Master Lu, a smartphone benchmarking platform from China, has released the list of best smartphones for the first half of the year 2019. The list is led by Huawei P30 smartphone. Master Lu has also released other lists such as top 10 best performing smartphones, top 10 chipsets and top 10 mobile phone UI.

Huawei P30 has acquired 157.28 points to gain the first position in Master Lu’s top 10 best smartphone. The second place Nubia Red Magic Mars smartphone with 154.88 points. The OnePlus 7 Pro is placed on the third position with 150.54 points. The Honor V20, Huawei P30 Pro, Nubia X, OnePlus 7v, Xiaomi Black Shark 2, Meizu 16s and OPPO Reno Z are the devices that have made it to Master Lu’s list of best smartphones for first half of 2019.

The top list of best performing smartphones in the starting six months of the year has Nubia Red Magic 3 at the pole position with 459,463 points. Black Shark 2 is the second place with 425,758 points and the OnePlus 7 Pro is placed third with 413,669 points. The other phones in Master Lu’s best performing smartphones list are OnePlus 7, Samsung Galaxy S10+, OPPO Reno 10x Zoom, Vivo iQOO Monster Edition, Xiaomi Mi 9 Transparent Edition, Lenovo Z6 Pro and Meizu 16s.

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Master Lu’s top 10 list of chipsets for first half of 2019 has Snapdragon 855 mobile platform in the first position. It is followed by Snapdragon 845 (2.96 GHz) and another SD845 variant (2.8 GHz). The Kirin 980 chipset is on the fourth position followed by Samsung’s Exynos 9810 and Exynos 8895 chipsets. Snapdragon 835, Snapdragon 730, Snapdragon 712 and Snapdragon 710 chipsets have respectively occupied seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth positions in the list.

Next comes the list of top 10 mobile phone UI which is led by Hydrogen OS by OnePlus followed by Joy UI on Black Shark gaming phones. The Nubia UI, EMUI by Huawei, Flyme by Meizu have made it to the top five. MIUI by Xiaomi ranks sixth, Smartisan OS is on seventh, ColorOS by OPPO is placed on eighth, One UI by Samsung is on ninth and Xperia UI by Sony is on tenth position.

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Meizu will be debuting the Meizu 15, Meizu 15 Plus and Meizu 15 Lite smartphones on April 22. The Meizu 15 trio will be unveiled to celebrate the 15^th anniversary of the company. Today, a leaked document containing the entire specs of the Meizu 15 series has appeared on Weibo. Here is all the information that is listed on the leaked document:

Meizu 15 Plus

The Meizu 15 Plus features a 5.95-inch OLED display that supports QHD resolution. The Exynos 8895 SoC powers the smartphone along with 6 GB of RAM. It can be availed in 64 GB and 128 GB storage models. For photography, it features f/1. 8 aperture 12-megapixel + 20-megapixel dual camera setup. The primary sensor has a pixel size of 1.5µm. Its 3,500mAh battery supports mCharge 12V/2A fast charging.

Meizu 15

A 5.46-inch OLED display that produces Full HD resolution is available on the Meizu 15. The Snapdragon 660 SoC powers the smartphone along with 4 GB of RAM. It can be availed in 64 GB and 128 GB storage choices. It features the same dual camera setup that is available on the 15 Plus. It also supports mCharge fast charging for its 3,000mAh battery. The exact charging rate is not clearly visible in the leaked document.

Meizu 15 Lite (mentioned as M15 in the image)

The Meizu 15 Lite has a Full HD resolution supporting LTPS IPS LCD display of 5.46 inches. The Snapdragon 626 SoC is supported by 4 GB of RAM. It has a native storage of 64 GB. The dual camera setup of the 15 Lite features an f/1.9 aperture 20-megapixel sensor with a pixel size of 1.4µm and a secondary 12-megapixel sensor. A 3,000mAh battery enabled with mCharge 9V/2A fast charging powers the phone.

Read More: Meizu 15 Camera Sample Surfaces Online, Confirmed To Feature Dual Camera Setup

The common features available on the Meizu 15 trio include side-mounted fingerprint scanner, Flyme 7 skinned Android (most probably Android Nougat), Wi-Fi 2.4G/5G, 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2.

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Meizu will be launching the Meizu E3 mid-range phone on March 21. The company is also expected to launch Meizu 15 series soon after the launch of Meizu E3. The Meizu 15 lineup that includes Meizu 15, Meizu 15 Plus and Meizu 15 Lite will be unveiled in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the company. All the family members of the Meizu 15 have received 3C certification and their key specs have also surfaced.

The three family members of the Meizu 15 series with model numbers M891, M881 and M712 has received certification from China Compulsory Certification (3C) in China. The 3C certification is a mandatory product approval system in China that supervises over charger rates for smartphones.

The 3C certification of Meizu M881 and M891 reveals that they carry support for 24W fast charging and a new UP1220S charger. It is speculated that the Meizu M891 and M881 model numbers respectively belong to Meizu 15 and Meizu 15 Plus. The M712 that is enabled with 18W fast charging could be arriving in the market as Meizu 15 Lite.

The Chinese manufacturer has officially confirmed that the Meizu 15 will be powered by Snapdragon 660 and the Meizu 15 Plus will be arriving with Samsung’s Exynos 8895 chipset. The Samsung SoC can be found under the hood of flagship phones like the Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8+ and Galaxy S8. It is speculated that the Snapdragon 636 chipset will be powering the Meizu 15 Lite.

The Meizu 15 series will be arriving with 18:9 aspect ratio supporting display. Like the Meizu M6s and the upcoming Meizu E3, the Meizu 15 family members will be equipped with side-mounted fingerprint reader.

According to a Japanese publication, the Meizu 15, 15 Plus and 15 Lite phones have appeared on official Android site. It has revealed that the Meizu 15 will be coming with 5.5-inch display (probably AMOLED), 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB and 128 GB internal storage options and Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS.

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The Meizu 15 Plus will be featuring 6-inch AMOLED display, 6 GB of RAM, 64 GB and 128 GB storage options and Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS. The Meizu 15 Lite will be arriving with a 5.5-inch display, 4 GB of RAM, 32 GB and 64 GB storage and Android 7.1.2 Nougat. The source claims that none of the Meizu 15 series support NFC. Previous reports have suggested speculated that the Meizu 15 series will be unveiled in China in April.

