Samsung announced today that the Exynos 8 Octa, its 2nd generation premium mobile processor on 14nm FinFET technology, will power the latest Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. The 64-bit custom CPU cores in the Exynos 8 Octa have been designed to deliver unparalleled performance and power efficiency. Built on Samsung’s 2nd generation 14nm FinFET process, the Exynos 8 Octa delivers improvements in performance by more than 30 percent and in power efficiency by 10 percent, compared to its predecessor, the Exynos 7 Octa 7420.
The Exynos 8 Octa also integrates the most advanced LTE Rel.12 Cat.12/13 modem for cutting-edge speed in connectivity. It offers downlink speed of up to 600Mbps (Cat.12) and an upload speed of up to 150Mbps (Cat.13) with carrier aggregation, which will transform mobile user experience.
