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Qualcomm Launches Next-Gen Smartphone, Kid Watch Platforms

Qualcomm announced new Snapdragon mobile platforms at Mobile World Congress Shanghai that promise higher performance, better battery life, more efficient designs, “impressive graphics” and artificial intelligence capabilities for its highest selling platforms, along with mass-market platforms with more premium features.…

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It also unveiled its first platform dedicated to the fledgling kids’ smartwatch category. The Snapdragon 632 platform for smartphones, with up to 40 percent more computing and graphics processing, offers mainstream gaming, 4K video capture, AI and an X9 LTE modem that supports LTE Advanced technologies including carrier aggregation, Qualcomm said. The designed-for-kids watch segment is seeing widespread demand for “highly capable devices,” said Anthony Murray, general manager-wearables.