News by: Jack Holt 26th Feb 2014
Samsung Exynos5 Octa processor 5422 is the next Generation processor features eight cores (four ARM® Cortex®- A15™ up to 2.1 GHz for the heavy lifting and four ARM® Cortex®- A7™ up to 1.5 GHz for lighter lifting.) In MWC Samsung says that the new octa-core processor is 34 percent more efficient than previous generations and specially released To “meet the ever-increasing needs of high-resolution displays and complicated computation without sacrificing battery life,”
On top of a speed increase, Samsung is implementing a new hibernation algorithm and mobile image compression that is said to decrease power consumption by 10 percent. The processor also has support for 4K UHD resolution through an advanced Multi Format Codec (MFC). But that’s not the only processor that Samsung is showcasing.
Another processor is the Exynos 5 Hexa (5260). It’s purpose is to bring optimal performance and power efficiency to the mid to high end tier of mobile decives. The processor features two 1.7GHz ARM® Cortex®-A15 cores with four 1.3GHz ARM® Cortex®-A7 cores. The processor boasts a 42 percent over the previous Exynos 5 processors. The processor as support for WQXGA (2560 x 1600) displays. It’s currently in mass production.
It’s anyone’s guess as to when we’ll see the Exynos 5422 go into mass production. It could potentially be ready to go for the Note 4 later this year, but we’ll have to wait and see (seems to be the general pattern of things). One thing is apparent however, and that’s that we’re on the verge of devices with a 4k display.