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Meizu’s focus may be on the launch of the E3 which has been scheduled for March 21 but it is also working on its flagships – the Meizu 15 Plus and its siblings.

The anniversary edition phone is reported to come in three versions – the Meizu 15 Lite, the Meizu 15, and the Meizu 15 Plus. There have been lots of leaks with respect to the three devices but one key feature that has not been confirmed is the processors that will power each of them.

There are rumors that the Meizu 15 Plus will be powered by a Snapdragon 845 or Exynos 9810 but the chances of that happening are slim. Meizu’s head of global marketing, Ard Boudeling had said in a tweet recently that using a Snapdragon 845 processor will drive the cost of the phone up.

New info with respect to the SoCs powering the phones have surfaced online. The info comes from a tech blogger on Weibo who goes by @Technology Wolf.

In a post from last week, he revealed that the Meizu 15 and Meizu 15 Lite will be powered by Snapdragon processors while the Meizu 15 Plus will feature a Samsung (Exynos) processor. None of them will be powered by MediaTek.

In a new Weibo post today, he said the Meizu 15 will come with very thin bezels and be powered by a Snapdragon 660 processor. He even includes a photo of the phone with the “About Phone” section visible which confirms the device is powered by the SDM660.

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It is also reported that he had disclosed earlier that the chip inside the Meizu 15 Plus is the Exynos 8895. This is the same chip that powers the Galaxy S8/S8+/Note8. The Lite variant on the other hand is expected to come with a Snapdragon 636 processor.

(Sources: 1, 2)

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The first set of Snapdragon 845-powered smartphones will launch this month at MWC Barcelona. There are even rumors we may not have to wait till the tech event before we see the first one.

Qualcomm announced the chip back in December. Today, using its own test device, it has released benchmark results of the chip as well as its performance against other chipsets in the market.

The Qualcomm test device runs Android 8.0 Oreo, has 6GB of RAM and a display with a 1440 x 2560 resolution. It was ran through benchmarking apps Geekbench and AnTuTu and then pitted against other phones and chipsets.

For Geekbench, the Snapdragon 845 prototype device scored 2448 points in the single core test and 8454 points in the multi-core test.

The scores puts it at the top of the Android list as it is shown in the image below. It beats the Exynos 8895-powered Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy S8 with more than 2000 points in the multi-score test and leads them both by more than 400 points in the single core test.

The Snapdragon 835-powered Google Pixel 2 lags behind with over 2200 and 500 points in the multi-core and single-core test scores.

Next is AnTuTu, where Qualcomm’s new flagship chip records a whopping 267,288 points. However, this is not the highest we have seen this SoC score. Last week, we saw the result of Xiaomi’s Mi MIX 2S on the same benchmarking app and it scored 270461 points. The Mi MIX 2S scored higher in CPU and memory and that can be attributed to its RAM which is said to be 8GB.

So how does Qualcomm’s new chip perform against those in the market currently? Long story short, it is not the king.

The test device was compared to the Huawei Mate 10 Pro with its Kirin 970 SoC, the OnePlus 5T with Snapdragon 835, the Exynos 8895 toting Galaxy Note8, and the Apple A11 Bionic iPhone X.

Qualcomm’s new chip beats all but one – the Apple A11 Bionic. Apple’s chipset not only trumps it but does so with at least 2000 points in both the single-core and multi-core tests. Qualcomm’s joy as the king of Android chipsets will actually be short-lived as the Exynos 9810 is said to be ahead in performance too.

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The Exynos 9810 chipset by Samsung is now official. The Exynos 8895 chipset that is present under the hood of 2017 flagship smartphones by Samsung such as Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8 is the first generation 10nm chipset from the company. The newly Exynos 9810 has been introduced as the second generation 10nm chipset.

Samsung’s latest press release states that 36 of its products will be receiving Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018 Innovation Awards. The new Exynos 9810 chipset is also included in the list of products that will be awarded in mid-January.

The exact configuration of the Exynos 9819 chipset is not available. However, the company has stated that the chipset belongs to the Exynos 9 Series family. It features third-generation custom CPU cores and it also includes ARM Mail-G71 GPU that is also available on the Exynos 9810.

Read More: Galaxy S9 May Be Powered By An Exynos 9810 With CDMA Support

The Cat. 18 gigabit 6CA LTE modem is capable of reaching maximum download speeds of 1.2 Gbps. The 5CA modem available on the Exynos 8895 can reach a peak download speed of 1 Gbps. Samsung is expected to reveal the exact specifications of the Exynos 9810 in the near future.

Recent rumors have revealed that the Exynos 9810 chipset will be powering the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ flagship phones that are speculated to launch in Q1 2018. Reports have also suggested that Samsung will be releasing Snapdragon 845 edition of the Galaxy S9 duo in markets like the U.S. and China. The Snapdragon 835 is the first generation 10nm chipset by Qualcomm and the unannounced SD845 is speculated as the second generation 10nm chipset.

A report from the previous month has revealed that Samsung is interested in neural AI chips for speech recognition, neural language processing and so on. The South Korean company may include a neural AI chip along with Exynos 9810 on the Galaxy S9 duo.

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Samsung is rumored to be working on 2018 versions of Galaxy A3, A5 and A7 smartphones. These phones are expected to be unleashed at the end of this year or in January 2018. An industry insider has claimed that the South Korean company may use Exynos 7885 to power the Galaxy A (2018) phones and in some regions these phones may feature Exynos 9610

Samsung may use Exynos7885/9610 on Galaxy A 2018 in some area.

— 萌萌的电教 (@MMDDJ_) September 18, 2017

In July, the rumor mill had revealed that Samsung is developing new chipsets like Exynos 7885 (14nm) and Exynos 9610 (10nm). Speculations are rife that these new chipsets will be unveiled before the end of the year.

The leaked specifications of both the chipsets have revealed that the Exynos 9610 is more powerful and is capable of delivering a performance that is similar to Exynos 8895 that powers flagship phones like Galaxy S8 duo and Galaxy Note 8. The new mid-range chipsets from Samsung are expected to deliver a performance that is similar to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset.

Previous reports have revealed that the Exynos 9610 is a 64-bit octa-core chipset that features four cores of ARM Cortex A73 working at 2.4 GHz and another four cores of the power-efficient Cortex A53 whose processing speed is not available. The chipset includes Mali-G71 MP20 graphics and a fully integrated LTE modem. Even though fresh reports claim that it is a 10nm chipset, earlier reports had stated that it could be a 14nm chipset.

