Samsung unveils Galaxy S25 Ultra

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Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S25 Ultra at its Unpacked event, showcasing a refined design with rounded corners, a larger 6.9-inch display, and a more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor. The device is thinner and lighter than its predecessor, featuring bolder camera rings and a 15% thinner bezel.  

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Samsung doubles down on AI with Galaxy S25 series

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Samsung officially announced the Galaxy S25 series, highlighting a significant focus on artificial intelligence capabilities. Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chipset, the S25 lineup features a dedicated Personal Data Engine core for enhanced AI processing.

This dedicated core enables personalized AI experiences, learning user habits and interacting with other Samsung devices (like the Galaxy Ring or Watch) to anticipate needs and automate tasks. For example, the phone could automatically turn off the TV when the user falls asleep or suggest a "sleep mode" to minimize distractions.

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Report: First phase of Apple's plan to replace Qualcomm modems in iPhones is coming

We might finally get to see Apple's rumoured cellular modem in action. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that the company is ready to replace Qualcomm's chips in the upcoming iPhone SE. Codenamed Sinope, the in-house part is expected to come in a slimmer iPhone and low-end iPads later in 2025, too. There are plans to bring the modems to the Mac and Vision Pro headset down the line. The company's multi-year goal is to overtake Qualcomm technologically in 2027.

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Qualcomm debuts flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite processor

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You can expect the upcoming generation of Android flagships to feature Qualcomm's newest chipset. The company announced the Snapdragon 8 Elite, unifying its naming scheme with the ARM-based X Elite laptop chips. Like those processors, the Snapdragon 8 Elite has an Oryon CPU with a custom eight-core structure consisting of 2x prime cores clocked at 4.32GHz and 6x performance units running up to 3.53GHz. This CPU is paired with a 24MLB cache and supports 5,300MHz LPDDR5X RAM.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite is fabricated on TSMC's 3nm process, promising a 45% improvement in CPU performance and a 44% power efficiency boost over its predecessor. Meanwhile, on the graphics side, the Snapdragon 8 Elite gets a redesigned Adreno GPU that boosts performance by 40% and improves its power savings as well as its ray-tracing capabilities. This system-on-chip will be the first mobile SoC to support Unreal Engine 5.3 and the Nanite virtualized geometry system.

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