Qualcomm Launches Premium Android Phone Chip

Qualcomm Launches Premium Android Phone Chip
A Qualcomm logo is seen during a press event at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, on Jan. 6, 2014. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Qualcomm Inc. launched its new top-tier smartphone chip aimed at premium-priced Android phones. The chip involves features like sharper photos and graphics than handsets using chips from rivals.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip will have similar computing cores to rivals like MediaTek Inc., which recently announced a chip aimed at premium phones, Reuters reports.