Samsung has announced a new mobile processor that could push future mid-range smartphones to the next level of performance.
The South Korean tech giant’s 14nm FinFET process was used in the construction of last year’s blazingly fast Exynos 7 chips, which powered the Samsung Galaxy S6 and family.
Now the company has revealed that it is bringing the same production standard to the middle of its range. The Exynos 7 Octa 7870 has been designed specifically for cheaper handsets.
“Consumers will experience enhanced performance as this is the first time a mobile application processor built on advanced 14nm process is available for these types of smart mobile devices,” said Samsung’s Ben K. Hur.
The Exynos 7870 features eight 1.6GHz Cortex-A53 cores, as well as an LTE Cat.6 2CA modem. It also supports 1080p 60fps video playback and display resolutions of up to 1920 × 1200.
Meanwhile, the chip’s image signal processor (ISP) can handle 16-megapixel cameras from both front and back cameras.
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Despite this performance boost, Samsung’s smaller production method means that the new chip consumes over 30 percent less power than older chips built to the 28nm standard.
Samsung’s Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chip will go into mass production in the first quarter of 2016, so expect to see some very tasty mid-range smartphones appearing in the second half of 2016.
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