It's time for episode 85 of the Mobile Tech Podcast with guests Safwan AhmedMia (SuperSaf) and Alex Katouzian (Qualcomm) - brought to you by Audible.
This episode is all about Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit, which took place in Maui this week - including a live 5G demo, the Snapdragon 855 for mobile devices, the Snapdragon 8cx for always connected PCs, and a bunch of related OnePlus news... We also discuss Samsung's two 5G phones, Google killing Allo, the Yandex phone, the Nokia 8.1, and more!
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Safwan AhmedMia; https://twitter.com/SuperSaf)
Alex Katouzian; https://www.qualcomm.com/company/about/leadership/alex-katouzian)
Qualcomm live 5G demo drama: https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/5/18127573/motorola-verizon-5g-speed-test-misleading-maui-snapdragon-tech-summit)
Snapdragon 855: https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/05/qualcomm-snapdragon-855-7nm-cpu-5g-ai/)
Snapdragon 8cx https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/06/qualcomm-8cx-chipset-laptop-hands-on/)
OnePlus "first" with Snapdragon 855: https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/06/oneplus-not-first-snapdragon-855-phone-mistake/)
OnePlus 5G phone: https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/05/oneplus-2019-flagship-first-snapdragon-855-5g-europe/)
Two Samsung 5G phones: https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/5/18126980/att-samsung-5g-phone-mmwave-sub-6ghz-smartphone-network)
Google kills Allo: https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/5/18127540/google-kills-allo-end-date)
Yandex phone: https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/5/18127431/russian-yandex-search-android-phone-release)
Project Fi now Google Fi: https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/28/18115264/google-fi-iphone-android-project-official)
HTC / Sprint 5G hotspot: https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/27/18115037/sprint-htc-smart-hub-5g-device-partnership-next-year)
ROG Phone charges itself: https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/12/05/unlimited-power-asus-rog-phone-charges-when-plugged-into-itself-solves-worlds-battery-problems/)