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The new Qualcomm chip for PC is a declaration of intent: more intelligence than power

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Qualcomm has taken advantage of the CES 2026 to present the Snapdragon NPU reaches 80 TOPS and it proclaims itself as the world’s fastest for laptops. Why is it important. This launch does not specifically confront anything that Intel or AMD have, but rather it is a positioning play: Qualcomm is betting on energy efficiency and integrated AI as its differential weapons, not on dethroning anyone in benchmarks. This is the chip that wants to colonize the mid-high range of Windows laptops, not the 17-inch clunkers for gamers. Between the lines. The figures are curiously contradictory: Qualcomm talks about a 35% jump in CPU but a 78% improvement in the NPU. There is the implicit message: Qualcomm knows that part of the future does not involve winning in traditional processing, but rather mastering computing. Local AI. In other words, Qualcomm has decided that one of the next PC battles will not be fought in Photoshop, but in applications that run LLMs or generate images offline. The 3nm node and memory LPDDR5X up to 152 GB reinforce this narrative: Qualcomm is building machines to work all day without a plug, not sedentary workstations, so to speak. It is an explicit commitment to the user profile that values ​​autonomy and instant response over sustained power. Yes, but. The problem continues to be the ecosystem: Windows on ARM It has improved, but it still has incompatibilities with professional software. Adobe works, yes, but the market goes further. Qualcomm can have the best chip on the market for efficiency… and still be irrelevant if developers don’t optimize for its architecture. Apple managed to overcome the latter in 2020 because it controls the silicon, the operating system and the hardware: without transition there was no business with the new Macs. Qualcomm has to convince third parties. The context. This release arrives while Intel tries to recover lost ground and AMD consolidates its dominance in high-performance laptops. But neither has the mobile DNA that Qualcomm does. It is a company that comes from the world of the smartphone, where efficiency is not optional but existential. That background is their advantage: they have been making powerful chips that don’t fry eggs in your pocket for decades, not to mention modifying the phrase slightly and making it sound worse. The threat. For Intel and AMD, the danger is not that Qualcomm will take market share from them tomorrow, but that it will normalize ARM on Windows. If the average user begins to associate “laptop with a good battery” with “it has a Qualcomm chip”, the x86 architecture is at risk of losing its last stronghold of absolute dominion. And that is a structural change, not a temporary one. In Xataka | The amazing history of ARM, the architecture that triumphs in mobile phones and that was born more than 30 years ago at Acorn Computer Featured image | Qualcomm

Huawei lost to Google, Qualcomm and TSMC. What he didn’t lose was something more important: his reputation.

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Last week were the Xataka Awards 2025. Stella Li, global vice president of BYD, took the Xataka Legend. He Galaxy S25 Ultra It swept the super high range. Freepik was crowned as best Spanish technology company. It was a night of proper names, drinks and conversations with readers. But There is a prize that, for those of us who spend a lot of time in Xatakaas workers or as readers, has a special weight. Not because of its glamour, but because of what it represents. The Community Award is not decided by any jury. There are no internal debates. You, the readers, decide with your votes. It is the device that you liked the most, without filters. In fact, it is the only one that is not delivered by any employee of the house, but rather by members of the community who represent it on stage. In the image that heads this article, three of them with Cristina Isidoro, PR Manager of Huawei in Spain, who collected the award. Because this year he won it Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro. And when I saw the result, I smiled slightly: it was more than just a reward for a well-made smartwatch. It was pure symbolism. Look at the historical list of winners of this award: Almost all, Chinese devices or devices with a Chinese soul that share a pattern: focus on value for money, practical innovation, and in some cases, arriving wanting to break molds. But among all of them, Huawei is the only one that did not arrive yesterday promising a lot for little. It is the only one that was already in the world elite, disputing the throne with Samsung and in fact about to snatch it awaybefore the United States decided to use it as a pawn in its trade war. Because Huawei has not conquered the perception of premium quality by offering more gigabytes for fewer euros. It conquered it by being, for years, simply a great option. He P20 Pro It was the first mobile phone with a triple camera that really worked. The Mate 20 Pro was an unapologetic technical beast compared to the high-end greats. Their MateBook laptops have been worthy rivals of the Surface. And their GT watches already stood out for batteries that lasted weeks when Apple asked for a charger every night. They weren’t cheap. They were good. And that difference, in the technology market, is abysmal. Then 2019 arrived. EntityList. American veto. Goodbye Google, goodbye Qualcomm, goodbye TSMC. Sales outside China plummeted and the Western narrative was unanimous: Huawei was dead. Without the Google ecosystem, without access to the supply chain, it was impossible to survive in this business. But no one explained to them that it was impossible. Instead of giving up, they built their own universe. HarmonyOS on more than a billion devices. Kirin Chips own, then Ascend for AI. Huawei Cloud growing in Asia, Africa and Latin America. They didn’t beg to go back to Google Play like we might perhaps have expected them to do. They simply built another entire ecosystem. Without one word higher than another. At the beginning of the month I was in China and was able to try several of their devices, including some that just left there. The premium feel is real. And something that we do have here, the GT 6 Pro, is not a gadget 150 euros that promises too much and falls halfway. It is a watch in the 400 euro range that performs very well. and the community of Xataka has passed sentence with his prize. That doesn’t happen by chance. Xiaomi shines in value for money. Realme and Oppo play there. Nothing has its aesthetic indie. But Huawei is the only Chinese brand that, when you mention it, the European consumer automatically thinks of “serious quality”, without the asterisks that others have. And she did it right after they tried to destroy her. The Huawei Watch GT 6 Pro is a great watch. But winning the 2025 Community Award means something else: It is the recognition of the only Chinese brand that has come out of the perception low cost without giving up its origin. It is the prize that, in a way, China had been pursuing for decades. Respect without conditions. And it has been won by a company that they tried to annihilate. Sometimes vetoes don’t kill. They forge legacies. Featured image | Xataka In Xataka | The LG OLED Signature AI T4 is the best television of the year for a simple reason: we are saying goodbye to the black monolith

