Samsung’s unannounced flagship Galaxy S4 might just benefit from an eight-core, or octa-core processor once released next year, according to a rumor posted by Korean publication EE Times.
EE Times’ report said that come February 2013, Samsung will be at the International Solid State Circuits Conference, where it will be announcing a new system-on-chip manufactured with 28-nanometer technology.
This chip will come with two quad-core clusters instead of the standard one cluster; the first half will be clocked at a rate of 1.8 GHz per core and be dedicated to processor-intensive actions, while the other half will be devoted for usual, more energy-efficient smartphone activities and will be clocked at 1.2 GHz per core. This new technology is similar to the so-called “big.little” architecture implemented by ARM, a takeoff on the Nvidia Tegra 3, where an extra fifth core is included in the SoC to maximize energy efficiency.
As exciting as this may sound for potential buyers of the Galaxy S4, the prevailing rumor remains the possibility of an Exynos 5xxx processor powering the handset. This may be a quad-core, 2 GHz processor, and not an octa-core like the SoC described above.
The Galaxy S4 might also feature a 4.99-inch display with full-HD (1080p) capability and 441 pixels per inch, a 13-megapixel rear camera and a larger battery to handle the more powerful processor and other enhanced features. The Galaxy S4 is expected to be unveiled at the 2013 Mobile World Congress in Spain, and could be released in May of next year, according to previous rumors.
Source: http://gadgetinsiders.com
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