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The Exynos 7885 is said to be weaker chipset compared to Exynos 9610. It is rumored to arrive with two cores of ARM Cortex A73 working at 2.1 GHz that is coupled four cores of Cortex A53. It also features Mali-G71 GPU and an integrated LTE modem.

The same industry insider had also claimed around three years ago that all the Galaxy A (2018) smartphones would be equipped with dual rear cameras. The leaked specs of the Galaxy A7 (2018) have already appeared.

The handset is pegged to come with 5.7-inch FHD display and it seems to be powered by Exynos 7885 and 3 GB of RAM. The front and rear sides of the smartphone respectively feature 16-megapixel snappers. The native storage of the phone is 32 GB and it is loaded with Android 7.1.1 Nougat. A report from the previous month claims that the Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017) would be featuring Samsung’s Infinity Display. More information on the upcoming 2018 Galaxy A phones are expected to appear in the coming weeks.

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Apple’s new iPhones are powered by the A11 Bionic, a hexa-core chip with a 2.4GHz clock speed. The new processor was seen on Geekbench, appearing in the iPhone X and claiming the title of king of mobile processors.

This is not the first time the iPhone X has appeared on Geekbench. It was seen a few hours ahead of its launch on Tuesday scoring 4061 points in the single core test and 9959 points in the multi-core score. This time around, it takes things a bit further and in doing so trumps the other flagship phones on the list.

The Apple iPhone X scored 10069 points in the new multi-core test, leading the second device on the list, the Exynos-powered Samsung Galaxy Note8 with more than 3000 points. For the single-core test, it scores 4188 points. The second device on the list is the iPhone 7 Plus which is powered by the A10 Fusion. Samsung’s Galaxy S8 grabs the third position with 1991 points – a score that is even way less than that of the iPhone 7 Plus.

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The A11 Bionic features two high powered cores and four power-efficient cores. Unlike the A10 Fusion which can only run a cluster at a time, the A11 can run all six cores simultaneously.

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Galaxy Note 8 GFXBench

Starting with GFXBench, the version seen on the site is the Exynos-8895 powered variant (SM-N950). The device is shown to have a 6.4-inch display and not 6.3-inches as previously reported. The resolution is 2960 x 1440.

The Exynos 8895’s CPU is clocked at 2.3GHz and paired with a Mali-G71 GPU. There is 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.

For optics, GFXBench lists the camera as an 11MP (12MP) sensor. The Benchmark tool doesn’t identify the second camera but sources say the Note 8 may feature two 12MP sensors. Front camera is an 8MP sensor that can record in Full HD.

GFXBench also includes the usual sensors and connectivity features.

Galaxy Note 8 AnTuTu

For AnTuTu, there are a number of differences. The model number is SM-N9500 and the processor is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 with the GPU as the Adreno 540. The display resolution is different at 1080 x 2220. This is the default resolution the Galaxy S8 was set to out of the box, though with the option to adjust it.

AnTuTu lists the camera configuration as 8MP and 12MP. RAM is 6GB and built-in storage is 64GB. Just like the Exynos variant, this version also runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat.

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The Galaxy Note 8 recorded a score of  over 179,000, clocking more points than that of the Snapdragon version of the Galaxy S8+.

(Sources: 1, 2; Via)

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The Galaxy Note 8 is probably the biggest device set to lunch this month. In the last few days we have been getting a steady stream of images showing the flagship from all angles. To cap it up, we finally get to know the full specification details, thanks to Evan Blass (@Evleaks) of VentureBeat.

Galaxy Note 8 Design

The overall design of the Galaxy Note 8 is similar to that of the Galaxy S8/S8+. It will have the same infinity display only taller. Though the corners of the Note 8 aren’t as curved as that of the Galaxy S8.

The Note 8 will arrive in four colors namely Midnight Black, Orchid Grey Maple Gold and Deep Blue. However only Midnight Black and Maple Gold will be available at first. A fresh render leaked by Evan Blass shows the Maple Gold and Midnight Black variants together alongside their respectively colored S Pens.

The renders show that all the color variants will have the same black front panel and black colored rear camera housing. Since the fingerprint scanner and LED flash sit in the same housing as the cameras, they also get the black coating.

Button placement follows that of the Galaxy S8 too. The volume rocker and Bixby buttons are placed on the left and the power button on the right.

Galaxy Note 8 Specs

The Galaxy Note 8 will have a 6.3-inch Super AMOLED display, making it just a tiny bit larger than the Galaxy S8+. Just like the S8 and S8+, it will come with an Exynos 8895 and the Snapdragon 835 mobile platform depending on the market.

The Note 8 will have 6GB of RAM standard paired with 64GB of storage with the option for expansion via a microSD card slot. According to leaker @Ice Universe, the Chinese and Korean version will have quadruple the storage (256GB).

Samsung will double the rear camera on the Galaxy Note 8. Each one is a 12MP sensor but the primary wide-angle one has an aperture of f/1.7 with dual-pixel autofocus while the secondary telephoto lens has a f/2.4 aperture and 2x optical zoom. Both sensors have OIS.

The front facing camera is an 8MP sensor with autofocus and an f/1.7 aperture.

The Galaxy Note 8 will feature a 3000mAh battery. This is smaller than that of the Galaxy Note 7 (3500mAh) and even the Galaxy Note 7 FE (3200mAh). The phone will support wireless charging and be IP68 certified.

Galaxy Note 8 Launch Date

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will be officially unveiled in New York on August 23.

Galaxy Note 8 Availability

Following its August release, it will go on sale first in South Korea, US, and the UK in September. The rest of the world will get it in October.

READ MORE: Samsung Announces Industry’s First 6CA Cat.18 LTE Modem

Galaxy Note 8 Price

The exact price has not been released but the Galaxy Note 8 is expected to retail for almost €1000 ($1186) in Europe.

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That notwithstanding, the rumour may not have any credibility in it as a Meizu staff has bluntly denied the existence of such configuration on the Pro 7 or Pro 7 Plus. The Meizu staff has taken down the post, by the way, so we couldn’t get a translated screenshot for you but he categorically stated that there is no Exynos 8895 on the Pro 7. The staff hinted that the Pro 7 project had commenced even before the Exynos 8895 chip or the Samsung Galaxy S8 was introduced and the R&D stage could even pre-date that of the Galaxy S8. 