Qualcomm Buy Arduino. It is a striking commitment to the future of the Hardware Open Source

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In a special event held today, Qualcomm has announced the acquisition of Arduino. Although the financial terms of the agreement have not been revealed, those responsible for both companies have made it clear that Arduino will continue to operate independently. We are facing one Singular Qualcomm Bet For Open Source philosophy that they have always defended in Arduino, both in the development of their hardware solutions and that of their software. Careful: It is not the only movement that Qualcomm has made In this sense in recent years. Not only that: although with this Qualcomm agreement it becomes a logical option to offer some of its chips in the future catalog of Arduino solutions, those responsible for this firm have clarified in an online meeting with journalists that this will not change its way of designing their solutions. Thus, they will continue to opt for chips from other manufacturers as they have always done to raise the hardware solutions that best fit their objectives. For Arduino this is a absolute trust vote in his project and philosophy. Qualcomm gives diversification and a gateway to the community of developers, enthusiasts in this segment and that industrial electronics market that can help diversify your business. Arduino, more and more “pro” This agreement also reinforces a increasingly professional orientation and industrial of Arduino’s solutions, a transition that has been in progress for some years and that from the business point of view seemed inevitable. Arduino was born as an academic project and very oriented to electronics enthusiasts. Soon became Referent of the Maker Movement: Limited but easy but easy to use microcontrollers were used, which allowed a large community of developers to adopt its open approach to popularize and boost the development of the development of the development of the development of the development of the developers. Open Source electronics. Little by little, the project was growing and raising its leap to industrial applications. Of its application for rapid prototype creation was passed to the development of 32 -bit chips plates with greater processing and memory capacity that gave maneuver for more ambitious uses. There began to popular models for IoT and connectivity since 2016 began to strengthen the development of models with industrial applications. Own Arduino launched the Arduino Porta family as part of that new “Arduino Pro” division aimed at industrial automation solutions. These new solutions have not made the original spirit disappear: the solutions for the communities of electronic fans continue to renew, and in fact we have with us a first fruit of that acquisition of Arduino by Qualcomm. Arduino one Q: a full -fledged minipc The announcement of this operation has coincided with the launch of a new plaque they have called Arduino one q. We are facing a singular product that represents an important qualitative leap in the Arduino family. And it does it above all because the new Arduino plaque is based on a striking combo. On the one hand, the microcontroller (MCU) STM32U585. On the other, the microprocessor (MPU) Qualcomm Dragonwing QRV2210. This microprocessor that has A CPU Quad-Core with Cortex-A53 nuclei Up to 2.0 GHz, 2/4 GB of RAM, 512 kB of L2 cache, but also an Adreno 702 to 845 MHz monitors and audio devices. This plate allows for example to develop and work with AI applications, making a camera connected to this plate can be used for image and people recognition. To develop all this type of customs solutions It has its appa specifically oriented development environment to create applications in a simple way for these plates. This little minipc is in fact just that: a team that can operate in a totally autonomous way. Although we can use the Arduino one that connected to a laptop or desktop PC to work with this plate, also We can use it as if it were a PC itself. Just connect it to a monitor, keyboard and mouse to interact with your Debian Operating System and with Lab app to develop applications directly in this minipc. We are thus facing a product that makes a remarkable leap in benefits and also maintains the same original principles: both hardware —esquemas and design – and software —app Lab, Cli, Bricks have a GPL3 and MPL license – continue to be Published with Open Source licenses. Qualcomm may have bought Arduino, but the essence of this project that democratized the electronics next to Raspberry and others seems to remain intact. In Xataka | Google believes to have the key to compete with Windows, Linux and macOS in laptops. That key is called Android

