quite interesting to find out how much the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 will cost.

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God of War was released in 2018 The author of the YouTube channel, Mark Korolev, demonstrated how the adventure action game God of War works on a modern smartphone running the Android operating system. [caption id="attachment_69819" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Android smartphone[/caption] The model of the smartphone is not specified, but it is known that it is built on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 single-chip system, and the Termux-Box emulator was used to run the game. As a result, the game demonstrates a performance of no more than 15 fps. God of War launched on Android smartphone https://youtu.be/wSNR2zBWXGU The second video is dedicated to Mortal Kombat XL, which turned out to be much more playable. Often the frame rate stays above 30 fps and even rises to 60 fps. https://youtu.be/KMtrf7mYUUA On the same channel, the enthusiast shows how Skyrim, Fallout 4, and Assassin's Creed Black Flag run on an Android smartphone.