Samsung Reveals Exynos 5 Dual (5250) - World's First Cortex A15 SoC

[RoBoGhOsT]

Samsung has announced a new addition to their Exynos series of SoCs with Exynos 5250 aka Exynos 5 Dual , which is world's first Cortex A15 based dual-core chip .

The chip will compete against Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 based on the Krait design , which is a next gen design as well .

The Exynos 5 dual has following specs -

• Dual-core 1.7 Ghz Cortex A15 CPU
• Mali T604 GPU
• OpenGL ES 3.0
• OpenCL 1.1 full profile
• Support for WXQGA displays
• Wi-Fi display support
• 12.8 GB/s memory bandwidth with 2 port 800 Mhz LPDDR3 RAM support
• 1080p 60 FPS video performance and VP8 codec decoder
• USB 3.0 support

The new SoC is expected to be power some upcoming first of which is expected to be the rumored Samsung 11.8 inch tablet with 2560x1600 resolution .

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Interesting how Androidauthority claims the Exynos to be the first A15 based dual core SOC. TI's OMAP 5 is A15 based and was introduced early last year, which makes Samsung 1.5 years late.

 

[manucitc]

Interesting how Androidauthority claims the Exynos to be the first A15 based dual core SOC. TI's OMAP 5 is A15 based and was introduced early last year, which makes Samsung 1.5 years late.

The one with ti is not available in any device yet so whoever release it first gets the crown.and qualcommn soc is not a15 based they are hybrid of a9 and a15.