The Qualcomm CEO confirms that in 2026 we will finally see a Android -based laptop

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Does (many) years that I am clear that the smartphone would end up becoming our next PC. The idea is not new, and we saw almost mythical attempts like that of the Motorola Altrix In 2011 or that triumphal failure of the Ubuntu Edge. Google ends up confirming that something like this is what we will see in 2026, because attention, it will be then when we can see the first Android -based PCs. “I’ve seen it and it’s incredible”. The indications About this possibility they carry producing from years agobut yesterday Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm, maintained a brief talk with Rick Osterloh, responsible for the Google Hardware Division. The latter spoke of that imminent convergence Between the smartphone and the PC and how the company was working on it to what Amon replied with a “I have seen it and is incredible.” Osterloh smiled, which was an unequivocal sign that this launch was close. Now we know how much. PCs with Android in 2026. Sameer Samat, responsible for the Android ecosystem, confirmed the project at the end of the Qualcomm Conference, and stressed that this project “is something we are super excited for next year.” It will therefore be in 2026 when we see the first devices that will be governed by Android. And Chromeos, what? Although in Samat’s statement this manager claimed that the company is still “super compromised” with Chromeos, the reality is that the launch of an Android “desktop” can threaten the future of its traditional bet. Does anyone remember the Ubuntu Edge? Portables with Gemini to attack. In his words, what has been learned on the Android tablets and in the laptops with chromeos gives them an important opportunity to “accelerate the advances of ia that we are doing in ia in Android and take that to the form factor of the laptops as fast as possible.” The idea seems clear: to have a convertible that takes advantage of the entire Android ecosystem and that also has the advantages of Gemini, the Google AI model that is already an integral part of the Android -based smartphones. What chips will rule them? The fact that the announcement has occurred during the Qualcomm event seems to indicate that these teams will be based on processors such as the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. The Snapdragon Summit that Qualcomm is celebrating in Maui has allowed us to know both those components and the promising Snapdragon Elite X2 Elite/ExtremePCs oriented with Windows. Even so, everything is still unknown. A response to economic macbook. It is curious, but this announcement occurs a few weeks after we knew an interesting rumor: Apple’s intention launch “an economic macbook” Probably based on the A18 Pro. We would be here before a macOS -based team, and on Google and Qualcomm seem to have a response for that type of product. 2026 is presented as an interesting year for this type of devices. Samsung Dex has been teaching us for years. Google’s project is not entirely new, above all When we consider Samsung Dex allowing Use our Samsung smartphone like a PC Thanks to a versatile desktop mode. Other manufacturers such as Huawei offer the same, but the idea has never arrived officially Android mobiles despite advances that have been produced sporadically. Google has not made it clear if this desktop mode will also reach our smartphones in addition to being able to govern those future portables, but it seems reasonable to think that this option is on the table at last. In Xataka | Convergence is the future: smartphone as desktop PC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, Characteristics and Technical Card

