Samsung unveiled an 8-core Exynos processor for smartphones and tablets at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which the company claimed will offer a pure processing power never before seen in a mobile device.
Taking the wrap off the processer, Stephen Woo, president of Samsung's System LSI business, said the Exynos 5 Octa will offer "heavy-duty multi-tasking" on a mobile device. The device has two sets of four-core processors each and is specially made to run intense apps while performing basic tasks. The most important function of the chip is to enable mobile gadgets to perform multiple tasks simultaneously while conserving energy to ensure that the battery does not run out quickly. The processor offers razor-sharp picture quality for HD movie streaming with no dropped frames or stutters.
Woo played out a demo during his keynote address at the mega show in Las Vegas showing a search for a dinner spot on a Samsung tablet. The device pulled up several websites for the search like Google Maps and Urbanspoon while downloading an app to make reservation with no disruption.
Using ARM's "Big.Little technology," the processor connects tiny, energy-efficient ARM Cortex-A7 chip with a larger, more powerful Cortex A-15 multicore chip, the PC Mag reported.
Exynos5 Octa is designed for high-end smartphones and tablets. The earlier version of the processor, Exynos5 dual processor was released last year and is used in the Nexus 10 and Chromebook devices. Woo said there are more than 53 million devices using the in Exynos processors today.
