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Samsung unveils new Exynos processor for top Galaxy phones
2015-11-12 08:22:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics announced plans to start producing its new Exynos processor for its flagship smartphones. Mass production of the Exynos 8 Octa 8890 will start in late 2015, the company said. This chip is Samsung's second premium application processor built on 14nm FinFET process technology. Unlike the previous Exynos 7 Octa 7420, the Exynos 8 Octa is an integrated one-chip solution that features the company's first custom-designed CPU based on 64-bit ARMv8 architecture and the latest LTE Release 12 Cat 12/13 modem. Samsung said the new CPU provides over 30 percent improvement in performance and 10 percent better power efficiency compared to the Exynos 7 Octa. This chip also supports enhanced heterogeneous multi-processing for efficient usage of the eight cores, four custom and four ARM Cortex-A53. The Exynos 8 Octa is Samsung's first integrated one-chip solution for its premium line-up that combines the application processor and modem. Samsung has delivered one-chip Exynos solutions for mid-range and high-end smartphones in recent years. The Exynos 8 Octa integrates the latest Cat.12/13 modem supporting download speeds of up to 600Mbps and upload speeds of up to 150Mbps with carrier aggregation. For a graphic-intensive user interface, highly immersive 3D gaming and life-like virtual reality experiences, the Exynos 8 Octa employs ARM's latest GPU, Mali-T880.
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