Technical Glossary (2260 terms)

Standardized hardware and benchmark definitions across smartphones, laptops, CPUs, GPUs, SoCs, and tablets.

• Verified Specs — Specs that DeviceBenchmark engineers have confirmed against official manufacturer datasheets rather than preliminary rumors. [ GENERAL ]
• Vermeer — AMD codename for the desktop Ryzen 5000 series. [ CHIPS ]
• Video Codecs — Compression formats for video (H.264, HEVC, AV1); AV1 is the most efficient for streaming. [ CAMERA ]
• Visionox — Chinese OLED panel maker supplying AMOLED displays to smartphone brands. [ BRANDS ]
• Vivid mode — Display [ DISPLAY ]
• Vivo — Chinese phone maker known for camera innovation, gimbal stabilization, and OriginOS. [ BRANDS ]
• Vivo V — Vivo's midrange selfie-and-camera line. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Vivo X — Vivo's premium camera flagship line. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Vivo X200 — Vivo's camera flagship with Zeiss optics launched in 2025. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Vivo X200 Pro — Vivo's pro camera flagship launched in 2025. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Vivo X300 Ultra — Vivo's pro camera flagship with gimbal stabilization launched in 2026. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Vivo Y — Vivo's budget smartphone line. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• VivoBook — Asus's mainstream consumer laptop line. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Vivobook S — Product Lines [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• VoLTE — Voice over LTE — HD voice calls on 4G. [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• VoNR — Voice over New Radio — voice calls on 5G. [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• VoiceOver — Software [ SOFTWARE ]
• Volta — NVIDIA's GPU architecture that introduced Tensor Cores (2017). [ CHIPS ]
• Vortex — Apple's performance CPU core in the A12 chip. [ CHIPS ]
• Vostro — Product Lines [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• WOLED — White-OLED with color filters, a common OLED TV approach. [ DISPLAY ]
• WPA2 — The previous Wi-Fi security standard. [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• WPA3 — The latest Wi-Fi security standard. [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• WebXPRT — Benchmark [ BENCHMARK ]
• Western Digital — Storage company making WD and SanDisk HDDs, SSDs, and memory cards. [ BRANDS ]
• Wi-Fi 4 — The 802.11n Wi-Fi generation (2009). [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• Wi-Fi 5 — The 802.11ac Wi-Fi generation (2013). [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• Wi-Fi 7 — Latest Wi-Fi generation (be) with 320 MHz channels and multi-link for lower latency and higher throughput. [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• Wi-Fi 8 — The upcoming 802.11bn Wi-Fi generation. [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• Wi-Fi Alliance — The industry group that certifies and names Wi-Fi generations. [ BRANDS ]
• Wi-Fi Direct — Connectivity [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• Wi-Fi Display — Connectivity [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• Wi-Fi Hotspot — Connectivity [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• Wi-Fi calling — Making calls over Wi-Fi instead of cellular. [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• Wi-Fi chip — Chips [ CHIPS ]
• Widevine — A DRM system used for HD streaming on devices. [ DISPLAY ]
• Wild Life Stress Test — Benchmark [ BENCHMARK ]
• Windows — Microsoft's desktop operating system. [ SOFTWARE ]
• Windows 10 — Microsoft's previous desktop operating system. [ SOFTWARE ]
• Wireless Charging — Inductive charging via pad or MagSafe magnets; typically 7.5-25 W. [ BATTERY ]
• XDR — Apple's Extreme Dynamic Range display branding. [ DISPLAY ]
• XFX — AMD Radeon graphics card brand. [ BRANDS ]
• XMP — Intel's Extreme Memory Profile for one-click RAM overclocking. [ MEMORY ]
• XPS — Dell's premium consumer laptop line. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• XPS 13 Plus — Product Lines [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• XQD — A memory card standard that preceded CFexpress. [ STORAGE ]
• Xbox — Microsoft's gaming console brand. [ GAMING ]
• Xbox Game Pass — Microsoft's subscription game service. [ GAMING ]
• Xclipse — Samsung's GPU brand (based on AMD RDNA) used in Exynos SoCs. [ BRANDS ]
• Xclipse 920 — Samsung's AMD-based GPU used in the Exynos 2200 (launched in 2022). [ CHIPS ]