Popular smartphone benchmarking app AnTuTu has released the list of top 10 best performing Android smartphones in March 2019 for global markets. The February’s month list was led by Samsung Galaxy S10+, Honor V20 and Huawei Mate 20 X smartphones. The top three position for the month of March is led by Snapdragon 855 mobile platform driven phones followed by three Exynos 9820 SoC powered smartphones.

AnTuTu’s list of top 10 best performing Android smartphones in March 2019 for global markets has been compiled through data accumulated between March 1 and March 31 by testing at least 1000 units per model. The smartphones were benchmarked using the latest AnTuTu Benchmark V7 app. The scores mentioned for each phone are not their highest score, but average benchmarking score.

The Snapdragon 855 powered Xiaomi Mi 9 is leading the pack with 371,423 points. The second place goes to Snapdragon 855 edition of Samsung Galaxy S10 that has scored 358,845. The Vivo iQOO Monster edition which is also fueled by the same SoC is placed third with 356,004 score.

The Galaxy S10+ Exynos 9820 model is on the fourth position with 332,118 score. The Galaxy S10 with Exynos 9820 onboard is sitting on the fifth position with 328,446 score. The sixth position is held on by the Galaxy S10e which is also powered by the same Exynos SoC.

The Kirin 980 SoC powered Honor V20 from China has occupied by the seventh place with 301,003. The Mate 20 X smartphone that possesses Kirin 980 SoC has dropped to eighth spot with an AnTuTu score of 300,707. The third Kirin 980 powered phone – Huawei P30 Pro has entered the list for the first time on ninth position with an average benchmarking score of 298,572.

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The last phone to make it to the top 10 list is the Snapdragon 845 powered Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 that has scored 296,972. In the coming months, the Mi MIX 3 will be squeezed out of the list and more phones fueled by SD855 will be seen on the list.

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In the past few days, multiple leaks have revealed the entire design of the upcoming Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+ and Galaxy S10e smartphones along with their key specs and pricing. Samsung is one of the few companies that offer autofocus enabled selfie cameras on its flagship phones. The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are equipped with autofocus enabled f/1.7 aperture 8-megapixel front cameras that can shoot good selfies in low light conditions. The front cameras of S9 and S9+ can also capture videos of up to 1,440p at 30 fps and they are equipped with support VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilization). Fresh information reveals that Samsung may significantly improve the selfie camera experience on the Galaxy S10 by including features like support for OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) and 4K video shooting.

Galaxy S10 and S10+ Selfie Camera Rumors

Citing information that has surfaced on Weibo, a Chinese publication has claimed that the Galaxy S10 will carry support for 4K video shooting at 60 fps. As mentioned above, the Galaxy S9 duo selfie cameras carry support electronic image stabilization, but the S10 is now rumored to arrive with OIS feature. The new features are also expected to be available on the advanced Galaxy S10+ smartphone.

Leaked renders of both phones have revealed that the S10 will be featuring a small cutout for it at the top-right of the display whereas the S10+ will be featuring a pill-shaped cutout for dual front-facing cameras. The Galaxy S10 and S10+ are equipped with triple rear cameras. The S10+ may have 10-megapixel + 8-megapixel dual camera setup whereas the S10 may feature either 10-megapixel or 8-megapixel front camera.

Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ Rear Cameras Leaks

The Galaxy S10 duo are rumored to arrive with 12-megapixel + 16-megapixel + 13-megapixel triple camera setup. The main sensor of 12-megapixel is rumored to offer f/1.5 – f/2.4 variable aperture. It may come with enhanced DRAM for better low-light photography experience. The 16-megapixel senor could be a super-wide angle lens with f/1.9 aperture. It may support 123-degree viewing angle. The 13-megapixel sensor could be a telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture. Except for the wide-angle lens, the other two sensors are expected to be equipped with autofocus and OIS.

Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ Specifications

The Galaxy S10 and S10+ are rumored to respectively feature 6.1-inch and 6.4-inch quad HD+ resolution enabled S-AMOLED displays. These displays will be equipped with ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner. Depending on the market, the S10 duo will be available in Snapdragon 855 and Exynos 9820 CPU editions.