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If you choose a high -end mobile, which really conditions your experience is the chip. With Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Qualcomm wants to set the pattern of everything that comes. In its official papers it defines it as “the fastest soc”, with a jump on CPU Oryon, notable improvements in GPU and an NPU that grows 37% in speed. The declared objective is clear: games with more stability, artificial intelligence in the device and an efficiency capable of sustaining power without emptying the battery in a few hours. The name is no accident. “Gen 5” does not mean that Qualcomm has jumped generations, but corresponds to the fifth evolution of its 8 series under the current identity. And “elite” is not an ornament: it is the label that the company reserves to the top of its catalog, which promises differential experiences. In 2024, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Inaugurated that category when architecture released ORYON in mobiles. With this new installment, Qualcomm insists on strengthening that higher level, designed to clearly differentiate flags against the rest of the market. Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Technical Card 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Manufacturing process 3 nanometers CPU Oryon nuclei 2 prime nuclei up to 4.6 GHz 6 performance nuclei up to 3.62 GHz GPU Adreno artificial intelligence NPU Hexagon Hexagon Direct Link 64 -bit memory virtualization Support for INT2, INT4, INT8, INT16, FP8, FP16, including mixture modem Qualcomm x85 5g Up to 12.5 Gbps down Up to 3.7 Gbps up connectivity and location Qualcomm Fastconnect 7900 Mobile Wifi 7 Maximum speed: 5.8 Gbps 802.11be, 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11a/b/g/n Wifi bands: 6 GHz, 5 GHz, 2.4g Hz Bluetooth 6.0 5G Sub 6 GHz Support for cameras Qualcomm Spectra image signal processor Up to 320 MP sensors Up to 8K 60p of 10 bits Bridge support QHD+ 240 Hz Adaptive soda rate from 1 to 240 Hz Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 marks the land of the next flagships The interesting thing about Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is not only how fast it can become, but how it manages that speed. The chip automatically regulates voltage and consumption depending on what you are doing: From a demanding game to recording video in 8K. According to the company, this system prevents the temperature from triggering or the battery is exhausted prematurely. The flexibility it promises is what seeks to differentiate it in the field of high -end phones. Qualcomm insists that the core of everything is on its third generation Oryon CPU. And ensures that it is designed taking into account the rest of the SOC to optimize each internal interaction. This would allow to maintain power peaks without degrading long -term experience, something that in previous generations was more difficult to sustain. According to official materials, the idea is that game sessions or heavy multitasking maintain the same level of fluidity with a lower impact on autonomy. In the graphic section, the Adreno GPU integrated in Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 offers a 23% more yield in front of the previous generation. The company also promises improvements in energy efficiency and support for new graphic technologies. The declared objective is to maintain stable frame rates during long sessions, something especially relevant in competitive or high -level visual games. The proposal is completed with functions such as advanced rendering and dynamic optimization, which seek to position this chip as the reference for gaming in the high range. The other great chip asset is in the artificial intelligence that runs on the phone itself. Qualcomm states that NPU From Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is 37% faster and more efficient, which opens the door to practical experiences: from attendees that respond in real time to improved photos without internet connection. The promise is that these functions are more immediate and private, because the calculations are made on the mobile and not on external servers. As for the camera, it does not depend only on the optics: the processor is the one that marks how far you can go. Qualcomm ensures that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 supports sensors of Up to 320 MP and 8K video with HDR. These numbers do not mean that all mobiles will have them, but that they are the roof offered by the chip. It will then be each manufacturer who decides how many megapixels include, what optics use and how to adjust image processing based on that limit. Qualcomm maintains connectivity as a pillar of its premium platform. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 integrates the Snapdragon X80 5G modem, capable of reaching discharge speeds of up to 12.5 Gbps. To this is added compatibility with Wifi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0which seek to reduce latency and improve connection stability in games, videollamar or streaming. These figures mark a technical roof that will then depend on the networks and each manufacturer. Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 will mark the course of the next flagships, starting with models of Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo or Sony. The chip puts on the table more on the device, sustained efficiency and a jump in photography and games. For those who are thinking of updating, the key will be to look at what brands manage to transform this technical base into sufficiently attractive phones. Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 against Apple A19 Pro? Recently Apple presented the iPhone 17 Pro Together with his new chip A19 PRO. As always, the comparison with Qualcomm is inevitable, and the first performance tests already allow you to get an idea (very preliminary) where each one is. The numbers that circulate on the Internet on the A19 PRO come from sources like notebookckck, which cites tests performed in Geekbench by Xiaobai’s Tech Reviews. In that scenario, the Apple chip reached 3,981 points in Single-Core and 10,798 in multi-corein addition to 6,557 in 3DMark Wild Life Extreme. The exact conditions of the tests are not known, but everything indicates that they were performed without forced cooling. For our … Read more

