Flagship level chips such as the Exynos 8 Octa 8890 won’t be the only thing coming out of the Samsung’s semiconductor factory as the Korean company has announced that they will be using the 14nm FinFET process technology to develop a chip meant for mid-tier mobile devices.
Dubbed the Exynos 7 Octa 7870, the chip is touted to consume over 30 percent less power than other mobile SoCs built with 28nm High-K Metal Gate process technology of the same performance level. Specifications-wise, the chip will be equipped with eight 1.6GHz Cortex-A53 cores and LTE Cat.6 2CA Modem that supports 300Mbps downlink speed and FDD-TDD joint carrier aggregation for better network flexibility. The chip will be able to support 1080p 60FPS video playback and WUXGA (1920×1200) display resolutions.
For imaging, the Exynos 7 Octa 7870’s image signal processor would be capable of delivering up to 16MP for both rear and front cameras, or 8MP each in dual camera mode. GNSS solution is also integrated to the chip, allowing it to deliver fast time-to-first-fix (TIFF) feature, enabling a robust mobile experience based on more accurate and rapidly transitioning location based services.
