2025 has already welcomed three flagship chips, including Apple A19 Pro, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, and MediaTek Dimensity 9500. Samsung has also confirmed Exynos 2600, which would be launched early next year.
The three chips compete with each other in terms of performance and efficiency. Appleβs chip exclusively powers the iPhone, while Qualcomm and MediaTek provide AP solutions to Android smartphone makers.
Recently, X user Kurnal shared an image that shows a size comparison of Apple A19 Pro, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, and Dimensity 9500. Appleβs silicon beats both of its rivals in terms of die efficiency, being the smallest.
Chip size β Apple vs Qualcomm vs MediaTek
Apple A19 Pro β 98.69 square millimeter
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 β 126.2 square millimeter
Notably, these chips are fabricated on TSMCβs 3nm process technology. Samsungβs upcoming Exynos 2600 is manufactured using its cutting-edge 2nm node. It would surely be smaller than Qualcomm and MediaTek chips.
The image also sheds light on the chipβs components, including CPU, GPU, and NPU. Overall, itβs a pretty nice showdown of Appleβs incredible engineering. Despite being the smallest, it doesnβt compromise performance and efficiency.
Source β Kurnal / X
Appleβs latest iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max are equipped with the A19 Pro chip. Qualcommβs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 powers Android flagships such as the OnePlus 15 and is confirmed to be featured in the Galaxy S26 Ultra in early 2026.
Chinese vendors also utilize MediaTekβs Dimensity 9500 in their flagship devices. Samsungβs upcoming Exynos 2600 is slated to power Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus either in South Korea or in a handful of countries.
MARRERO, La. (WGNO) β Archbishop Shaw has reached consecutive state championship games for the first time since 2008 thanks to Ethan Lentz. During the Eagles semi-finals matchup against Vandebilt Catholic, Lentz recorded 12 tackles, one sack and two interceptions, including a pick six, to punch Shawβs ticket back to the title game.
βWe needed to play together to get the job done and make it back to the dome. We did practice hard, play hard all together as one,β Lentz said.
Lentzβs performance was no fluke though. The linebacker has six interceptions on the year, and head coach Hank Tierney has seen a ballhawk star manning the second level of his defense.
βHe finds the ball. Heβs very physical, and heβs gotten better each year. He has good hands, and heβs got six and probably had a chance to get 2 or 3 more. Heβs been a big playmaker for us the whole year,β Tierney added.
While Lentz has been finishing his third year on the westbank, the linebacker gew up modeling his game after John Ehret alums DeβJon βScootaβ Harris and former LSU Tiger MIchael Divinity.
βI wanted to be like them in every way. They were like my idols. Itβs a great feeling: Trying to chase the same success they had and also trying to make my own path,β the junior explained.
Lentzβs path began with his father who not only coached at John Ehret but has been on Shawβs staff, since before Tierneyβs return to the westbank.
βHe played football his whole life. His dad play football at De La Salle. He came up in a football family, and we knew about him because the dad was on the staff, when I came here. Weβre happy to have him: Tough kid that makes a lot of plays,β Tierney finished.
Archbishop Shawβs Ethan Lentz is our Friday Night Football Best Chevrolet Best Player of the Week.
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Chen Yanshun, the chairman of BOE, will visitSamsung Electronics next week to have important discussions about supplying screens for Samsungβs TVs and smartphones. The main aim of his visit is to talk about how BOE can provide more LCDs for TVs and OLEDs for smartphones.
During the visit, Chen is expected to meet with top Samsung executives, including Yong Seok-woo, who heads Samsungβs TV business, and Noh Tae-moon, who oversees the mobile and TV divisions. A big topic will be getting BOE back into Samsungβs TV supply chain.
In the past, BOE used to supply Samsung with 10 million LCD TVs every year. But that number dropped to only 1 million last year due to issues between the companies.
BOE specializes in making LCDs with IPS technology, which are known for better viewing angles. Samsung had previously relied on LG Display for these panels, but now buys many from CSOT, a Chinese company. BOE wants to reduce Samsungβs reliance on CSOT and increase its own share of the business.
Also, BOE hopes to supply more OLED screens for Samsungβs smartphones and smartwatches. Although OLED screens are a small part of BOEβs business, they are an important area for improving its relationship with Samsung.
