Exynos 8 Octa To Power Samsung Galaxy S7 & S7 Edge

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- The Exynos 8 Octa, the second generation of Samsung's premium mobile processor on 14nm FinFET technology, will power the latest Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Vice-President (Marketing, System LSI Business), Ben K. Hur said the continuous adoption of Exynos processors in Samsung's flagship smartphone models, underscored the company's technology leadership in the mobile system-on-chip sector. "Integrating custom-designed central processing unit (CPU) cores for unrivalled performance and incredibly fast LTE Cat. "The 12/13 modem, the new Exynos 8 Octa will bring the most exciting mobile experience to Galaxy S7 users," he said in a statement Tuesday. The 64-bit custom CPU cores in the Exynos 8 Octa have been designed to deliver unparalleled performance and power efficiency. Built on Samsung's second generation 14nm FinFET process, the Exynos 8 Octa delivers improvements in performance by more than 30 per cent and in power efficiency by 10 per cent compared with predecessor, the Exynos 7 Octa 7420. The Exynos 8 Octa also integrates the most advanced LTE Rel.12 Cat.12/13 modem for cutting-edge speed in connectivity. It offers downlink speed of up to 600Mbps (Cat.12) and an upload speed of up to 150Mbps (Cat.13) with carrier aggregation, thus transforming mobile user experience. According to the statement, the Exynos 8 Octa would be shown at Samsung's booth, Hall 2, Booth 2F21 at Mobile World Congress 2016 in Fira Gran Via, Barcelona from Feb 22-25 along with other Exynos products, including the recently introduced Exynos 7 Octa 7870. --BERNAMA