Snapdragon processors rebranded as “Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile Platform”; lower-end Snapdragon 200 series SoCs will now just be “Qualcomm Mobile Platform”
now it's a ‘platform’ Shawn Knight / TechSpot : Qualcomm: Snapdragon is no longer a processor Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica : Qualcomm would like you to stop calling Snapdragon processors “processors” Rich Woods / Neowin : Qualcomm rebrands processors as ‘platforms’; Snapdragon now reserved for ‘premium’ devices Bob Brown / Network World : Qualcomm pushing vague term “platforms” over “processors” for Snapdragon line Andrew Martonik / Android Central : Qualcomm Snapdragon brand changing to reflect its ‘platform’ capabilities John Callaham / Android Authority : Xiaomi Mi 6 may launch with Snapdragon 821 due to 835 shortages Napier Lopez / The Next Web : Qualcomm says calling its Snapdragon chips ‘processors’ is outdated Mudit Mohilay / The Tech Portal : Qualcomm rebrands its premium processor lineup as the “Snapdragon platform” Robert Triggs / Android Authority : Qualcomm will refer to its processors as “platforms” going forward Inquirer : Qualcomm doesn't want you to call its Snapdragon processors, er, processors Chris Burns / SlashGear : Qualcomm is no longer making processors (they're calling them Platforms)