Qualcomm readies phones for Wi-Fi 8, Bluetooth 7, and faster 5G era

Qualcomm’s plan to power the next generation of ultra-fast wireless devices with Wi-Fi 8 speeds above 10 Gbps, Bluetooth transfers up to 7.5 Mbps and a new 5G Advanced modem.
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear Elite paves the way for a new wave of AI wearables

Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon Wear Elite, a new 3nm wearable chip with a 5x CPU boost, 7x graphics gains, and a dedicated NPU for faster on-device AI.
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Honor MagicPad 4 launched as the world’s thinnest tablet with PC-class AI productivity

Honor’s MagicPad 4 debuts as the world’s thinnest tablet, delivering a 3nm Snapdragon chipset, AI-driven productivity tools, and cross-ecosystem compatibility in a remarkably light design.
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India’s Sarvam wants to bring its AI models to feature phones, cars and smart glasses

The company is using edge models that take up only megabytes of space, can run on most phones with existing processors, and can work offline.

Your next flagship Android phone may cost a lot more, or cut corners

A new leak suggests Qualcomm may split its next-gen Snapdragon 8 lineup into two tiers, potentially driving up prices for Ultra-tier devices or forcing brands to make hardware compromises.
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Qualcomm backs SpotDraft to scale on-device contract AI with valuation doubling toward $400M

SpotDraft now processes over 1 million contracts annually using its AI tool, with contract volumes up 173% year-over-year.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro may reach 5.0GHz with Samsung heat tech

A new leak suggests Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro could reach 5.0GHz using Samsung’s Heat Pass Block technology.
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Galaxy S26 Ultra beats OnePlus 15’s GeekBench 6 scores with an underpowered Snapdragon chipset

The Galaxy S26 Ultra has surfaced on Geekbench with an unexpectedly underclocked Snapdragon chip, and yet it still manages to outscore the faster S26 Plus in key tests.
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Lenovo’s Next Wave of Snapdragon X2 PCs Just Leaked

Lenovo leak reveals Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Plus laptops, including Yoga Slim 7x and IdeaPad 5x, ahead of CES 2026 unveiling.
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2026 makes way for faster laptops, but at the cost of memory

Expect a wide range of new laptops powered by new chips from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm.
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