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Extreme, Characteristics and Technical Card

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For a long time, choosing a Windows laptop meant moving inside the world X86with Intel and AMD as absolute protagonists. But the photo is changing while the ARCHITURE ARMdifferent at its base and that until now we associated mainly to mobiles and tablets. In computers, the proper name is Qualcomm, which with its Snapdragon seeks to offer a real alternative. The difference is not alone in whom it manufactures, but how the instructions are executed, which implies another way of understanding power, autonomy and compatibility. The arrival of ARM to the laptops is not explained without a change of priorities in the market. It is increasingly real autonomy and the possibility of executing artificial intelligence at a local without depending on the cloud. There, the NPU enter, who enable experiences of the co -senses focused on creativity and productivity. Qualcomm was among the first to align with Microsoft in this field, and Since May 2024 its Snapdragon They appear among those who can fully take advantage of these functions. Technical sheet of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite and Elite Extreme Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Manufacturing process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers CPU ARCHITURE ARM ARCHITURE ARM Up to 18 nuclei 5.0 GHz GPU Adreno Adreno artificial intelligence NPU Hexagon 80 tops NPU Hexagon 80 tops modem Snapdragon X75 5g Snapdragon X75 5g connectivity and location Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Mobile Wi -Fi 7 compatible Bluetooth 5.4 le Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Mobile Wi -Fi 7 compatible Bluetooth 5.4 le ARM as a way to rethink the Windows laptop The change of approach is perceived in the way of talking about performance. It is no longer so much to boast maximum or nuclei frequency, but about the ability to maintain fluidity throughout the work session. Qualcomm processors point there: that opening several applications, editing a video or continuing with the laptop Without a plug, do not suppose a speed downturn. This stability is combined with autonomies of several days, a land in which ARM wants to mark distance in front of X86. In Copilot+ laptops, artificial intelligence becomes another component of experience, not an isolated addition. The NPU It allows to execute models locally and support functions such as summarizing texts, separating voices in a recording or improving the sharpness of the live camera. The key is in the possibilities of computation at home and in the lower dependence of the cloud, all without the energy consumption shooting. Beyond performance and battery, the choice of a laptop with Snapdragon is to review what programs are used daily. In ARM not the entire Windows catalog works natively: much yes, but there are still exceptions that force emulation. This means that for the common user the difference is minimal, but for whom It depends on specialized software or concrete drivers it is convenient to verify compatibility. Qualcomm places the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme in the range of range with 3rd generation CPU Oryon, of up to 18 nuclei, and with the first CPU compatible with ARM in reaching 5.0 GHz, in addition to an NPU of 80 tops. The company speaks of “up to 75% more CPU yield that the competition at the same power ”and of an adreno GPU with improvement of“ 2.3x ”in performance per watt against the previous generation. It is oriented to professional loads and experiences of the concurrent in co -pilot+ in fine and light laptops. They are official promises pending independent verification. The Snapdragon X2 Elite maintains the NPU of 80 tops and the 3rd generation CPU Oryon, manufactured in 3 Nm, with figures that Qualcomm defines as “up to 31% more performance at the same power” and “up to 43% less consumption” against the previous generation. Add the connectivity ecosystem (5g x75 option, Wifi 7) and an ISP Spectra for higher quality cameras on PC, in addition to Snapdragon Guardian for remote management. On paper, it is designed for demanding multitasking and thin designs that are used away from the charger. Qualcomm describes these chips as a basis for “Ultra-Premium Windows PCS” and advances that the first teams would arrive in the First half of 2026. There is no public confirmation of brands, chassis or prices, so any list would be speculative. What is clear in the note is the type of product: fine and light portables that are committed to sustained yield, the local and long -term batteries. The rest of the variables, from materials to ports, will depend on each launch when the OEM make their configurations officers. Images | Qualcomm | Xataka In Xataka | HP omnibook X Flip 14, Analysis: the versatility and power of a convertible greatly designed with Core Ultra 2