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It is likely the rumour originated from the internet, particularly from Weibo as you can see from the screenshot above and not from Meizu. Perhaps, the rumours would sound less interesting if the Helio X30 chip has appeared on several benchmarks so we could know how capable it is as a flagship chip. But then, Meizu has released official posters for the launch of the Pro 7 on July 26. We expect some benchmark data to leak before then. Even if it doesn’t, we’ll serve you a detailed review of the device here on Gizmochina as soon as we get our hands on it after the launch.

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Leaks concerning the Meizu Pro 7 has been quite consistent these days considering that the flagship phone is tipped as launching later this month. The rear display seems to be the biggest highlight of the Pro 7 but some may say it is the Helio X30 chip it is expected to feature.  Well, looks like the Pro 7 will not be having an Helio X30 chip only as new detail has emerged that the Meizu Pro 7 Plus will feature a Samsung Exynos 8895 chip.

Meizu has always been known to use Exynos chips on its smartphones, the last to feature that was the Meizu Pro 6 Plus which uses an Exynos 8890 chip but that was like a year after Samsung released the flagship chip. But in this case, the Pro 7 Plus is said to feature the Exynos 8895 a couple of months after it was released. The information is credited to have been revealed by a Meizu store employee. The details include that there are two versions of the Pro 7, one with a secondary display and another version without a secondary display, both powered by Helio X30. The Meizu Pro 7 Plus, on the other hand, will have a secondary display and will be powered by the latest Exynos 8895 as stated earlier.

Read More: Exynos 8895 Benchmark Score Spotted: See How it Compares with Kirin 960, SD 835 & Exynos 8890

The use of an Exynos 8895 chip on the Pro 7 Plus sounds interesting, considering that the Exynos 8890 onboard the Pro 6 Plus did not come with full network support but the Exynos 8895 comes with it. This disclosure, if true, will surely further spur up the level of interests in the upcoming flagship.

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The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are available in two CPU variants. In the U.S., both flagships are available with Snapdragon 835 chipset. For regions out of the U.S., Samsung is selling the Exynos 8895 SoC editions of Galaxy S8 duo. The Snapdragon 835 driven Galaxy S8 has been spotted with impressive benchmarking scores of over 6000 mark on Geekbench. Now, the Galaxy S8 with Exynos 8895 has appeared on Geekbench and its prowess has been revealed as it has broken the 7000 ceiling on the benchmarking platform.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 SM-G950F appeared on Geekbench with Exynos 8895 (mentioned as universal8895). It is running on Android 7.0 Nougat and 4 GB of RAM. The octa-core processor of the Exynos 8895 is working at 1.69 GHz.

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In the single-core test on Geekbench, the Galaxy S8 recorded a score of 2121. However, on multi-core test, it recorded one of the highest scores by a smartphone on Geekbench with 7101 score. This multi-score result suggests that it is even faster than iPhone 7 Plus. However, in single-core test it is slower than iPhone 7 Plus.

This is not the first time that the Snapdragon 835 Galaxy S8 has been outscored by its Exynos variant. Recently, it was found that the Galaxy S8 with SD 835 scored 162,101 points on AnTuTu whereas the Exynos 8895 recorded 174,155 points.

The second-generation Exynos 8895 SoC of the Exynos 9 Series is built with 10nm FinFET manufacturing technology. The Galaxy S8’s Exynos 8895 has an octa-core processor which works 2.3 GHz along with Mali-G71 graphics. The first-generation chipset is Exynos 8890 is present under the hood of Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones from previous year.

The newer Exynos 8895 SoC offers 40 percent lower power consumption and 27 percent higher performance than the Exynos 8890. It can support up to 4K UHD screen and up to 28-megapixel + 16-megapixel dual rear cameras and a front-facing camera of 16-megapixel. Speculations are rife that the Galaxy Note 8 arriving in August or September would be also available in Snapdragon 835 and Exynos 8895 SoC versions. Hence, the phablet is heavily pegged to feature rear-mounted dual cameras.

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Recent reports reveal that Meizu and Samsung held a very low-key joint event on Friday, May 12 tagged Meizu + Samsung Tech Day. The event wasn’t publicised and the agenda was also unknown. Could this be an indication that both companies are in the process of sealing a collaborative deal? We don’t know about that but with Samsung hoarding a lion share of the Snapdragon 835 processors, it could be that both companies are about sealing a deal to feature a Samsung chip for the expected Meizu Pro 7.

Read Also: Meizu’s Full Screen Phone With High-End Qualcomm Chip Said To Arrive In 2018

The Pro 7 has been on the front burner for a while now but details are still sketchy about the next Meizu flagship. Since Samsung Galaxy S8 series used the latest Qualcomm snapdragon 835 and since the Exynos 8895 is a very good and efficient chip, it is fair to speculate that Meizu could be negotiating a deal for it. If Meizu needs a chip from Samsung, of course, it is not difficult to guess that it will be the Exynos 8895 and most likely the Pro 7 will be the device to have it. That won’t be the first time a Meizu phone will feature an Exynos chip so, that isn’t ruled out.

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Last month, the Huawei P10 and Huawei P10 Plus were at the center of a controversy. Some users had discovered that the phones had different types of flash memory installed which resulted in varying performance results. Huawei responded to the issue by saying that the discrepancies in the flash memory was as a result of using different suppliers. They also went on to say there was no notable difference in the overall performance of two phones with different flash memories.

We already know Huawei isn’t the only company that cuts corners with flash storage. There have been reports of iPhones with larger storage capacities having faster read/write speed than those with smaller storage. Turns out Samsung also uses various flash storage for their phones and their most recent flagship, the Galaxy S8 isn’t left out.

The finding was discovered by an XDA member who owns the Exynos 8895 version of the Galaxy S8 (SM-G950FD). After finding out his own phone uses a UFS 2.1 storage, he implored other Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ owners to find out what flash storage type is present in their phone. The results were varying. While some Galaxy S8 units have UFS 2.1 flash storage, others have UFS 2.0; but all Galaxy S8+ units tested have UFS 2.1 storage. Poll results below.

Initially, Samsung had explicitly stated that the UFS storage present in the Galaxy S8 is version 2.1 but if you head to the page now, it has now been removed. The asterisked info that says “May differ by country and carrier” is actually for the RAM and storage configuration and not type. Below is a comparison of the previous spec page and the new one.

