Samsung has officially taken the wraps off its new premium application processor (AP), the Exynos 9 Series 8895.
The company unveiled the Exynos 9 Series 8895 SoC on Feb. 23 and it takes advantage of 10-nanometer (nm) FinFET technology.
"With industry leading technologies like VPU, the Exynos 8895 will drive the innovation of next generation smartphones, VR headsets, and automotive infotainment system," noted Ben Hur, the VP of System LSI marketing at Samsung Electronics.
The processor is currently in mass production and it is presumed that the chipset may power the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones.
Exynos 9 Series 8895: Features
The processor takes advantage of the innovative 10nm FinFET technology, which improves efficiency and reduces power consumption by 27 percent and 40 percent, respectively, when compared to the previous 14nm technology.
It is also the first ever Exynos processor to house an LTE modem, which can support high speed data of maximum 1 Gbps (Cat.16) downlink with 5CA and 150 Mbps (Cat.13) with uplink 2CA.
The Exynos 9 Series 8895 also boasts an octa-core processor which includes Samsung's custom designed CPU cores, as well as Cortex-A53 cores.
Graphical capability wise, the new SoC comes with ARM's latest Mali-G71 GPU which ensures smooth 4K UHD VR and gaming experience.
The chipset will also allow for 4K video recording and playback at 120fps. This is a marked improvement from previous iterations and will surely be lauded by fans and critics alike.
When it comes to security regarding mobile payments, the Exynos 9 Series 8895 comes with a separate processing unit for taking care of this functionality. The company is calling it the Vision Processing Unit (VPU), which ensures security apart from the standard fingerprint and iris scanners.
Exynos 9 Series 8895 To Power Galaxy S8 And Galaxy S8+?
It is not known for certain whether the Exynos 9 Series 8895 would be housed in the international version of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+, but all the evidence points that way.
The predecessor to the upcoming smartphones from Samsung, the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge had two variants, where each of the devices had a domestic version and an international one. While the U.S. version of the devices housed a Snapdragon SoC, whereas the international version shipped with an Exynos processor on board.
The U.S. variant of the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ are expected to boast the Snapdragon 835 processor, while the international variant may house the latest Exynos 9 Series 8895 SoC.