Welcome, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

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Qualcomm has just presented its new mobile chips for high -end mobiles, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Although the details of the chip will be revealed on September 23 at the Snapdragon Summit event, it has already offered interest data on this true mobile beast. Why Gen 5. To begin with, the name is surprising because last year we had a Snapdragon 8 Elite, without more. One would expect this new chip to be gen 2 at most, but in Qualcomm they have explained that it is actually the fifth generation since this family began. So: 3 Nm? The internal details of this new SOC (System-on-Chip) of Qualcomm are not known at the moment, but it is expected that it will be based on the photolithographic nodes of 3 Nm of TSMC and that has new more powerful Oryon nuclei than ever. No low consumption nuclei. The rumors They point to two “prime” nuclei at 4.61 GHz and six high -performance nuclei at 3.63 GHz. There is also talk that the manufacturer will follow the same line as the previous year and in this new chip there will be no efficient and low -consumption nucleus. Here the idea is to offer a solution that is totally aimed at offering maximum power. Xiaomi will be one of the first (and there will be numbering jump). Last year we saw how the processor debuted in the Xiaomi 15and the firm has already confirmed In Weibo that their new high -end mobiles will use the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. One would expect those devices to be the Xiaomi 16, but no: the company has decided to skip a number and we will have Xiaomi 17 very soon. The reason is clear: compete more clearly with the iPhone 17. At least, at the marketing level. Personalized version for the Galaxy S26. As indicated In Android Authoritythis processor will also be used in future Samsung Galaxy S26. In fact, rumors suggest that the version of that chip will be personalized and slightly modified and that could even be somewhat more powerful than the “standard.” And the AI? There is also no details or comments on the NPU (Neural Processing Unit) of this soc. This part of the chip, dedicated to the processing of AI processes, should be strengthened, and notable improvements are expected here. If that jump was confirmed, we would have an even more prepared chip to be able to run local models on the mobile device itself. In Xataka | Samsung tries

equal or better than those of Apple, Qualcomm and MediaTek

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Yesterday was a day of those who are marked in history. Xiaomi presented his own chip And, although it is not the first time that the Chinese company enters the world of semiconductors, the Xring 01 It is a blow to a table where the entire industry is sitting. This is a very special chip. It works in a very different way from that of its Rivals of Qualcomm and Mediatek, in addition to having some much more advanced technologies. Understanding how Xring works is important, since this processor can mark a before and after in the own way in which the current leaders design their processors. The good, the ugly and the bad. To understand how the Xiaomi Xring works, it is necessary to understand how its rivals work in A high -end chip. And you just need to understand three keys to know what is happening at all times by the mobile chip. For more than ten years the chips have a Big.little architecture. The name perfectly explains what happens: there are “large” nuclei, “medium” nuclei, and “small” nuclei. Simplifying a lot, the nuclei are processing units within the chip that allow you to execute different tasks. The big ones are the most powerful and in, beginning, (this point is key) should only be activated for high demand tasks, such as high -resolution, export and video editing games or video, etc. The little ones are oriented to day -to -day basis, they are less powerful, but they consume less energy. When Little is not so little. MediaTak and Qualcomm have a problem. They have been engaged in a career for offering the most powerful chipand although the efficiency of its chips is enviable, it still has a lot of improvement margin. In the case of Qualcomm, in its 8 elite There are not even efficiency nuclei. Two very large nuclei (prime) Six large nuclei (performance). There are two prime nuclei at 4.32 GHz (a barbaric frequency), and six yield cores at 3.53 GHz, another tremendous figure. According to Qualcomm, this processor is more efficient than its predecessors. In our experience, having tried dozens of telephones with this processor, we can assure you that it is a chip prone to heating and quite swallow. Mediatek, with his Dimensity 9400It has a very different, similar architecture. A very large nucleus (Cortex-X925 at 3.63 GHz) Three large nuclei (Cortex-X4 to 3.3 GHz) Four medium nuclei (Cortex-A720 to 2.4 GHz) There is no need to learn any name but keep the concept that, in the two high -end Android processors, there are really no low consumption nuclei. Everything is more or less large nuclei that, yes, distribute the workload according to the task, but remain great. Apple’s case is different. His Apple A18 Pro It only has six nuclei (instead of eight) and there are more for efficiency than to performance. Two “large” nuclei (A18 P-Core at 4 GHz). Four “small” nuclei (A18 e-core at 2.2 GHz). How Xiaomi has resolved. You already know that on Android We are going crazy with the large and powerful nucleiand that Apple is at its pace with large nuclei but focusing on the little ones. How has the Xiaomi ballot resolved? Looking for the maximum balance and with a unique architecture of ten nuclei. Two “large” nuclei (x925 to 3.9 GHz) Four “medium” high frequency nuclei (A725 to 3.4 GHz) Four “medium” cores at low frequency (A725 to 1.9 GHz) Four “small” nuclei (A520 to 1.8 GHz). Xiaomi’s idea is completely different from that of its competence and, at least at a technical level, a genius. If you want power, you have two more than capable nuclei, the same X925 of Dimensity 9400 with even more clock frequency. For the rest of the powerful but not so demanding tasks, A725 to 3.4 GHz nuclei are used. What Mediatek understands as low -consumption nuclei Xiaomi understands it as nuclei capable of executing virtually any task (even games). And, for low consumption tasks, A520 A520 nuclei are combined (really small nuclei, which have renounced Qualcomm and Mediatek) at a very low frequency. What they have achieved. Chinese chip analysts, such as Geekerwan, have already been able Try Xring 01and their conclusions are clear. In addition to having managed to package the set on an area of ​​only 109mm2 (smaller than that of its direct rivals), Xiaomi has achieved what could be expected from the design of its chip: They are leaders in energy efficiency in low and medium load tasks. This is especially relevant to the foot user. The high -end chips are designed to execute demanding tasks, but a mobile is a mobile, and the main load of tasks can be resolved by a group of low consumption nuclei, something that its direct competition (except Apple) seemed to have forgotten. Stay with three data: the FPS that reaches in games such as ‘Genshin Impact’, the watts it consumes and the temperature it reaches. Regarding performance, it varies quite a lot for task. In games that are currently Benchmark, such as ‘Genshin Impact’, manages to maintain the same stability as their direct rivals with a similar consumption and a temperature contained. In other games, Apple is still the king in energy efficiency. In short, when it works to the maximum it is at the level of the best, and when it works at half gas it consumes less energy. A Win-Win of manual. This does not translate into an absolute victory over its rivals, since the performance is not measured in absolute terms and depends completely on the specific task to be executed. What is clear is that, being the first chip that Xiaomi takes seriously, being at the level of Apple, Qualcomm and Mediatek is a key milestone. Not everything is CPU. So far we have focused on the CPU because the structure of this processor is unique and is a milestone in energy efficiency. But Xiaomi has also worked at the GPU, the part … Read more

