Technical Glossary (2260 terms)

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

• Dimensity 7200 — MediaTek's midrange SoC (launched in 2023). [ CHIPS ]
• Dimensity 7300 — MediaTek's midrange SoC (launched in 2024). [ CHIPS ]
• Dimensity 8-series — MediaTek's upper-midrange Dimensity tier. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Dimensity 8020 — Chips [ CHIPS ]
• Dimensity 810 — Chips [ CHIPS ]
• Dimensity 8100 — MediaTek's upper-midrange SoC (launched in 2022). [ CHIPS ]
• Dimensity 820 — Chips [ CHIPS ]
• Dimensity 8300 — MediaTek's upper-midrange SoC (launched in 2024). [ CHIPS ]
• Dimensity 8350 — Chips [ CHIPS ]
• Dimensity 8400 — MediaTek's midrange SoC with all-big cores (launched in 2024). [ CHIPS ]
• Dimensity 9-series — MediaTek's flagship Dimensity tier. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• Dimensity 9000 — MediaTek's flagship SoC with a Mali GPU (launched in 2022). [ CHIPS ]
• Dimensity 9200 — MediaTek's flagship SoC with ray tracing (launched in 2023). [ CHIPS ]
• Dimensity 9300 — MediaTek's all-big-core flagship SoC (launched in 2024). [ CHIPS ]
• Dimensity 9400 — MediaTek's flagship SoC with a strong GPU (launched in 2024). [ CHIPS ]
• Dimensity 9500 — MediaTek's flagship SoC generation (launched in 2025). [ CHIPS ]
• Dimensity SoC — Chips [ CHIPS ]
• DirectStorage — Microsoft's API that loads game assets straight from NVMe SSDs. [ GAMING ]
• Discrete GPU — A separate GPU chip with its own VRAM and cooling — much faster but uses more power. [ PERFORMANCE ]
• DisplayHDR 1000 — Display [ DISPLAY ]
• DisplayHDR 1400 — Display [ DISPLAY ]
• DisplayHDR 400 — Display [ DISPLAY ]
• DisplayHDR 600 — Display [ DISPLAY ]
• DisplayMate — Display [ DISPLAY ]
• DisplayPort — A display output standard that supports high refresh rates and can run over USB-C. [ PORTS ]
• DisplayPort 1.4 — Ports [ PORTS ]
• DisplayPort 2.1 — Ports [ PORTS ]
• DisplayPort port — Ports [ PORTS ]
• Do Not Disturb — A mode that silences notifications. [ SOFTWARE ]
• Dolby Atmos — Object-based surround sound that makes speakers/headphones feel more immersive. [ AUDIO ]
• Dolby Digital — A multi-channel audio format. [ AUDIO ]
• Dolby Digital Plus — An enhanced Dolby Digital format. [ AUDIO ]
• Dolby Vision — Dynamic HDR format that adjusts brightness and color scene-by-scene for cinema-grade video. [ DISPLAY ]
• Dolby Vision IQ — Display [ DISPLAY ]
• Dolby Vision video — Video recorded in Dolby Vision HDR. [ CAMERA ]
• Dragontrail — AGC's strengthened glass alternative to Gorilla Glass. [ DISPLAY ]
• Drop Resistance — How well a device survives falls; CompareTech grades results like 'Very good (B) · 180 drops'. [ DURABILITY ]
• DxOMark — Independent lab that scores phone camera and display quality. [ BRANDS ]
• DynamIQ — Arm's successor to big.LITTLE, allowing flexible core clusters in one chip. [ CHIPS ]
• Dynamic AMOLED — Samsung's premium AMOLED panel generation with HDR10+ support. [ DISPLAY ]
• Dynamic Island — Apple's pill-shaped cutout and notification UI on newer iPhones. [ DISPLAY ]
• ECC — Memory that detects and corrects data errors — a stability feature for servers and workstations. [ MEMORY ]
• EDGE — Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution — a 2.5G standard. [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• EIS — Software-based video stabilization that crops and warps frames to smooth shake. [ CAMERA ]
• EN-DC — Connectivity [ CONNECTIVITY ]
• ENC — Environmental Noise Cancellation for calls. [ AUDIO ]
• EOTF — The transfer function that maps HDR values to display output. [ DISPLAY ]
• EPYC — AMD's server processor line. [ PRODUCT LINES ]
• EQ — Equalizer — adjusts audio frequency balance. [ AUDIO ]
• EUV — Extreme ultraviolet lithography used for cutting-edge chip nodes. [ CHIPS ]