5G is a big trend in smartphones right now and Samsung has been no stranger to it. The company has launched a couple of 5G-capable devices, but they’ve all required a second chip for the 5G modem. Now, Samsung has announced its own processor that includes an integrated 5G modem, the Exynos 980.
Huawei’s Kirin 990 is expected to have an integrated 5G modem and Qualcomm has yet to announce an SoC with built-in 5G, so Samsung is a bit ahead of the game. The Exynos 980 boasts up to 2.55 Gbps with 5G below 6 GHz (it does not include mmWave antennas). It can also get gigabit download speeds on 4G LTE and it supports the new Wi-Fi 6 standard IEEE 802.11ax.
On the performance front, the Exynos 980 has two Cortex-A77 CPU cores and size Cortex-A55 cores. They are joined by a Mali-G76 GPU for gaming and mixed reality. The NPU (neural processing unit) is also built-in for AI tasks to be processed on the device rather than being sent to a server. Photography is also a focus with the 980 as it supports up to 5 sensors and can process up to 108MPs.
Overall, Samsung says the Exynos 980 performs 2.7 times better than its predecessor. We should see this chip in devices next year, if not sooner. 5G is obviously a big part of mobile technology right now and Samsung is making sure they’re on the train.
Source: Samsung
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