Without absolutely no complex, Xiaomi has presented its Xring 01 chip. It promises to be a squeak for Apple and Qualcomm

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Xiaomi Xring 01. This is the name that receives the first Xiaomi processor. One that, despite assuming an important milestone for China, has not been manufactured in the home country of the manufacturer. This beast is pure muscle, and behind it is the giant behind the Qualcomm and MediaTek chips: TSMC. The first devices with this chip are the new Xiaomi 15s Pro and the Xiaomi Tab 7 Ultra. We are going to tell you everything about this chip, and how are the devices that start this new stage for the company. This is how Xiaomi money earns – they attract you and catch you Xiaomi is seriously with its processor Has rained enough since Xiaomi implemented his C1 arises in the Xiaomi Mi 5C. It was an experiment to compete against the 600 range of Qualcomm, but it was in a simple anecdote, since the company did not launch its own chipset. Xring 01 is manufactured in the second generation TSCM nanometers process, which we find in processors such as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. But it is not like at all: it is a chip with a unique architecture of ten nuclei. The main cluster is composed of two X925 nuclei to 3.9 GHz. It is followed by a four -core cluster A725 to 3.4 GHz, next to another with two of these nuclei at 1.9 GHz. To finish the low consumption tasks, there are two last 520 to 1.8 GHz nuclei. The GPU comes is the Immortalis G925, presented at the end of 2024 by ARM. Summarizing: 2 x 3.9GHZ Cortex-X925 4 x 3.4GHZ Cortex-A725 2 x 1.9GHZ Cortex-A725 2 x 1.8GHZ Cortex-A520. GPU ARM IMMORTIALIS G925 According to Xiaomi, the performance of this chip is higher than that of the Apple A18 Pro, Not only in gross terms, but also in thermal efficiency (at least mounted in the Xiaomi 15s Pro), one of the keys for sustained performance can be high. According to the data they have given, its chip exceeds 3,000,000 points in the test. Slightly above what Qualcomm elite usually achieves. Xiaomi 15s Pro The new high range of Xiaomi lands with the Xring 01 chip, a design practically identical to that of the Xiaomi 15 Pro, and a triple camera configuration. Its battery, at least in China, will be 6,100MAH with fast charge of 90W and 50W wireless. The screen is 6.73 inches, with Quad HD resolution (2K), AMOLED technology and a peak shine of 3,200 nits. His cameras, with Lenses signed by Leicaare 50 megapixels for the main sensor, another 50 for the ultra wide angle and … Guess (yes, 50 megapixels) for teleobjective. The price of the device in China? From 675.07 euros for the version with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage. At the moment, there is no news about his possible arrival in Spain. Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra Next to the Xiaomi 15S Pro, the company has presented the first tablet with its new star processor, Pad 7 Ultra. It is a dart that points directly to iPad Pro with M4 Chip Already the best Samsung tablets. It arrives with 14.2k panel of 14 inches, Amoled, and with a battery of no less than 12,000mAh that carries 120W. Equipa the same Xiaomi 15s Pro chip, Xiaomi Tab 7 Ultra 12/256 GB: 5,699 yuan, about 700 euros to change Xiaomi Tab 7 Ultra 12/512 GB: 5,999 yuan, about 735 euros to change. Xiaomi Tab 7 Ultra 16 GB/1 TB: 6,799 yuan, about 834 euros to change Xiaomi Watch S4 As a surprise and complement to his watch and his tablet, Xiaomi has also told us about the Xiaomi Watch S4 Xring, the first watch to equip THE NEW CHIP Xring T1 (not 01). It has its own 4G modem, and is designed to be used with ESIM cards. It is the first time that Xiaomi presents its own chip for smart watches, although it has not detailed its architecture as in the case of the smartphones processor. In development …

