Samsung LSI has unveiled its latest flagship processor with AI capabilities for premium mobile devices, the Exynos 9820. It builds on the potency of this year’s Exynos 9810 – which powers the Galaxy S9/S9+ and Note 9 – with the introduction of a dedicated NPU for AI-based tasks, 4th-generation custom CPU, 2Gbps LTE modem with 8x carrier aggregation and 8K video recording.
Expected to power the Samsung Galaxy S10 series, the Samsung Exynos 9820 is based on the 8nm LPP (Low Power Plus) FinFET process. It has a tri-cluster CPU which consists of two custom CPU cores (4th-gen) for ultimate processing power, two Cortex-A75 cores for optimal performance and four Cortex-A55 cores for greater efficiency along with ARM’s Mali-G76 GPU cores.
Compared to the Exynos 9810, power consumptions is less by up to 10-percent and the new GPU delivers a 40-percent performance boost or 35-percent power savings from the Mali-G72 on the 9810. Other key features include LPDDR4x memory, UFS 2.1 / 3.0 storage, advanced ISP with support for up to 5 camera sensors including IR sensor, improved security capabilities, LTE-Advanced Pro Cat.20 modem and 8K videos at 30 fps or 4K UHD at 150fps.
Samsung’s Exynos 9820 will tough it out with other high-end processors from close competitors – Apple (A12 Bionic), Huawei (Kirin 980) and Qualcomm (Snapdragon 8150 mobile platform). It will enter mass production by the end of this year.