The difference in performance between a phone with UFS 2.1 storage and another with UFS 2.0 storage isn’t much compared to that of one with an eMMC 5.1 storage. But it is still disappointing that a company as large as Samsung which is one of the largest flash memory manufacturers in the world will behave in such a manner.

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To find out the type of UFS storage in your Galaxy S8, head to the Play Store and download the AndroBench app. For UFS 2.0, you should get read speeds between 500MB/s – 600MB/s while UFS 2.1 should have read speeds between 750MB/s and 800MB/s. To determine the vendor of the flash memory, install Material Emulator from the Play Store and input the command “cat / proc / scsi / scsi” without the asterisk. Compare the results with that of the table below.

The Galaxy S8 and S8+ are scheduled to launch on the 18th of May in China. Pre-orders will begin on the 10th and sales will start on the 25th. If you pre-register and pay the ¥99 fee and complete payment on May 18, you will be eligible for the free gifts that come with the Galaxy S8.

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Earlier this week, a leaked photo of Samsung Galaxy S8+ prototype featuring a dual camera setup had surfaced. Speculations started swirling that the alleged phone could end up releasing as Galaxy Note 8. Now, well-known analyst from KGI Securities, Ming-Chi Kuo, has predicted that the Galaxy Note 8 would be the first Samsung phone to come with dual rear camera.

According to Kuo, the Galaxy Note 8’s dual camera feature will beat the image quality of the dual rear snappers present on the iPhone 7 Plus phablet. Also, it will be on par with the twin rear cameras of the forthcoming OLED iPhone (aka iPhone 8). The analyst also added that the dual rear-facing camera feature will be “the most important upgrade” coming on the successor of Galaxy Note 7.

Kuo has predicted that the dual rear camera of Galaxy Note 8 will include a 12-megapixel Dual Pixel sensor for wide angle shooting and another 13-megapixel tele shooter sensor. Both the cameras are expected to support Optical Image Stabilization and 3x optical zoom. The recently leaked render suggests that the Galaxy Note 8 may feature a vertically arranged dual rear camera setup.

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The analyst has further added that the Galaxy Note 8 would be coming with a 6.4-inch OLED screen that will carry support for QHD+ resolution. Depending on the region, the Galaxy Note 8 would be featuring either a Snapdragon 835 SoC or an Exynos 8895 chipset. Like the Galaxy S8 duo, the Note 8 may come with a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.

Apart from spilling beans on the camera details and leaked features of Galaxy Note 8, Kuo has also revealed what sort of reception Galaxy S8 duo are receiving during their pre-order period. He has claimed that the market analysis carried out by KGI Securities has revealed that the reception of Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ has been better than what was expected since their launch. Previously, he had predicted that Samsung would be shipping 40 to 45 million units of S8, but current market response has compelled him to revise the shipment predictions. Fresh forecasts indicate that Samsung will ship 50 to 55 million units of S8.

The full-screen design of the Galaxy S8 has received overwhelming response from the market. The new form factor will be able to attract high-end smartphone buyers. KGI Securities had previously stated that there are no attractive selling features on the Galaxy S8. However, the analyst now claims that market response has exceeded the expectations.

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Its been two days since Samsung took the wraps of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Since the launch, we have been getting new details on both phones from those who have been able to get some hands-on time with the devices. One of such people is a Chinese blogger who has had the chance to compare the Exynos 8895 variants.

Tech blogger @肥威 took to Weibo to say that comparison tests between the Exynos powered variants of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ showed that the larger variant is more powerful. He includes a picture to back up his claim.

The image shows both devices running hardware and software information utility app, AIDA64. The app shows that the Exynos 8895 in the Galaxy S8 is clocked at 2.3GHz while that of the Galaxy S8+ is clocked at nearly 2.5GHz (2.49GHz). The finding has only been reported by him for now but other reviewers might come across it as well.

The difference in clockspeed might be negligible and is not something we haven’t seen before. The Xiaomi Mi 5 (3GB + 32GB) has its Snapdragon 820  SoC clocked at 1.85GHz while the Mi 5 Prime and Pro (3GB + 64GB & 4GB + 128GB) has the same processor clocked at 2.15GHz. There is also no info if this applies to the Snapdragon 835 variant too.

READ MORE: Analyst Believes Huawei Will Topple Samsung to Become Apple’s Main Rival

Is the processor difference a reason to settle for the Galaxy S8+? We do not think so. Unless you need that extra screen and battery, the Galaxy S8 is fine.

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Samsung also unveiled the Galaxy S8 Plus today which could actually be called a Galaxy S8 with a large display and battery. The flagship lives up to its name, coming with a plus-size build. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus packs similar design and hardware like the S8 save for a few differences in the battery capacity and display size.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus Specifications

The Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus features a superior 6.2-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 2960 x 1440 pixels and 529ppi. On the Galaxy S8 Plus, Samsung is also offering two versions which would be sold separately in specific regions. There is a Snapdragon 835-powered version which comes with an octa-core processor clocked at 2.35GHz. There is also an Exynos 8895-powered version equally clocked at 2.35GHz. Both the Snapdragon and Exynos versions come with 4GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage which can be expanded up to 256GB via microSD.

The camera configuration is the same as on the Galaxy S8 sporting a 12MP rear sensor with optical image stabilisation (IOS), LED flash and a f/1.7 aperture. Up front, users get an ample 8MP frot-facing camera with f/1.7 aperture and autofocus. There is an iris scanner at the top bezel up front and the device equally has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor which also unlocks the phone.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus packs a larger 3,500mAh battery under its hood. The flagship comes with a larger dimension measuring 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm. Since it packs a larger battery, it is a little weightier at 173g. You also get such stunning features like an IP68 water and dust resistance, Wireless charging support, LTE Cat.16, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, NFC, MST for Samsung Pay, USB Type-C port and lots more. Samsung still retained the 3.5mm audio jack on the Galaxy S8 Plus.  The Galaxy S8 Plus runs on Android 7.0 Nougat as well.

Pricing & Availability

Samsung also did not announce the official price of the Galaxy S8 Plus but the plus-size flagship will join its sibling in going up for pre-order tomorrow, March 30. It will also be available in Black, Gray, Silver, Blue and Gold variants. If you’re buying the Galaxy S8 Plus, you equally qualify to get a free Gear VR headset with a controller and a set of games. The Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will be available in stores from April 21.