The visit could also include discussions about the recent settlement of a patent dispute between BOE and Samsung Display. After the settlement, both companies are expected to sign agreements for using each otherβs technology. Stay tuned for more information.
(COLORADO SPRINGS) β Pueblo West (4-1) applied a ton of pressure on the Pine Creek (1-2) offense, forcing one turnover after another on the way to a 45-35 road win on Thursday night.
The Cyclones Elijah Pineda forced multiple fastbreak opportunities, making coast-to-coast trips look routine.
Palmer basketball (2-2) fell to Lutheran 71-65, despite a strong performance from sophomore Tremel Phipps.
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The Toyota bZ4X is inside the Japanese Top 30 for the first time.
New vehicle sales in Japan endure a 5th straight month of year-on-year declines in November at -5.1% to 369,721 units. Thanks to a start of the year boosted by low year-ago volumes, the YTD tally remains in positive at +3.4% to 4,230,318. 7 of the Top 8 carmakers are in negative this month. Toyota (-1.2%) leads the way above Suzuki (-3.6%) and Honda (-9.5%). Daihatsu (+9.3%) is the sole gainer near the top but drops one spot on last month to #4. Below, Nissan (-26.5%), Mazda (-17.5%), Mitsubishi (-17.2%) and Subaru (-15.4%) are all hit hard. Audi (+81.4%), Lexus (+19.3%), Mitsubishi Fuso (+17.1%) and Volkswagen (+8%) stand out further down.
Over in the regular cars ranking, both the Toyota Yaris/Cross (-22.6%) and Corolla/Cross (-32.1%) freefall but keep the lead. Obviously when separating the Cross variants these models are much weaker, which makes the Toyota Raize (+88.2%) the βtrueβ best-seller. The Toyota Sienta (+9.4%) and Roomy (+91.3%) complete the Top 5 above the Toyota Alphard (-18.4%). The Honda Freed (-9.7%) is the best-selling non Toyota like last month with the Toyota Voxy (+17.8%), Noah (+13.1%) and Honda Vezel (+19.3%) rounding out the Top 10. Below, notice the Toyota RAV4 (+284.7%), Suzuki Xbee (+100.8%) and bZ4X (+2938.5%) the latter breaking into the Top 30 for the first time for its 2nd month inside the Top 50.
Looking at kei cars, the Honda N-BOX (-10.2%) reclaims the top spot after a paltry October result when it dropped to #4. The Suzuki Spacia (-10.8%) stays at #2 ahead of last monthβs leader the Daihatsu Move (+40.2%) still surging year-on-year. The Daihatsu Tanto (-17.7%) on the other hand is in difficulty at #4. The Honda N-One (+44%), Nissan Roox (+41%), Suzuki Jimny (+38.8%) and Mitsubishi Delica Mini/eK (+32%) deliver stunning results below.
The new 4 Runner plays a part in significantly lifting Toyota sales in November.Β
DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market down a painful -8.6% year-on-year in November to an estimated 142,000 units. However, November 2024 was a particularly high comparison base as it was the first November since 2017 to pass the 150,000-unit milestone due to rushed sales in Quebeck before the end of green car subsidies. The SAAR is 1.87 million vs. 2.04 million last year. Also of note is we are very close to the pre-pandemic levels of 145,000 units in November 2019.
Among OEMs still reporting monthly sales, Toyota Motor stands out with a market-defying 8.8% year-on-year gain to over 20,000 units. Reversely, Honda Canada (-23.7%) freefalls while Hyundai-Kia (-2.1%) contains its loss. As for brands, Toyota (+10.1%) is the best performer just as Hyundai (-0.3%) manages to stay stable. Honda (-26.1%) in in a rut and Genesis (+6%), Mazda (+5%), Acura (+2.4%) and Volvo (+0.4%) are all in positive. Lexus (-0.1%) is stable.
Among models with available monthly data, the Toyota RAV4 (-6.2%) is weak yet beats the market, while the Hyundai Tucson (+39.1%) surges ahead. The Mazda CX-5 (+49.7%), Subaru Crosstrek (+30.5%), Hyundai Kona (+14.1%) and Toyota Corolla Cross (+11.1%) also post fantastic scores. Further down, notice the Toyota Grand Highlander (+143.5%), Tacoma (+60.6%), Kia Seltos (+60.1%) and Kia Sportage (+40.8%) as well as the Toyota 4Runner (+3415.4%) benefitting from a new generation.
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