Smartphones
Samsung is announcing today that it has begun mass production of 12 GB and 16 GB LPDDR5X modules in the industry's thinnest package. Samsung's shrunken memory packages measure approximately 0.65 mm in thickness, making them 0.06 mm (~9%) thinner than standard LPDDR5X packages. The company expects the new DRAM devices to be used to make for thinner smartphones, or improve their performance by enabling better airflow inside. According to the company's press release, Samsung achieved this ultra-thin design by employing new packaging methods, such as optimized printed circuit boards (PCBs) and epoxy molding compound (EMC). Additionally, an optimized back-lapping process was used to further reduce the height of the packages. The newly developed DRAM packages are not only thinner by 9% compared to previous models...
Google IO 2014 Day 1 Recap Video
I just got back from a day at Moscone West listening to Google present updates on Android on nearly all screens. I recorded a brief video recapping some of...
10 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/25/2014
HTC Commits to Android L For One (M7) and (M8)
In a rather surprising move, HTC is the first OEM to promise an update to Android L. HTC has stated that this policy is part of their HTC Advantage...
11 by Joshua Ho on 6/25/2014
Google Reveals Details About Android L at Google IO
Today at Google I/O many of Google's designers and engineers took to the stage to give the world a few previews of the new design and features that will...
22 by Brandon Chester on 6/25/2014
Microsoft Launches Nokia X2 Dual SIM Smartphone
Today Microsoft announced a second iteration of the Nokia X family of low end smartphones they first announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. The new device is...
14 by Brett Howse on 6/24/2014
Samsung Launches the Galaxy S5 Broadband LTE-A: First Snapdragon 805 Phone, First 20nm Modem
While this launch is Korea-only, Samsung recently announced a new version of their Galaxy S5 smartphone, dubbed the Galaxy S5 Broadband LTE-A. Naming aside, this makes this phone the...
40 by Joshua Ho on 6/19/2014
Manual Camera Controls in iOS 8
For the longest time, iOS had almost no camera controls at all. There would be a toggle for HDR, a toggle to switch to the front-facing camera, and a...
42 by Joshua Ho on 6/18/2014
Micromax Moves Forward With Windows Phone For India
At MWC this year, Microsoft announced it was partnering with several new companies to bring additional Windows Phone devices to market. At BUILD, they announced an additional two companies...
13 by Brett Howse on 6/16/2014
Huawei Ascend Mate 2 Review: Incredible Battery Life & Value
The commoditization of the smartphone segment has been predicted for more than a while now. It's almost obvious in a way though, especially when one looks at the progression...
50 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Joshua Ho on 6/12/2014
Best Smartphones: Spring 2014
The major product launches for this spring are now behind us. This gives us the opportunity to evaluate the current smartphone market and identify the best smartphones in that...
46 by Brett Howse on 6/5/2014
HTC Hits a Lower Price with the One (E8)
Today, HTC announced the HTC One (E8), a phone that is effectively aimed at providing the One (M8) spec at a lower price point. While the phone doesn’t keep...
20 by Joshua Ho on 6/3/2014_carousel.jpg)
Smartphone Audio Testing - HTC One M8 and Samsung Galaxy S5
Since our initial testing of smartphone audio, I’ve had a lot more time to play with the APx582 from Audio Precision. I’ve also received far more feedback than I...
78 by Chris Heinonen on 6/2/2014
Computex 2014: New Transformer Book V from ASUS
One of the interesting dynamics in the mobile device industry is the integration of several form-factors in the same device. ASUS has been a major proponent in this...
14 by Ian Cutress on 6/2/2014
A Closer Look at the G3's IR Laser Auto Focus System
Earlier today LG announced its 2014 flagship: the G3. Based on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 801, the G3 features a 5.5" 2560 x 1440 display and a host of other improvements...
16 by Joshua Ho on 5/27/2014
LG G3: Launch and Hands On
Today LG announced the LG G3, the successor to their 2013 flagship smartphone the LG G2. Like other OEMs, LG is emphasizing that the device is going back to...
55 by Brandon Chester & Ian Cutress on 5/27/2014
HTC One mini 2 Review
Last year around this time, HTC had yet to release a mini version of their flagship phones. As OEMs continued to push bigger and bigger displays into bigger phones...
76 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Joshua Ho on 5/26/2014
SIM Card Adapters Reviewed
A few weeks ago, I was genuinely questioning what SIM adapter I should buy. After all, while a SIM adapter is generally cheap and also a relatively simple product...
24 by Joshua Ho on 5/24/2014
Some Thoughts on Half-Life 2 and Portal on Shield
If you talked to me seven years ago, the concept of phone games beyond Snake and basic flash games would've been beyond me. That wasn’t really on my mind...
40 by Joshua Ho on 5/22/2014
HTC One mini 2 Announcement
Today, HTC is launching the HTC One mini 2, a phone that is supposed to be a smaller version of the HTC One (M8), both in price and size...
56 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Joshua Ho on 5/15/2014
Motorola Introduces the Moto E: The $129 Smartphone for Everyone
It doesn't seem like it was long ago that everyone was excited by rumors of a new Motorola phone after Google's short-lived acquisition of the company in May 2012...
37 by Brandon Chester on 5/13/2014
Motorola Introduces the Moto G with LTE and MicroSD
Along with the launch of the new Motorola Moto E, Motorola has also provided information about an update to the Motorola Moto G. In our review of the Moto...
17 by Brandon Chester on 5/13/2014
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