It’s been a while since Samsung started manufacturing their own SoC to use for their Galaxy smartphones, and lately we’ve seen a lot of major improvements with the chipsets. Rumors coming out of South Korea are saying that they are now developing two more Exynos processors, the Exynos 7880 and Exynos 7650, which will be used for the Galaxy devices that will be released in 2016. While there isn’t any official word from Samsung, it’s highly likely that they will be developing new chipsets to update the current ones being used in the newly-released smartphones.
The Exynos 7880 is a 64-bit chip that has a 1.8GHz ARMv8A Cortex-A72 + 1.3GHz ARMv8 Cortex-A52 in big.LITTLE configuration. It will be complemented by an ARM Mali-T860MP4 GPU. It will most likely be used in mid-range premium devices like the Galaxy A line.
Another chipset is currently being developed according to the report, and it’s the Exynos 7650. It has a 64-bit chip with 1.7GHz ARMv8A Cortex A-72 + 1.3GHz ARMv8 Cortex-A53 in a big.LITTLE configuration and an ARM Mali-T860MP3 GPU. It will also reportedly be used on several mid-range smartphones that Samsung will release next year. And we can be sure that they will probably release a lot of those in 2016.
The current Exynos 7420 processor, which is used on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Note 5 has earned great reviews from experts, and has even outperformed Snapdragon 810 in some tests. If they build on this, then it will be something Samsung Galaxy owners (and potential new owners) can look forward to in 2016.
VIA: SAM Mobile
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