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The S10 will come with up to 8 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of storage. On the other side, the S10+ may include up to 12 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage. The S10 will be receiving power from a 3,400mAh battery whereas the S10+ will include a big battery of 4,000mAh capacity. The S10 is expected to debut with a starting price of 899 euros (~$1,030) whereas the Plus model may begin at 999 euros (~$1,150).

Readers are advised take this report with a pinch of salt since there is no concrete supporting evidence to confirm on the front and rear features and configurations of the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+.

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Reliable tipster Roland Quandt has shared fresh renders of the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ color variants that are very likely to release in Europe. The new renders have revealed the Midnight Black, Emerald Green and Prism White editions of the Galaxy S10 duo.

Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ Color Variants

The Midnight Black edition of the Galaxy S10 and S10+ has no color gradient and has a simple appeal. The Emerald Green has an aqua-like that is brighter on the top and appears darker towards the bottom. The Prism White has a mix of blue and purple hues with white undertone. Apart from these colors, the S10 and S10+ phones may come in a Blue variant, but it may not be released immediately.

Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ Design

The Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ are equipped with curved AMOLED Infinity-O panels on the front. The upper and lower bezels on both phones have been significantly reduced. The Galaxy S10+ has a small cutout for the front-facing camera on the top-right corner of the screen whereas the Galaxy S10+ has a wider pill-shaped cut for the selfie camera and a ToF sensor.

The Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ are going to be equipped with ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner. The sides of the Galaxy S10 duo feature a Bixby button, a volume rocker, a power button, an external speaker, a 3.5mm audio jack and a USB-C port.

The rear sides of Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ are almost identical since they are equipped with horizontally arranged triple camera sensors. Rumors have it that it will be featuring a 12-megapixel primary sensor with variable aperture, a 13-megapixel telephoto lens and a 16-megapixel wide-angle lens. Alongside the triple camera sensors on both phones are the dual-tone LED flash and hear rate sensor.

Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ Specifications

The Galaxy S10 and S10+ will respectively feature 6.1-inch and 6.4-inch Infinity-O AMOLED displays that will produce quad HD+ resolution.  The Snapdragon 855 mobile platform will be seen in select markets like the U.S. and China. Europe and rest of the world markets are going to receive the Exynos 9820 chipset editions of the Galaxy S10 duo.

Both phones are expected to come with base models featuring 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of inbuilt storage.  The Android 9 Pie OS will come preinstalled on both devices. The S10 will have 3,300mAh battery whereas the S10+ will be blessed with a larger battery of 4,000mAh capacity.

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Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ Price and Release Date

The Galaxy S10, S10+ and a lighter edition called Galaxy S10e will be announced on Feb. 20. Rumors have that these phones will be available in multiple markets from March 8. The Galaxy S10 is expected to arrive with a starting price of $799 and S10+ may begin at $899.

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Samsung will be debuting the Galaxy S10 series which includes Galaxy S10 E, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ smartphones in the coming month on Feb. 20 through the Unpacked 2019 event. The launch event will be held in San Francisco, U.S. The South Korean company is working on a strategy to regain popularity in China. It has recently launched Galaxy A9s, Galaxy A8s and Galaxy A6s in the past few months. It appears that the company is now preparing itself to launch the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10+ phones in China since these phones have 3C certification in China.

Before a smartphone goes official in China, it is required to receive approval from many certification bodies and one of them is China Compulsory Certificate (CCC). The China variant’s S10 and S10 Plus phones with respective model numbers SM-G9730 and SM-G9750 have been spotted on the database of 3C which indicates that these phones will go official in China in the near future.

Last year, the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus were made official on Feb. 25. These devices were official announced in China on March 6. Since the Galaxy S10 series are launching five days earlier then the S9 models, there is a possibility that China may receive the new flagship phones at the beginning of March.

The box package of the Galaxy S10 duo will include EP-TA200 charger which supports 9V/1.67A and 5V/2A charging rates. It is the very same charger that comes bundled with other flagship phones from Samsung such as Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+

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The Galaxy S10 is rumored to feature a 6.1-inch punch-hole Infinity-O AMOLED display. It will be packed with a 3,100mAh battery. The S10+ may house a larger screen of 6.4 inches and it may feature 3,500mAh battery.