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A total of four different models with model numbers SM-G9500, SM-G950F, SM-G955F and SM-G955U, all models of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ were listed. The version with model number Samsung SM-G9500, which is suspected to be the Chinese version of the Galaxy S8, is listed with a Snapdragon 835 chipset with the Adreno 540 GPU. AnTuTu also revealed that the SD 835 onboard the flagship would likely pull a score exceeding 180,000 points inside the machine than the engineering machine which it was first benchmarked with, scoring 170,000 points. The processor is backed by 4GB of RAM and there is 64GB of storage crammed inside. The SM-G9500 also pack a 12MP main camera and an 8MP shooter at the rear.

AnTuTu also featured another model with number SM-G950F which is likely the international version and as rumoured, the model packs Samsung’s own Exynos 8895 processor with the Mali-G71 GPU firing up the graphics. This version also has 4GB of RAM onboard as well as a 12MP rear camera and 8MP selfie shooter.

Read Also: Exynos 8895 Benchmark Score Spotted: See How it Compares with Kirin 960, SD 835 & Exynos 8890

Further, a third model Samsung SM-G955F which is likely the Samsung Galaxy S8 + international version was also featured AnTuTu’s website. The Galaxy S8 + International version, just like the Galaxy S8, will use Samsung’s Exynos 8895 processor with the same 4Gb + 64GB combination as well as 12MP rear and 8MP front shooters. The Galaxy S8 + is also listed with a Snapdragon 835-powered model that carries the model number SM-G955U and packs the same specs as the Galaxy S8 China version.

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The tradition at Samsung is to release an Exynos and a Qualcomm Snapdragon variant of its flagship phone each year. This year is no different. Depending on the market, the Galaxy S8 will come with either the Exynos 8895 or the Snapdragon 835.

Apart from the difference in chipsets, there will also be size variants. One is the Samsung S8  with a 5.8-inch display and the other is the S8+ with a 6.2-inch screen. To not get you confused, the versions we are comparing are the S8 sporting the Snapdragon 835 (SM-G950U) and the S8+ with Exynos 8895 (SM-G955F). Both versions have the same amount of RAM and run Android 7.0 Nougat.

The Snapdragon 835 is clocked at 1.90GHz on the Galaxy S8. For the main tests, that is the single core and multi-core tests, it scores 1916 and 6011 points respectively. For the Galaxy S8+, the Exynos 8895 chip is clocked at 1.69GHz but it blows away the Snapdragon 835 with 1978 points in the single-core test and 6375 points in the multi-core test!!! We can just end the comparison here but lets further analyze the tests.

Other parameters that are important include the crypto score which is an evaluation of the encryption capabilities of a device. The Exynos 8895 scores 1255 and 5972 points for the crypto score in single core and multi-core performance respectively. The Snapdragon 853 on the other hand scores 1171 and 5803 points.

Another important parameter is floating point score. A device with a high floating point score will perform better when rendering graphics. The S8 with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon pulls in 1335 points in single-core performance and 5661 points in multi-core performance. Samsung’s Exynos 8895 floors the Snapdragon 835 again by scoring 1560 points in  single-core performance and 6480 points in multi-core performance.

READ MORE: Samsung to Invest $7 billion for Mass Production of 10nm and 7nm Chipsets

That doesn’t mean the Snapdragon 835 loses in all the comparison. Single-Core memory score shows the SD835 claiming 2976 points as against the Exynos 8895′ 2734. Though the Exynos takes back the lead in multi-core test.

Both the Exynos 8895 and the Snapdragon 835 are built by Samsung. The former is built using the 10nm LPE process technology while the latter is built using the 10nm FinFET process. Now that we have seen how they perform on GeekBench, it will be nice to see which processor comes out on top on GFXBench.

Single-Core Test: Exynos 8895 vs Snapdragon 835

Multi-Core Test: Exynos 8895 vs Snapdragon 835

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The Exynos 8895 was seen onboard a Samsung new smartphone on Geekbench which carries the model number SM-G955F which is likely a version of the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus. Recall that the Galaxy S8 Plus fired up by a Snapdragon 835 chip appeared on Geekbench with a similar SM-G955U model number. The device is clearly shown to be powered by an Exynos 8995 chipset backed by 4GB of RAM. On the single core test, the smartphone scored 1978 points while on the multi-core test it polled a total of 6375 points.

When compared with the Qualcomm MSM8998 which is SD 835, the MSM8998 performed better both on the single core and multi-core tests but the difference is not too significant. Another factor that may account for the slight difference may be the higher 1.90GHz clock frequency at which the SD 835 ran.

Also when the test score is pitched against the Geekbench score of Huawei Kirin 960 chipset, the result also reveal a slight difference. This time around, the Exynos 8995 performed better on the single core test but the Kirin 960 fared better on the multi-core test score. But then, there is no doubt the three flagship processors fall in the same category.

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The Exynos 8895 chip brings a number of improvements such as a 27% increase in performance and a 40% decrease in power consumption. The SoC uses a combination of four second-gen custom CPU cores and four Cortex-A53 cores and also features a Mali-G71 MP20 GPU. The improvements are clearly evident when the Geekbench score of the previous generation Exynos 8990 chip is compared to the Exynos 8995.

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The Snapdragon 835 chipset by Qualcomm that is speculated to power most flagship smartphones this year is not the only chip built with 10nm process. Samsung’s Exynos 8895 SoC is also a 10nm semiconductor that is expected to power Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ variants coming to Europe and Asia. It may power other smartphones like Galaxy Note 8 this year. Samsung has just announced that it would be investing $6.98 billion to improve the production of 10nm and 7nm chipsets. It will be extending production lines by using 17 Line at the Hwasung-si facility.

The 17 Line manufacturing center was previously known as S3. It was only used for producing system semiconductors. Later on, it began manufacturing 3D NAND flash storages, DRAM and 10nm chipsets. Recent reports had stated that the Seoul-based firm is struggling with the production of its 10nm semiconductor. However, the news about the massive investment suggests that the company is working on improving its mass production to make 18,000 10nm chipsets by the second quarter of this year and to conclude its production by the end of this year.

Samsung took the decision of expanding its production lines on March 13. Reports suggest that the reason why the company made such a massive investment is that its rival, TSMC was able to snatch a deal with the Cupertino company for manufacturing A10 and A10X chipsets.

Related: Rumor: Major Manufacturers Giving Up on Helio X30, May Spell Doom for Mediatek

The Seoul-based firm will be investing $2.18 billion to increase the production of 10nm chipsets. The remaining $5.23 billion will be invested in the dedicated manufacturing line for 7nm semiconductors. An official from Samsung said that the company will have to invest more if Apple strikes a deal in the future.

