Samsung Group, maker of the Galaxy mobile devices as well as advanced semiconductor technology announced Exynos 8 Octa 8890, its newest member of the Exynos family of application processors.
The chip is Samsung's second foray in premium application processor from the 14nm FinFET process technology, a post on SamsungTomorrow said.
The new Samsung Exynos 8 Octa is an integrated one-chip solution featuring the South Korean firm's custom designed 64-bit-based CPU ARMv8 architecture and the most recent LTE Rel.12 Cat.12/13 modem.
This means a new level of performance for mobile applications as it provides more than 30 percent performance enhancement and 10 percent power efficiency compared to the earlier Exynos 7 Octa.
The Samsung Exynos 8 Octa also supports improved various processes to maximize its eight cores, four custom as well as four ARM Cortex A53 - the highest power and performance efficiency.
VP of Systems LSI Marketing Dr. Kyushik Hong of Samsung Electronics said the new processor "is a leading-edge application processor for next-generation mobile devices that incorporates Samsung's mobile technology leadership in CPU, ISP, and modem as well as process technology."
"With our custom designed CPU cores and the industry's most advanced LTE modem, consumers using mobile devices with the Exynos 8 Octa will experience a new level of mobile computing," Hong added.
With its high data transfer rate, Samsung Exynos 8 Octa will contribute big time in delivering an excellent mobile experience that will have users enjoy high resolution video content. It likewise benefits original equipment manufacturers with lesser parts and space it needed so they can optimize their designs.
Samsung's Exynos 8 Octa likewise employs the most recent ARM GPU, Mali T880 for graphic-intensive UI, life-like VR experiences and immersive 3D gaming. The South Korean OEM plans to commence the mass production of the new processor this year.
The Samsung Exynos 7420 is the first ARM-based System on Chip built on 14nm, which Samsung launched earlier this year. It the chipset inside the Galaxy S6, S6 Edge and other devices, reported ExtremeTech.
