The tech world is progressing by leaps and bounds, and Samsung seems to be leading the way. With all ears eager for news of the Galaxy S8, Samsung's next flagship smartphone, the South-Korean smart device manufacturer has been frustratingly tight-lipped about any new developments.
However, the rumor mills continue to spin in full force, and a major leak happened on the Chinese site Weibo. As University Herald reports, a user spilled the beans regarding the processor that the upcoming device is likely to run on. Apparently, the Galaxy S8 is to be powered by the new Samsung Exynos 8895 chipset. And if the speculations are to be believed, then the Exynos 8895 would reportedly be far better than both Apple's new A10 chip as well as Qualcomm's Snapdragon 830.
An article on Vine Report gives the juicy details of the core testing processes that the Exynos 8895 was subjected to. The tests revealed that the new chip was built under the 10nm architecture, meaning that the distance between the components of the SoC is merely 10 nanometers. This has the dual advantage of improving the performance and efficiency of the chipset and of accommodating more components in the given space without compromising on other aspects.
But the icing on the cake is the alleged processing speed of the Exynos 8895. Apple's A10 can manage a peak speed of 2.6 GHz, according to Mobipicker. The Snapdragon 830 can allegedly go up to 3.6 GHz. But the Exynos 8895, as tests revealed, can manage an impressive speed of 4 GHz. This is a great improvement from its predecessor, the Exynos 8890, which has a peak speed of 3 GHz.
While we are left to wonder if this speed is for real, Samsung is yet to announce an official release date for the Galaxy S8. Conjectures mostly point to a 2017 release, perhaps in February.