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After Google, OPPO is looking to develop its own chips
After Google, OPPO is reportedly working on its own custom chips that will allegedly make their way to the market by 2023 or 2024.
After months of leaks and rumors, Google finally unveiled its highly-anticipated Pixel 6 series yesterday. The latest Pixel phones are the first from the company to feature a custom chip, called Google Tensor. Google claims that the chip offers significant performance improvements over the one on the Pixel 5, and it also enables a wide array of AI and ML features on its latest flagships. Inspired by Google's decision to offer custom silicon on the Pixel 6 series, OPPO is now reportedly developing its own chips.
Samsung is reportedly ending its 'Mongoose' custom CPU designs
Samsung is laying off employees, signalling the end of its custom 'Mongoose' CPU designs within Exynos SoC, in favor of ARM cores. Read on to know more!
Samsung chooses to use its own Exynos SoC in its flagships for the international market, while the same flagships use a Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC in select markets like the USA. Within Exynos, Samsung has utilized custom Mongoose cores since 2016, starting with the Samsung Galaxy S7. A new report from Statesman suggests that Samsung is looking to lay off 290 employees, effectively shutting down its custom CPU department and indicating the end of its Mongoose custom cores.
Samsung announces the 7nm Exynos 990 SoC and the 5G Exynos Modem 5123
Samsung has announced the flagship Exynos 990 SoC, which is manufactured on a 7nm EUV process, along with the 5G Exynos Modem 5123 with cutting-edge speeds.
At Samsung Tech Day 2019, Samsung has announced the system-on-chip that will almost certainly power next year's international variants of the Galaxy S11 phones: the Exynos 990. The company has also announced a new cutting-edge discrete 5G Exynos Modem 5123 that is meant to be paired with the Exynos 990.
AnTuTu Releases Report on Current Top 10 Smartphone SoC's
AnTuTu, a popular benchmarking app, has released a report on the 10 best smartphone SoC in the market currently. Read on to find out the winner!
AnTuTu, one of the most popular benchmarking apps, has released their report on the Top 10 Performance Smartphone Chips. This report comes at a time where we are seeing the newest generations of major chips battle it out in top tier flagships as well as down the line.