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It's real: Qualcomm Announces Ultrasonic Fingerprint Sensor

It's real: Qualcomm Announces Ultrasonic Fingerprint Sensor
Today is the day we've all been waiting for, Qualcomm has finally announced the world's first Ultrasonic Fingerprint Sensor which is capable of Scanning through Display, Thick Glass and Metal with Underwater Operation, Heartbeat and Blood Flow Detection.

Qualcomm says that it is the first commercially announced integrated ultrasonic-based mobile solution to detect heart beat and blood flow for improved mobile authentication experiences.


Note that Qualcomm's design will only work when implemented on an OLED panel under 1200 μm thick. Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors for Glass and Metal will be compatible with the recently announced Snapdragon 660 and 630 Mobile Platforms, and future Snapdragon Mobile Platforms and non-Snapdragon platforms. 

Qualcomm has partnered with VIVO demonstrating Qualcomm Fingerprint Sensors for Display and Metal using modified versions of the VIVO XPlay 6, which can be found at Qualcomm Technologies’ booth W5.E90 (Hall W5) at MWC Shanghai.

That said, Qualcomm announced that it will be supplying these futuristic Next-gen scanners for OEM starting in Summer 2018.

Qualcomm may announce Snapdragon 660 SoC on May 9th

Qualcomm may announce Snapdragon 660 SoC on May 9th
According to the latest reports out from China, Qualcomm could announce the rumored Snapdragon 660 SoC on May 9th. 

If the reports are believed to be true, the chip will power the upcoming Samsung Galaxy C Smartphone, Xiaomi Redmi Pro 2, Xiaomi Mi Max 2, Oppo R11, Vivo X9s Plus and the Nokia 7 and Nokia 8.



Going with earlier leaks, Qualcomm's mid-range chipset Snapdragon 660 is said to be come with similar specifications as the Snapdragon 820. The chipset appears to be built up on Samsung’s 14nm FinFet LPP manufacturing process, with four 2.2 GHz cores and four 1.9 GHz cores. The chip employs an Adreno 512 GPU, X10 baseband, and two channel LPDDR4X-1866 memory with UFS 2.1 flash memory. It also supports Quick Charge 4.0.

Source: Anzhuo via Playfuldroid

Chip Maker Qualcomm and Gear Maker Samsung Already Started Working on the Galaxy S9's Processor: Report


It's been just one month since Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S8 and S8+ and the company has already started working with Qualcomm for the Galaxy S9's processor. 

Samsung and Qualcomm have partnered with each other last year, and Samsung solely manufactured the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC, which also led to several smartphone launch delays.

Also, the report cites that the processor will be called as Snapdragon 845, which is expected to deliver better performance than the Snapdragon 835. But, we can't speak about the performance this early. 

The Snapdragon 845 SoC is also expected to be built on the 10nm manufacturing process as Samsung recently teased its second-generation 10nm manufacturing process promising 10 percent better performance and 15 percent more power efficiency. 

Snapdragon 660-powered Smartphone spotted online

Snapdragon 660-powered Smartphone spotted online

According to the rumoured specifications that were leaked earlier, Qualcomm's mid-range chipset Snapdragon 660 is said to be come with similar specifications as the Snapdragon 820.



Now, an unknown device powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chip has been spotted online showing the AnTuTu Benchmark score. The device is likely a prototype for testing the un-announced SD660.


Snapdragon 660-powered Smartphone spotted online


Going with earlier leaks, the Snapdragon 660 processor appears to be built up Samsung’s 14nm FinFet LPP manufacturing process, with four 2.2 GHz cores and four 1.9 GHz cores. The chip employs an Adreno 512 GPU, X10 baseband, and two channel LPDDR4X-1866 memory with UFS 2.1 flash memory.

Via: Krispitech (twitter)

Snapdragon 835 Officially announced, comes with Quick Charge 4.0

Snapdragon 835 Officially announced, comes with Quick Charge 4.0


Qualcomm has revealed the next generation Smartphone processor, namely Snapdagon 835. The new chip comes with Quick Charge 4.0 capability and is based on a 10nm manufacturing process.




The Snapdragon 835 will come integrated with next year devices and will replace Snapdragon 821/820 as the company's top-tier mobile processor.

Quick Charge 4.0 has fastest charging capabilities and will provide 5 hours of use from just 5 minutes of charging. It is 20 percent faster and 30 percent more efficient than Quick Charge 3.0. It also has a new protection against overcharging.



It might be possible that Samsung Galaxy S8 or Note 8 could feature the latest Snapdragon 835 processor. 

Source:- Qualcomm