Samsung Exynos 5 Dual-Core SoC May Possibly Bring Retina-Level Displays And Performance

by Roy Alugbue on Aug 11th 2012, 8:17am
tagged ARM A15, dual-core, Mali-T604, Samsung Exynos 5

Samsung’s upcoming Exynos 5 dual-core SoC we told you about yesterday is certainly expected to bring a new level of performance to Android devices. However, there’s the thought that the 1.7GHz chip will not only bring faster speeds, but it will also bring Retina-level displays on the various devices that are powered by the superchip. The thought is that traditional ARM A9 chips (i.e. Tegra 3 and Apple’s A5 chips) have superior power usage, but are a bit limited when it comes to the best performance possible. The new ARM A15 chip (which the Exynos 5 is based off of) is made for devices demanding peak performance— at the sacrifice of slightly increased power usage.

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Samsung Launches Exynos 5 Dual-Core SoC, Brings 1.7GHz Speed And Mali-T604 GPU Goodness

by Roy Alugbue on Aug 10th 2012, 9:31am
tagged A15, dual-core, Mali-T604, Samsung, Samsung Exynos, Samsung Exynos 5

You already know Samsung’s Exynos 5250 processors are screamers, but don’t forget— Samsung is always finding new ways to develop and produce better cutting edge technology. Enter Samsung’s Exynos 5 dual-core processors: A15 chips clocked at 1.7GHz and complimented with a Mali-T604 GPU which outperforms even the fastest quad-core processors in the land (i.e. Tegra 3 or Exynos processors). When paired with Samsung’s new Exynos 5, the Mali-T604 GPU is capable of supporting 2560×1600 WQXGA resolutions and items like LPDDR3 RAM 800MHz RAM, USB 3.0 and Panel Self Refresh for reduced power consumption — all of this built using Samsung’s 32nm HKMG (High K Metal Gate) manufacturing process which allows for up to 30% less power consumption.

Expect Samsung’s newest screamer to be found in upcoming devices, like the Galaxy Note 2 perhaps?

source: Samsung

LG licenses with ARM, will start development of its own mobile chips

by Robert Nazarian on Apr 26th 2011, 9:34am
tagged A15, a9, arm, cortex, Cortex-A15, Cortex-A9, LG, Mali-T604, nvidia, Samsung, texas instruments

In looking to compete better with Samsung, LG has entered into a licensing agreement with ARM. LG plans on developing their own processors based on the Cortex-A9 MPCore and Cortex-A15 MPCore Processors, as well as the ARM Mali-T604 graphics processor.

LG has been using chips by NVIDIA and Texas Instruments, but feels they are a step behind Samsung who has been producing their own ARM chips.

We expect to see the first devices with the A15 sometime in 2012.

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