Both phones are expected to come equipped with common features such as Exynos 9820 / Snapdragon 855 chipset variants, in-display fingerprint scanner and triple rear cameras. The S10 will have a single camera on its front while the S10 Plus will be featuring dual front-facing shooters.

An entry-level version of the Galaxy S10 dubbed as Galaxy S10 E is also expected to debut alongside S10 and S10 Plus phones on Feb. 20. The S10 E phone hasn’t appeared on 3C which suggests that the country may not receive it.

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The Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite will be announced along with Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus smartphones in the coming month. Rumors have it that the South Korean company will be unveil the Galaxy S10 series on Feb. 20. Today, the Galaxy S10 Lite smartphone has appeared on Geekbench to confirm it key specs.

As it can be seen in the below image, a Samsung phone with model number SM-G970U has appeared on Geekbench. Recent reports have revealed that the model number belongs to the S10 Lite which is the lowest configuration model in the Galaxy S10 series.

The Galaxy S10 Lite is fueled by “msmnile” processor. Leaks from last year have revealed that the 7nm Snapdragon 855 is codenamed as “msmnile.” The SoC of the Galaxy S10 Lite is assisted by 6 GB of RAM. The handset is loaded with Android 9 Pie OS.

In the single-core and multi-core tests of Geekbench, the smartphone has respectively scored 1986 and 6266. These benchmarking scores are lower than what the Snapdragon 855 and 6 GB RAM powered Xiaomi Cepheus scored on Geekbench. The Cepheus believed to be the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 9 phone.

The SM-G970 belongs to the unlocked version of the Galaxy S10 Lite for the U.S. Previous reports have revealed that the S10 Lite is fitted with a 5.8-inch S-AMOLED Infinity Display that supports 18.5:9 aspect ratio and full HD+ resolution. The S10 Lite will be drawing power from 3,100mAh battery. The smartphone to be release in variants such as 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage and 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage.

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The back panel of the phone will be featuring a dual camera setup. A single camera will be available on the frontside of the phone. Like the Galaxy A7 (2018) smartphone from last year, the Galaxy S10 Lite will be featuring a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. In the U.K., the smartphone will be available with a price tag of 699 pounds (~$892). In the U.S., it could be priced between $650 and $750. The glass-bodied S10 Lite is rumored to hit the market in multiple colors like yellow, white, black, green and blue.

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Recent reports have revealed that the Samsung Galaxy S10 series that may go official in February next year will include Galaxy S10 Lite, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Plus and Galaxy S10 5G edition smartphones. Citing information received from a major tech retailer, Gizmodo UK has shared some key information on the pricing and released date of the Galaxy S10 series.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Launch Date

Samsung is known for holding a dedicated event for unleashing its Galaxy S series flagship phone ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC) tech expo each year. According to the publication, the South Korean company will be holding Samsung Unpacked event on Feb. 20 before the MWC 2019 to announce the Galaxy S10 series. The MWC 2019 tech trade show will be held in Barcelona, Spain between Feb. 25 and Feb. 28.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Pre-orders and Release Date

The Galaxy S10 Lite, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus are expected to be available on pre-orders after the Feb. 20 launch event. The S10 series will be hitting the market on March 8.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Pricing and Variants for UK

The Galaxy S10 Lite (SM-G70F) will be featuring a flat 5.8-inch Super-AMOLED screen that will support an aspect ratio of 18.5:9 and Quad HD resolution. This smartphone is unlikely to feature an in-screen camera hole. It will be featuring a single camera on the front and dual cameras on the rear. The publication has claimed that it will be priced at 699 pounds (~$882) in the U.K.

The Galaxy S10 (SM-G73F) will be featuring an in-screen camera hole designed display that measures 6.1 inches. It will be curved S-AMOLED screen that will produce QHD+ resolution and 19:9 aspect ratio. The S10 will be equipped with a single front camera and a triple camera setup on the rear. It is expected to arrive in 128 GB and 512 GB storage choices that may respectively cost 799 pounds (~$1,008) and 999 pounds (~$1,260).

The Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus (SM-G975F) will feature a display hole to house dual front-facing cameras. It will be equipped with triple rear cameras. The S10 and S10 Plus are tipped to feature standard, wide and telephoto lenses in their triple camera system. The smartphone is tipped to be fitted with a larger 6.4-inch S-AMOLED display that will QHD+ resolution and 19:9 aspect ratio. The S10 Plus is speculated to arrive in 128 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB storage sizes. These models are rumored to be respectively priced at 899 pounds (~$1,135), 1,099 pounds (~1,388) and 1,399 pounds (~$1,771).

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The Galaxy S10 Lite may feature a regular rear-mounted fingerprint scanner or an optical under-display fingerprint scanner. The S10 and S10 Plus are expected to come equipped with an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor. The Android 9 Pie OS overlaid with One UI is expected to arrive preinstalled on the Galaxy S10 series. Depending on the market, the Galaxy S10 series will be coming in chipset variants of Snapdragon 855 and Exynos 9820.

Rumors have claimed that there will be a Galaxy S10 model with 6.7-inch screen and as many as six cameras. However, there is no fresh information on its existence. A 5G edition of the Galaxy S10 phone is speculated to debut alongside the Galaxy Fold foldable phone in March. It is expected to come equipped with 12 GB of RAM.

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A report from the previous month had claimed that the highest configuration variant of the Samsung Galaxy S10 could be the world’s first phone to feature 12 GB of RAM. Citing information from GF Securities based in Hong Kong, IT Home has reported that Samsung will be a launching phone with 12 GB of RAM.

The publication has further stated that the Galaxy S10 model featuring 12 GB of RAM will be equipped with massive storage of 1 TB. Probably, these specs could belong to the Galaxy S10 5G edition that is tipped to feature a massive display of 6.7 inches. Previous reports have revealed that this handset has a model number of SM-G75FC and it could be coming with 512 GB storage. It remains to whether the phone will feature 512 GB or 1 TB storage.

Previous reports have revealed that the Galaxy S10 5G could be equipped with four rear-mounted cameras. The front side of the phone is expected to feature a 3D sensing camera along with a selfie snapper. The handset is expected to sport a premium appeal since it is rumored to feature a ceramic rear. It may come in Black and White color options.

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The Galaxy S10 Lite is rumored to be the entry-level phone in the Galaxy S10 series. The Galaxy S10 Plus model is expected to feature a 6.44-inch display and it is rumored to be equipped with triple cameras. The Galaxy S10 smartphone could be coming with a 5.8-inch display and a dual camera setup. The Galaxy S10 models are expected to release in color gradient versions of white, black, yellow and green. The Snapdragon 8150 chipset could be the driving force of all the Galaxy S10 models.

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Rumors surrounding the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 series have revealed that it will include smartphones such as Galaxy S10 Lite, Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10 Plus and Galaxy S10 5G. These are not the final names, but speculated monikers based on the features that they will be arriving with. Fresh information reveals that the Galaxy S10 5G which is tipped to be the most advanced phone in the Galaxy S10 lineup will be sporting a ceramic build. It is speculated that the Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus may feature attractive looking color gradient rear shells.

A recent report had revealed that the Galaxy S10 5G model will equipped with support for 5G networks and it will feature a massive screen of 6.7 inches. The handset is also tipped to feature a rear-mounted quad camera setup, a selfie camera and a 3D sensing ToF camera. Another innovative that is expected to be available on the smartphone is support for reverse wireless charging.

Fresh information shared by SamMobile states that the Galaxy S10 5G that has a model number of SM-G75FC may feature an inbuilt storage of 512 GB. It has corroborated on the rumor that Galaxy S10 5G edition will have a 6.7-inch screen.

The publication claims that the smartphone will be sporting a premium appeal since it will be equipped with ceramic unibody. It is tipped to arrive in Black and White colors. The ceramic material is very strong since it cannot be easily scratched. Only hardware elements such as diamond and sapphire can scratch the material.

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The Galaxy S10 (SM-G73) and Galaxy S10 Plus (SM-G75) models that will be respectively equipped with 5.8-inch and 6.44-inch screens will be hitting the market in gradient colors. These phones are also rumored to respectively feature dual camera and triple camera systems.

Previous leaks have revealed that the Galaxy S10 Lite will be the entry-level phone in the S10 series. It has a model number of SM-G70. It is speculated to arrive with a dual camera setup. Probably, this phone will not be available in regular colors.

