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Samsung announces Exynos 5 Octa, an A15 and A7 hybrid SoC

09 January, 2013 | Read the news | Post your comment
Samsung announces Exynos 5 Octa, an A15 and A7 hybrid SoC - read the full textSamsung isn't done with CES 2013. We just got the company's latest and without a doubt most exiting announcement yet - the Exynos 5 Octa chipset. It brings 8 processor cores, which distribute the work load among each other. Four Cortex-A15 cores ensure incredible performance while the other four...

 

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> In reply to genn @ 2013-01-10 04:31 from PSk8 - click to readDo you even know a single thing about processors other than cores? Snapdragon S4 Pro is Krait which is based on ARM A9. This new processor Samsung has announced is based on ARM A15. Almost twice the performance but almost twice less battery consumption! The phone made by Sony is yet again, going to look out-dated beside next phones by Samsung and HTC with A15 processors. They just can't keep up with processors.

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  • 2013-01-10 06:53
  • t7Xr

> In reply to Bunyip22 @ 2013-01-10 06:38 from vuCa - click to readNote2 maybe a little tough compared to fragile s3. But Samsung can't beat Nokia and Sony in terms of build quality.

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  • 2013-01-10 06:49
  • th9X

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2013-01-10 04:50 from PGXj - click to readLOL. The only thing it does is turn them off when in STANDBY. So when you don't need them when the SCREEN IS ON, you still have to turn them off individually when not in use. And SERIOUSLY, pressing a toggle in the notification bar wouldn't take away 2 seconds of your life for f0(k'$ sake! You are too melodramatic! LOL.

And you are not required a third party app to turn them off. Most launchers have the option to turn them all f0(king off right in the notification bar. It also has nothing to do with multi-tasking. Gosh! You need to practice your brain! Go and solve some sudoku puzzles. If there is an OS that needs to work on their multi-tasking, it's iOS!

The ability to tweak things with an Android device is not a weakness. It is a strength!

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  • 2013-01-10 06:46
  • t7Xr

> In reply to JackTheRipper @ 2013-01-10 06:39 from fq6X - click to readBurst mode? You don't need it with quick launch and capture, and there is the use of shutter button multiple capture with the press of your fingers.

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  • 2013-01-10 06:44
  • th9X

> In reply to JackTheRipper @ 2013-01-10 06:39 from fq6X - click to readLoL. . I wasn't even pertaining to the cameras they use on thier phones. . Its obvious that you don't know what sony sells. . And i agree, samsungs makes fragile gadgets.

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  • 2013-01-10 06:44
  • P@1G

> In reply to Bunyip22 @ 2013-01-10 06:38 from vuCa - click to readPlastic what kind of ignorant are you?
Plastic is not an invention its a material.
Your Nokia can't even make a thing for their phones they import them from Foxccon like Sony.
And BTW Sony and Nokia plastic is much cheaper than Samsung.

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  • 2013-01-10 06:43
  • fq6X

> In reply to Bunyip22 @ 2013-01-10 06:04 from vuCa - click to readI'm talking about real life performance. My tx is faster than s3. S2 is their masterpiece. S3 is nothing.

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  • 2013-01-10 06:42
  • th9X

> In reply to ObserverPh @ 2013-01-10 06:35 from P@1G - click to readSony is just a hype like their phones. Xperia S doesn't even have brust mode!
Soon Samsung 13MP will be on SIV and NoteII
http://blog.gsmarena.com/13mp-...rom-samsung/

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  • 2013-01-10 06:39
  • fq6X

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2013-01-10 06:36 from th9X - click to read"Fragile plastic phones".... have you seen the Note 2 drop tests? Maybe you should and you wouldn't look so silly.

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  • 2013-01-10 06:38
  • vuCa

> In reply to [deleted post]Hah! Best in everything? In camera? You obviously don't know what you're talking about. Samsung made nothing but fragile plastic phones. Camera? Digital cameras of Samsung sucks.

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  • 2013-01-10 06:36
  • th9X

> In reply to [deleted post]I'm pretty sure that samsung doesn't tops sony on everything. And your stating that Samsung cameras are better than Sonys?? Please read about the Nex/Alpha cameras. Even Vaios are better. .

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  • 2013-01-10 06:35
  • P@1G

Good Chipset !!! Still not a reason for beating XPERIA Z!!

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  • 2013-01-10 06:27
  • uvr@

> In reply to emadshiny @ 2013-01-09 21:56 from Q@r0 - click to readis this article about a phone? no. it's about arm's new chips. waterproof chips? waterproof beauty? no. it's about chips. stop complaining. it's not even yours yet. not even out yet. besides if 8 cores will be a trend, then 4 cores, "which is more than enough" will then be cheaper. so it's a win-win situation isn't it? if doesn't work, then don't purchase it.

when the universe showered common sense, were you hiding?

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  • 2013-01-10 06:23
  • 9xB$

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2013-01-10 05:14 from th9X - click to readActually your wrong.

Check out the geekbenck results for the SGS3 v the iphone 5 and the Note 2 vs the iphone 5.

Samsung wins on both overall.

http://browser.primatelabs.com...3472/1360712

http://browser.primatelabs.com...3472/1116281

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  • 2013-01-10 06:04
  • vuCa

> In reply to Army of Android @ 2013-01-10 05:42 from wrpa - click to readandroid doesn't lag anymore.

I've used WP7 Launcher on my old HTC one S, and it was laggy with tiles.So I know tiles aren't very good


HOX+ uk users group with Custom ROMs

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  • 2013-01-10 05:56
  • uBSg

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2013-01-10 05:46 from U3xT - click to readNo shit! Compare S3 with i5 with only dual core and see the results for yourself!

It's not about the specs but optimizations or tuning for car racing erms. It's like car race, a car with V8 engine could easily outrun by a V6 car with perfectly tuned!

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  • 2013-01-10 05:50
  • wrpa

People who talk about poor battery life with big little are absolutely dumb and are just here to bash samsung. Cant you people understand the fact that only any one of the quad core will be active simultaneously? Idling with A7 cores will give us an amazing battery life.

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  • 2013-01-10 05:50
  • ut%e

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2013-01-10 05:14 from th9X - click to readOut performed? In single threaded performance, yes, in multi threaded, no. Besides, that chip was already a year old and had arm 9. Now this is a monster!! Btw, i quite like the atom dual.

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  • 2013-01-10 05:46
  • U3xT

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2013-01-10 05:14 from th9X - click to readok :D Dual core chip phones are way better then S3 quad core exynos chip. happy now.

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  • 2013-01-10 05:42
  • KICJ

Covering Android's lags by number of cores from the chip?
That's sad! Hey Sammy please learn how to optimize OS just like HTC & SONY did!
Please hire a designer as well, as your Galaxies' designs are cheap and somewhat copycat!

And last but not the least, screen saturation is the most dealbreaker for most people to go their money on Sammy's Galaxies.

Lets' see a race (benchmark) between SIV & i5S later this year.

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  • 2013-01-10 05:42
  • wrpa
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