Qualcomm's in the money as Snapdragon provides a record year

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With 2012 proving a record-breaking year, Qualcomm's smartphone-powering Snapdragon chips are keeping the company's bank vault nicely stocked with cash.

In its financial year 2012, Qualcomm's revenues were up 28 per cent, its operating income was up 13 per cent, its net income was up 43 per cent and, we hate to sound like a broken record, but its earnings per share were up too.

As a result, the company raked in a net income of $6.11 billion for the year. That's about £3.8 billion or AU$5.9 billion.

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It's looking a touch less rosy in the quarter-based results, with income for the final three months of Qualcomm's financial year up only 5 per cent – although, crucially still up.

As tech waves go, Qualcomm is riding a good one with its CEO Dr Paul Jacobs attributing the huge cash harvest to the explosion of wireless data and the smartphone market.

It won't stop there, either, with Dr Jacobs saying that he expects "double-digit revenue growth in fiscal 2013" as a result of a robust Snapdragon and 3G/LTE roadmap. In English? More money coming next year.

Source : http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/processors/qualcomms-in-the-money-as-snapdragon-provides-a-record-year-1111091

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Sony C660X 'Yuga' 1080p display leaks in a benchmark score

Shortly after we caught a glimpse of the quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset tucked in Sony's upcoming C660X 'Yuga' Android powerhouse in Antutu benchmark results, the handset's screen resolution emerged as well. NenaMark2 scores revealed that a 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels) display will sit on top of the powerful internals.

The benchmark score, which has subsequently been removed from the NenaMark2 database, points at a resolution of 1794 x 1080 pixels. The remaining 126 pixels are likely used for the Android on-screen buttons.

There is no information on the physical size of the full HD display. Given the massive amount of pixels involved though, it is highly unlikely that the unit will be sized below 5". A recent announcement from Japan Display Inc. regarding the start of mass production of 5" TFT-LCD IPS display modules with 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and pixel density of 443ppi points in this direction. Sony Mobile Display is involved in the aforementioned company together with Toshiba Mobile Display and Hitachi Displays.

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Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_c660x_yuga_1080p_display_leaks_in_a_benchmark_score_-news-4944.php

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Xiaomi Mi-Two benchmarked, shows great performance early on

The Xiaomi Mi-Two was the first phone announced with Qualcomm's monster Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset. The phone is yet to launch officially (production started a week ago), but several Chinese sites have received an engineering sample and the reviews started coming in, featuring benchmarking the quad-Krait cores and Adreno 320 GPU.

Here is how the benchmarks results they got compare to the scores we got from the LG Optimus G, which claims the title of first S4 Pro phone to make it to market, plus two from our quad-core shootout.

Linpack

Higher is better

• LG Optimus G
  608
• Xiaomi Mi-Two
  435.8
• HTC One S
  210
• Meizu MX 4-core
  189.1
• Samsung Galaxy S III
  177.1
• HTC One X (Tegra 3)
  160.9
• LG Optimus 4X HD
  141.5

Quadrant

Higher is better

• LG Optimus G
  7439
• Xiaomi Mi-Two
  7247
• HTC One X (Tegra 3)
  5952
• Sony Xperia T
  5675
• Samsung Galaxy S III
  5365
• Meizu MX 4-core
  5170
• LG Optimus 4X HD
  4814

NenaMark 2

Higher is better

• Xiaomi Mi-Two
  63.9
• HTC One S
  60.5
• LG Optimus G
  60.0
• Sony Xperia T
  60.0
• Samsung Galaxy S III
  58.8
• HTC One X (Tegra 3)
  56.6
• Meizu MX 4-core
  54.1
• LG Optimus 4X HD
  52.3

AnTuTu

Higher is better

• Xiaomi Mi-Two
  14615
• Meizu MX 4-core
  11820
• LG Optimus 4X HD
  11735
• HTC One X (Tegra 3)
  11633
• Samsung Galaxy S III
  10767

Vellamo

Higher is better

• Xiaomi Mi-Two
  2293
• HTC One X (Tegra 3)
  2078
• Samsung Galaxy S III
  1890
• LG Optimus 4X HD
  1568
• Meizu MX 4-core
  1468

Also, here's a taste of what the 8MP camera can do. You can read the source reviews for more samples and more info on the phone (they're in Chinese though).

Xiaomi Mi-Two camera samples

Xiaomi will be selling the Mi-Two in China for now, but they've expressed interest in taking it worldwide. The Chinese price is RMB 1,999 ($315, €225), so if it makes it to the US and Europe on that price, it might pose some real competition to the established makers.

Source 1 • Source 2 • Source 3

Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mitwo_benchmarked_shows_great_performance_early_on_-news-4871.php

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HTC announces the Snapdragon S4-powered One XC

At Chinese Telecommunications Fair today, HTC unveiled its latest dual-core monster dubbed the One XC.

It's powered by a dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor clocked at 1.5Ghz coupled with 1GB of RAM. It's built around a 4.7-inch display of HD resolution and has an 8MP camera at the back, which is identical to the one found in the One X.

The HTC One XC runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and sports a new, two-tone black and golden design. Check it out in the photos below.

Unfortunately, everything indicates to a China-only availability for the HTC One XC. Pricing info is still unknown.

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Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_announces_the_one_xc_in_china_has_a_snapdragon_s4_inside-news-4865.php

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