Friday, 19 July 2013

Samsung teases new Exynos 5 Octa chipset

By now it has been made clear that Snapdragon 800 is the top dog in ARM processors and Samsung Exynos 5 Octa and Snapdragon 600 will have to settle with the second and third spot respectively. However, it seems like that won’t be the case for long, since Samsung is set to unveil an enhanced version of its Exyno 5 Octa. The company posted about a more powerful version of Exynos 5 Octa on its Twitter page Samsung has just announced an enhanced version of its Exynos 5 Octa chipset. Currently the Octa chipset is available only on the I9500 Galaxy S4 flagship. The second generation Exynos 5 Octa might be called Exynos Evolved and will be officially presented next week. So far the teaser just says it’s "a more powerful, enhanced Exynos 5 Octa". It seems Samsung is launching the new chipset just in time for the Galaxy Note III that's supposed to be unveiled in September and launch this Fall. The smartphone has been in the rumorlands for quite a while and it should be available in a couple of versions - one with Snapdragon 800 and another one powered by this improved Octa chipset. Also, since competitors like Sony would have Snapdragon 800 on the Xperia ZU phablet, Samsung would obviously want something on their Note III that could come close to the Snapdragon 800 in raw power. We could also see a Snapdragon 800 version of Note III, but that’s just speculation for now. Samsung promises to bring detailed specifications and more details on the new Exynos next week. Then we'll learn more about its GPU and the exact clock speed of its eight cores.


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