Qualcomm has announced that Android devices with new 7- and 8-series chips will now get up to 8 years of suport.

More Android phones could soon provide longer lifetime support updates thanks to a new agreement between Qualcomm and Google. Qualcomm announced on Monday that “up to eight consecutive years of ...

Performance is the most obvious difference, but moving to Snapdragon could change a lot more.

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At the core of the X85 is the Qualcomm 5G AI Processor, a built-in AI accelerator that’s part of the modem. It’s 30% faster ...

Qualcomm announces its new X85 5G modem for Android smartphones: peak download speeds of up to 12.5Gbps, peak upload speeds ...

Qualcomm's CEO Cristiano Amon bets on the new X85 modem, emphasizing its AI enhancements over Apple's C1 modem. He asserts a ...

Older phones with Snapdragon do not appear to be eligible down the line for this support. The release states, "Legacy platforms cannot take advantage of the extended support. Qualcomm Technologies ...

The extended support window only applies to Android devices with the latest Qualcomm chipsets. To start, the eight-year support timeline will be extended to devices running the new Snapdragon 8 Elite ...

Qualcomm has brought the X85 5G flagship modem, new low-power 4G modems for IoT devices, the Dragonwing FWA Gen 4 Elite, and ...

Samsung has reportedly kicked off mass production of chipsets built on its 4nm process, potentially giving TSMC a run for its ...