Samsung is also building new facilities near 17 Line for manufacturing 7nm semiconductors that will be used to power smartphones releasing in 2018. The new facility is expected to 30,000 7nm chipsets per month. Since the manufacturing of 7nm chips involves the usage of Extreme UV equipment, its manufacturing process is costlier than that of 10nmm semiconductors as Samsung has placed orders for 8 EUV equipment that is priced around $218 million and $1.74 billion to purchase them. It aims to finish the production of 7nmm semiconductors by early 2019.

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There has been an endless leak of Samsung’s upcoming flagship, the Galaxy S8. Today is no different as new images of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ in flesh (or rather glass and metal) have surfaced online.

The most recent one is a picture showing both flagships side by side. This image highlights the major difference in both phones which is their screen size.

Wondering about the plethora of sensors lining the front 0f both phones? The Galaxy S8 and S8+ are expected to feature an iris scanner which is the large sensor on the right, the small one beside it is probably a LED flash. Then there is the earpiece sitting in the middle. Next to it on the left is the proximity and ambient light sensors, the front camera, and then the notification LED. These are pre-production units, so some of these sensors should not be this visible on the final product.

The second image shows the Galaxy S8 in a case. This unit is black, so you can see the sensors are not as visible as in the first image. The Always On Display is active and its showing info like the date, battery level and what looks like a Play Store notification.

The Galaxy S8 is expected to launch with a 5.8-inch display while the S8+ will sport a 6.2-inch screen. Depending on the region, you either get the Snapdragon 835 chipset or Samsung’s own Exynos 8895. Both phones will be waterproof and will come with a pair of AKG earphones in the box. That should not be a surprise since Samsung now owns Harman International Industries which is the parent company for JBL and AKG Acoustics. The new Galaxy Tab S3 comes with AKG audio and during its launch, Samsung revealed that future Galaxy devices will also feature the audio technology

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Earlier rumors were hinting that Samsung would introduce rear-facing dual cameras on the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones. However, large number of leaks that have surfaced in the recent weeks clearly show that these flagship phones would not be featuring a dual camera setup on their rear panels. However, an official promo of Exynos 8995 chipset suggests that Samsung’s upcoming smartphone may feature a dual camera setup.

On the official Twitter account of Samsung Exynos, a promo of Exynos 8895 can be seen that says that the chipset is equipped with Dual ISP (Image Signal Processor). It hints that a future smartphone from the South Korean company running on Exynos 8895 chipset would feature twin cameras. The specs sheet of Exynos 8895 states that it can support up to 28-mgapixel + 16-megapixel dual cameras.

Take great pictures. #Exynos8895 with #DualISP for #DualCamera. pic.twitter.com/hPcyueGOZs

— Samsung Exynos (@SamsungExynos) March 6, 2017

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The Exynos 8895 is the same chipset that will be introduced on Galaxy S8 and S8+. It is built with 10nm FinFET manufacturing processor and it features four cores of Exynos M2 running at 2.5 GHz and another four cores of Cortex A53 working at 1.7 GHz. Rumors have it that for the U.S. and China, Samsung will be powering the Galaxy S8 models with Snapdragon 835 chipset. Other regions are speculated to receive the Exynos 8895 chipset variant.

Even though the Exynos 8895 chipset is now confirmed to support dual camera feature, there seems to be lesser chance to see the Galaxy S8 models sport the new camera feature. As mentioned above, none of the recent leaks have revealed dual camera feature for Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Some sources claim that the Seoul-based company may release a third version of Galaxy S8 with dual camera feature in the near future.

It is likely that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 that is speculated to launch later this year may come with a dual camera feature. The Galaxy Note 8 will be a flagship phone and it is expected to be driven by Exynos 8895 chipset. Moreover, the company would want to provide a unique feature of dual camera on Note 8 to set it apart from the Galaxy S8 models.

Also, the company may be trying to build hype around the upcoming phablet by confirming the dual camera feature through an official tweet. This may be possible as the company to win the hearts of its potential customers after the infamous Galaxy Note 7 debacle. If the Exynos 8895 chipset will power the Galaxy Note 8, the specs sheet of the SoC suggest that it may feature a 4K display, 6 GB of RAM, UFS 2.1 storage and of course a safer battery.

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There are many Chinese smartphones that are powered by MediaTek chipsets. The recently announced Sony Xperia XA1 and Xperia XA1 Ultra are also fueled by MediaTek’s Helio P20 SoC. With the company manufacturing advanced chipsets at a faster pace, it soon expected to take on market giants like Qualcomm’s Snapdragon and Samsung’s Exynos chipsets. The Taiwanese firm has now announced its newest and most powerful chipset – the Helio X30 chipset, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017.

The MediaTek Helio X20 from last year was the world’s first ten-core processor. Now the company has announced the Helio X30 SoC, an upgraded version of Helio X20.It is also features a deca-core processor built with 10 nm manufacturing process. After Snapdragon 835 and Exynos 8895, the Helio X30 is the third chipset to be built with 10 nm manufacturing process.

The SoC also includes PowerVR graphics. Compared to its predecessor, the Helio X30 consumes 50 percent less power and delivers 35 percent better performance than Helio X20.

Related: MediaTek Could Possibly Cancel 50% of Helio X30 Production

The deca-core processor includes two Cortex A73 processors working at 2.5 GHz, four Cortex A53 processors functioning at 2.2 GHz and four Cortex A35 processors running with a speed of 1.9 GHz. For topnotch graphics, it includes PowerVR 7XTP-MT4 quad-core graphics working at 800 MHz.

Like Snapdragon 835 and Exynos 8895 chipsets, the Helio X30 also supports up to 8 GB of LPDDR4 RAM at 1866 MHz. It also supports UFS 2.1 storage. The smartphones powered by Helio X30 will deliver a max display resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 pixels.

For photography, it Helio X30 SoC can feature dual 14-bit ISPs to support 16-megapixel + 16-megapixel dual cameras that can shoot with a recording resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 pixels. The CorePilot 4.0 technology can determine the power usage and deliver optimum battery performance at the lowest power.  It also features support for Cat. 10 LTE modem.

Jeffery Ju, MediaTek’s Executive Vice President and Co-COO confirmed at MWC 2017 that the Helio X30 would be powering less than ten smartphones this year. Rumors have it that the Vernee Apollo 2 would be the first smartphone that would be featuring the new chipset. It is slated to get unveiled at MWC.

