It’s phone launch day for the two smartphone manufacturer biggies. Firstly Samsung today announced the Note8 in India, later Apple will announce the next iPhone in the USA. Speaking of the Note8, the phone is identical to Galaxy S8 but with a larger display and dual rear 12-megapixel cameras. The OIS cameras at the back […]
New implementation will allow Exynos 5 Octa to use all eight cores
If you’ve been following Samsung’s Exynos 5 Octa developments, you’d be aware that Samsung’s current generation is nothing but two quad-cores integrated on one SoC. In short, Galaxy S4 that is the only device on sale right now with an Exynos 5 Octa chip uses 4+4 configuration. However, that’s about to change with today’s announcement. […]
Samsung unveils faster and better Exynos 5 Octa
Samsung announced their first generation Exynos 5 Octa earlier this year at the CES and today they’ve announced an improved chip with a faster CPU and new GPU. The new Exynos 5 Octa (product code: Exynos 5420) features the same big.LITTLE implementation found on the first Exynos 5 Octa but now comes with quad-core ARM […]
Exynos 5 Octa – Eight-core processor for mobile devices from Samsung
Samsung’s Stephen Woo addressed the last keynote at the CES today and unravelled the upcoming Exynos processor. Known as the Exynos 5 Octa, it is an eight-core system-on-chip (SoC) for high-end mobile devices. The processor is stacked with four cores of ARM Cortex-A7 and four cores for Cortex-A15 and utilises big.LITTLE technology that gives the […]
Samsung to bring Exynos 5440 quad-core SoC based on Cortex-A15
It’s a natural progression but if you were looking for some confirmation that Samsung will develop a quad-core SoC based on ARM Cortex-A15, here it is. Samsung’s Git kernel page has added support for Exynos 5440 that boasts four Cortex-A15 chips. It will be an upgrade to the Exynos 5250 that is a dual-core […]
Samsung develops 2GHz dual-core SoC for tablets
Samsung has upped its Applications Processor (AP) game with the introduction of a new SoC (System-on-chip), Exynos 5250. The new Exynos chip clearly pips previous generation Exynos processors that boasts two Cortex-A15 clocked at speedy 2GHz. This dual-core configuration is developed by using Samsung’s 32nm-low power HKMG process that results in better performance while […]
Samsung developing 2GHz dual-core smartphone for next year
While we’re yet to see Samsung’s current fastest Galaxy S II phone hit the retail market, a new report from Korea suggests that Samsung is already working on a fast smartphone with 2GHz dual-core processor. An executive from Samsung told MK News that they’re “planning to release a 2GHz dual core CPU-equipped smartphone by […]