We have been thinking for years that no one can cough Qualcomm and Mediatek. Xiaomi’s response: hold me the cubata

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Guard on May 22, because we will be facing one of the most important events in the history of Xiaomi. In addition to presenting the Yu7its new electric SUV, the company will launch the Xiaomi 15s Prothe company’s first phone with a processor … of Xiaomi. Yes, neither Qualcomm nor MediaTk, Xiaomi already has its processor ready and, according to the information we have, it will be a blow to the table. A cry in the air that feels the bases on a path that they have been wanting to travel for some time: one similar to Huawei. Xringo1. It is not the easiest name to pronounce, but this is what the new Xiaomi processor will be called. This is the most important movement of the company in recent years, starting with an Xiaomi 15S Pro that will be a step below with respect to the Xiaomi 15 pro. Everything necessary. That is far Poquipotent chip C1 arises From 2017, or that is shown by the Bonchmarks. The new Xiaomi processor will have a some somewhat lower than a Snapdragon 8 Eliteand will be manufactured in the process of three TSMC nanometers. 2 nuclei high performance working 3.9Ghz 4 nuclei balanced working a 3.4Ghz 2 nuclei efficiency working 1.89GHz 2 nuclei of extra efficiency working at 1.8Ghz Its structure: ten nuclei (one never seen so far in phones), with at least two high performance and a maximum frequency of 3.9 GHz. According to the information available, the GPU will sign it Imagination Technologies (company after the Powervr GPU historically integrated into the Mediatek processors), with a maximum frequency of 1.3 GHz. Not just for mobile. Without giving too many details, Xiaomi herself has confirmed that this processor It will not be included only in mobile phones. The development of a chip is very expensive, and the company will integrate it into more devices in its ecosystem. More and more huawei, with an advantage. Xiaomi has a huge advantage over Huawei: it is not in the American Entity List. This allows you to access American technology, and this deal with TSMC puts the Xiaomi chip ahead of all Huawei’s proposals to date. Despite SMIC advancesChina is not having easy to advance in its lithographic processeswhile TSMC is leading this race. Nothing prevents Xiaomi from achieving processors as powerful and efficient as the best of Qualcomm and Mediatek if they share lithographic technology. A lesson. If Xiaomi embroider it with his processor, he will be giving a lesson to giants like Samsung. The South Korean company, the main world reference in Android telephone sales, has been facing problems with its exynos division for years. One that It has been losing money for a long timeand with which they fail to be competitive in specifications. In fact, for a while at this part the best mobiles of Samsung have ended up betting on Qualcomm. With the exception of Samsung and Huawei, no other manufacturer has dared in this incursion of the processor of his own. Xiaomi has a golden opportunity with its Xringo1. Image | Xataka In Xataka | The best Xiaomi mobile price: purchase and comparative guide

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