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Samsung, today unveiled its first processor in the Exynos 9 Series. The new chip, called the Exynos 8895 is Samsung’s first 10nm processor. Samsung says the chip is already in mass production.

The Exynos 8895 brings a number of improvements such as a 27% increase in performance and a 40% decrease in power consumption. The SoC uses a combination of four second-gen custom CPU cores and four Cortex-A53 cores. For the GPU, it features a Mali-G71 MP20.

The Exynos 8895 has Cat. 16 LTE, offering up to 1Gbps in download speeds and 150Mbps (Cat. 13) in upload speeds. There is also a gigabit LTE modem that supports  five carrier aggregation (5CA).

Samsung says its new chip comes with advanced Multi-Format Codec and supports 4K UHD recording and video playback at 120fps. For the cameras,the Exynos 8895 supports up to 28MP sensors for the rear and front cameras and a combination of a 28MP and 16MP sensor for a dual-camera combo.

There is also a Visual Processing Unit (VPU) designed for machine vision technology. This will be used to improve the recognition of an item or its movements by analyzing the visual information captured by the camera.

READ MORE: Samsung will Have Four AR and VR Projects on Exhibtion at MWC 2017

A statement made by the Korean giant says “With Samsung Coherent Interconnect (SCI) technology, the latest processor integrates a heterogeneous system architecture that allows faster computing for a wide range of applications such as artificial intelligence, and deep learning”.

The Exynos 8895 is expected to make its way into a variant of the Galaxy S8, but Samsung didn’t mention that during the unveiling.

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Samsung is known for making processors for companies like Apple and Qualcomm but it also manufactures its own ARM-based SoC under the Exynos line. Samsung is currently manufacturing the Snapdragon 835 for Qualcomm using its own 10nm FinFet process. It’s new chip, the  Exynos 8895 is also based on the same 10nm process and more details of the upcoming processor have been released.

The Exynos 8895 will come in two variants – the Exynos 8895M and the Exynos 8895V. The differences between both chips are in the clock speeds and GPUs. The Exynos 8895M will be clocked at 2.5GHz and will use a G71 MP20 GPU, while the Exynos 8895V will be clocked at 2.3GHz and will sport a G71 MP18 GPU.

Both chips will use a combination of Mongoose M2 and Cortex A53 CPU architecture, and will have their GPUs clocked at 550MHz. The Exynos 8895 will have Cat. 12 LTE speeds, support 4K displays, and UFS 2.1 storage but sadly still won’t have CDMA support.

READ MORE: Samsung Galaxy S8 Launch Could be Pushed Back To April 2017

Samsung’s Exynos 8895 SoC  is expected to be released in the second quarter of 2017 which is around the time the Galaxy S8 has been rumored to be announced. So like Samsung has always done, we will be having two variants of their phones come 2017 – a version with the Exynos 8895 chip and another with the Snapdragon 835 chip.

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Several smartphones have been benchmarked on AnTuTu and of late, we have had scores that could best be described as the highest so far in the smartphones circle and that should be the 172644 points polled by Apple’s A10 Fusion-powered iPhone 7. However, a new leak is suggesting that a record-breaking device with a total point score of 203737 points and scheduled for listing in the first quarter of 2017 has run through AnTuTu benchmark. The disclosure was made by a Twitter user @Ricciolo who tweeted that finally the 200k barrier has been broken. He left off without announcing the smartphone that achieved this incredible feat, leaving that to our imaginations.

203.737 !!! 200k barrier has been broken,and it's not FINAL … someone wanna try to guess ??? #antutu #Q12017 pic.twitter.com/teL4pzxXOo

— Ricciolo (@Ricciolo1) October 5, 2016

This is coming in as a huge surprise because apart form the iPhone 7 Plus, and iPhone 7 which pulled 170124 points, other Snapdragon 821-powered smartphones like the Xioami Mi 5S Plus, LeEco Le Pro 3, ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe hovered around 160,000 points when they were tested on AnTuTu. If true, then this would be the first device to have hit the 200,000 points mark on AnTuTu benchmark.

As of this moment, the only device expected in Q1 2017 is likely the Samsung Galaxy S8 whose release date Samsung is rumored to have pushed closer in orderly to help overcome the woeful outing of the still flopping Galaxy Note 7. The Galaxy S8 is expected to come powered by a new Exynos 8895 chip said to have a clock speed of up to 3.0GHz and tagging along an equally new and powerful Mali-G71 GPU. The Mali-G71 GPU is is said to be twice as fast as the Mali-T880 GPU in the present Exynos 8890 chips.

Read More: Samsung’s Exynos 8895 Chip Details Leaked: Up to 3.0GHz clock speed

In another light, it could be a device powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 chip which is expected to be produced using the 10nm node process and to drop next year as well. Don’t forget Qualcomm and Samsung are rumored to have formed a partnership that would see Samsung manufacture the Snapdragon 830 SoC. These are all speculations though, the 200K mark may still be unattainable and the rumor could be false. So we’ll take it with a pinch of salt and wait to see how it plays out.

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Samsung is alleged to be working on an Exynos 8895 chipset which would use the 10nm process and run at a maximum power of just 5 watts. Now, a new rumor out of China alleges that the expected Exynos 8895 chip will feature improvements in image processing by up to between 70% and 80% and is capable of reaching a clock speed of up to 3.0GHz. That is a whole lot of processing speed.

The Exynos 8895 chip if actually manufactured on the 10nm process would be Samsung’s first chip manufactured on that level and also Samsung’s first to run at a max power draw of just 5 watts. This could improve processing speed to a lightning bolt level and at the same time the device won’t get too hot.

The Exynos 8895 found a worthy rival in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 830 chips which would likely hit the market next year, also manufactured on the 10nm process. Already, the Exynos 8895 is alleged to have hit Geekbench, pulling an amazing score of 2301 for the single-core and 7019 for multi-core tests.

Related: Snapdragon 830 Specs Leaked: 10nm Process, Early Next Year Availability

We are already getting rumors of an early debut for next year’s Galaxy S8 and S8 Edge flagships due to the Note 7’s mishap. The model numbers of the duo have been leaked, meaning they are already in the works and it is believed they would launch spotting the Exynos 8895. It is only then we can determine the true power of Samsung’s next-gen chip.

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