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iQoo 9T smartphone with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, 120W fast charging launched in India: Price, features and more

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iQoo 9T is here. iQoo has launched its latest flagship smartphone — iQoo 9T in India. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset and houses a full HD+ display. The premium smartphone runs Android 12 and the company also announced that the smartphone will get 3 years of Android OS updates and 4 years of security updates.

iQoo 9T is here. iQoo has launched its latest flagship smartphone — iQoo 9T in India. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset and houses a full HD+ display. The premium smartphone runs Android 12 and the company also announced that the smartphone will get 3 years of Android OS updates and 4 years of security updates.
Price and availability
iQoo 9T comes in two variants — 8GB+128GB and 12GB+256GB priced at Rs 49,999 and Rs 54,999 respectively. The smartphone comes in Alpha and Legend colour options. Customers can purchase the smartphone online from iQoo.com and Amazon.in starting August 4.
As part of the launch offers, the company giving an instant discount of Rs 4,000 on ICICI Bank credit and debit cards. Customers will also get an exchange bonus of Rs 5000 for non-iQoo smartphones and Rs 7000 on iQoo smartphones.
The smartphone maker is also giving one time screen replacement and a free Gamepad with the smartphone.
iQoo 9T specifications
iQoo 9T sports a 6.78-inch full HD+ display with 1080×2400 pixel resolution. The display offers 120Hz refresh rate and is protected with a coating of SCHOTT Xensation α glass.
As mentioned above, the premium smartphone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset paired with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB internal stoarge. The company claims that the smartphone is ideal fro gamers. iQoo has incorporated an in-display Dual Monster Touch which divides the screen into two parts left and right enabling users to have a smooth gaming experience.
The dual SIM smartphone runs Android 12 operating system topped with the company’s own layer of FunTouchOS 12. iQoo 9T sports a triple rear camera which comprises 50MP main sensor with f/1.75 aperture, 13MP ultra-wide with f/2.2 aperture, 12MP portrait camera with f/1.98 aperture. The smartphone also packs the V1+ imaging…

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Is Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor become a nightmare for Android?

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Android users may want to read this closely. There’s a new mobile chipset hitting the tech scene that may make your seemingly innocent smartphone a bit of a privacy scare.

Qualcomm recently announced its new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, and it’s set to power the next generation of Android smartphones in coming years. 

Qualcomm typically announces its newest system-on-a-chip this time of year, so it’s no surprise that the tech company finally revealed what will power the latest smartphones. The new processor will likely show up early next year. 

If you’re a loyal Android user, here’s more about this processor and what security issues to consider.

What Is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Processor?

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Processor
Image: Qualcomm

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor is an advanced 5G mobile processor that supports all-day power and fast speeds up to 10 Gbps. It includes leading Wi-Fi 6 and 6E with multi-gig rates and allows multiple devices on one network.

Qualcomm promises some major improvements with the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, including:

  • Better performance
  • Camera technology
  • Security
  • AI capabilities
  • 5G

While security may be improved, there are some privacy concerns. Some experts say the new chipset may present security issues for Android smartphone users.

Potential Privacy and Security Issues With the Processor

Judd Heape, vice president of product management at Qualcomm, was recently quoted saying, “Your phone’s front camera is always securely looking for your face, even if you don’t touch it or raise to wake it.” 

Essentially, Heape says that the front-facing camera on phones equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor will always be on. While some may find this feature to be next level, others are worried it will pose privacy issues. 

Qualcomm sees the feature as the beginning of new use cases, like unlocking your phone without having to pick it up. If you’re making a new recipe and your hands get messy, the always-on feature does come in handy.

However, for the average consumer with a basic sense of security, the idea of your phone’s camera being always-on is quite…

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Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip is here to power the Android flagships of 2022

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Qualcomm has a new flagship smartphone processor: the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, announced at the company’s annual Snapdragon Tech Summit, giving an early preview at the brains behind the most powerful smartphones of 2022.

The successor to last year’s Snapdragon 888, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is the first chipset to bear Qualcomm’s new naming scheme (which the company had previously teased last week), ditching the triple-digit numbering system that Qualcomm has previously used for new, generation-based monikers.

As is the case every year, Qualcomm is promising some major improvements in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, with better performance, camera technology, AI capabilities, security, and 5G.

Let’s start with the hard specs. As expected, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is the first chip from Qualcomm to use the latest Armv9 architecture from Arm. Specifically, the new eight-core Kryo CPU will feature a single prime core based on the Cortex-X2 at 3.0GHz, along with three performance cores based on Cortex-A710 at 2.5GHz, and a quartet of efficiency cores based on the Cortex-A510 design at 1.8GHz. Additionally, the new chip jumps to a 4nm process, from the 5nm process on which the Snapdragon 888 was built.

All told, Qualcomm promises that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 will offer up to 20 percent better performance and up to 30 percent more power efficiency over last year’s model.

Meanwhile, the new Adreno GPU (much like the Gen 1’s Kryo CPU, Qualcomm didn’t give a specific number for the updated hardware here) promises to offer 30 percent faster graphics rendering, in addition to 25 percent better power efficiency compared to the Snapdragon 888. It’ll also offer a new GPU control panel for fine-tuning how games are running on your phone.

Image: Qualcomm

Making its debut on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X65 modem, which promises a whole suite of 5G features and firsts. As Qualcomm’s fourth-generation 5G modem, it builds on the existing mmWave and sub-6GHz compatibility that came before, adding support for up to…

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14th edition of Cyber security conference ‘c0c0n’ to be inaugurated by Gen. Bipin Rawat

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Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat will inaugurate the 14th edition of ‘c0c0n’, an annual Hacking and Cyber Security Briefing, which will be held virtually from November 10-13.

The conference, which is being conducted by Kerala Police in association with two non-profit organisations, Society for the Policing of Cyberspace (POLCYB) and Information Security Research Association (ISRA), would be primarily discussing online scams and defenses during the lockdown period, a press statement said.

“The conference is being held in such a way that online security is beneficial even to children in the state where many crimes are taking place with the shift to online classes,” the statement said. The conference is being held virtually so that people from across the globe can attend the event as the 13th edition of ‘c0c0n’ last year saw more than 6,000 attendees from around the world. The conference “aims to discuss at the international level the challenges facing the digital world during the COVID period and the solutions needed to overcome them”, the statement said.

“It also provides an information sharing platform on cyber security issues, enhancement of law enforcement agencies/corporates/researchers/academia’s effectiveness and efficiency through the improvement of the technical and administrative capabilities in incident handling and a channel to discuss strategic directions and future challenges,” it said. The theme of this year’s ‘c0c0n’ is – Improvise, Adapt and Overcome, it added.

National and international experts will speak on various issues including cyber attacks on critical infrastructures, quantum computing, automotive cyber security, drone attacks detections using deep learning, data security and privacy, cyber espionage and cyber warfare, it further said. To encourage more women into cyber security and to offer them equal opportunity to rise to senior leadership roles, Kerala Police is inviting more women, who play prominent roles in cyber security, as speakers for the 14th edition of ‘c0c0n’, the statement said. 

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