It was after various smartphone manufacturers from China such as Huawei, Vivo and OPPO launched several phones with color gradients, Samsung also launch newer phones such as Galaxy A9 Star, Galaxy A9s, Galaxy A6s and the above shown Galaxy S9 Ice Blue  smartphones in China in color gradients options. Xiaomi has been using ceramic build for the Mi MIX series since the time it had introduced the original Mi MIX phone in November 2016. It is only now that Samsung has reportedly to use ceramic build for the upcoming Galaxy S10 phones.

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Today, Samsung has officially unveiled its next-generation mobile chipset — Samsung Exynos 9820 in China carrying a tagline that reads “Extraordinary wisdom, born from the inside.”

The new chipset from Samsung is manufactured using 8nm LPP FinFET process, which the company says consumes 10 percent less power compared to the 10nm process. For comparison, Huawei‘s Kirin 980 and Apple‘s A12 Bionic chipsets are manufactured using the 7nm process.

Samsung Exynos 9820 has a tri-cluster architecture with the fourth generation custom designed CPU cores. It consists of two custom cores for processing power, two Cortex A75 large cores for optimal performance, and four Cortex A55 small cores for greater efficiency.

As per the company, compared to the Exynos 9810, the multi-core performance increased by 15 percent and single-core performance increased by 20 percent. The overall performance of this new chipset is 40 percent better than its predecessor, claims Samsung.

The chipset comes with the Mali-G76 MP12 graphics processor, which has more execution units and double channels. It is claimed to offer 40 percent better performance than the GPU in Exynos 9810 and is also said to be 35 percent more energy efficient. For comparison, the Kirin 980 chipset features Mali-G76 MP10 GPU.

For the first time, the Exynos 9-series chipset from Samsung comes with Neural Processing Unit (NPU) which is said to offer seven times artificial intelligence-based computing power compared to its predecessor.

Coming to the photography, the Exynos 9820 chipset has advanced ISP that supports up to five sensing elements, including infrared sensors for enabling facial recognition. For the front-facing camera, it supports camera sensor of up to 22MP and the same 22MP for the rear camera. It also supports dual-camera setup with a maximum of a 16MP camera sensor. For video recording, the chipset supports 8K 30fps and 4K 120fps and also supports 10bit HEVC/H.264/VP9 codec.

For the display, the chipset supports 4K resolution. As for connectivity, the new chipset from Samsung supports 4G LTE baseband with highest downlink Cat.20 8CA that supports peak speed of 2Gbps and uplink speed of up to 316Mbps. It also supports UFS 2.1/3.0 flash memory and there’s also a hardware-level PUF key management.

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The Samsung Exynos 9820 flagship chipset from the South Korean giant will be mass produced by the end of this year and is expected to be used in the company’s upcoming smartphone — Galaxy S10 — which could be unveiled in February next year during Mobile World Congress.

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Huawei and Apple already beat the other chip makers in the race to announcing and also releasing phones powered by 7nm chipsets with their Kirin 980 and the Bionic A12/A12X proccesors respectively. Now it appears Samsung is ready to claim the third spot.

Samsung’s Exynos Twitter account posted a tweet yesterday with an image that has the text “Intelligence from within” and a November 14, 2018 date written on it. We believe this is a teaser for the launch of the next generation flagship Samsung processor – the Exynos 9820.

Think next. #TheNextExynos pic.twitter.com/e5RNSd1Fx2

— Samsung Exynos (@SamsungExynos) November 9, 2018

The Exynos 9820 will be a 7nm chipset and will first appear in the Galaxy S10 series in the first quarter of 2019 before appearing in the Galaxy Note 10 in the third quarter. The chipset will also have a 5G modem.

There are rumors the Exynos 9820 will have a tri-cluster arrangement like the Kirin 980. One cluster is said to be made of two custom Mongoose M4 cores, followed by a second cluster of Cortex-A76 cores and a third cluster of Cortex-A55 cores. The chipset has also been reported to feature a Mali-G76 GPU and have advanced AI capabilities.

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At the moment, the Bionic A12X is the most-powerful chipset in a mobile device. It will be interesting to see how well the Exynos 9820 performs. Qualcomm, on the other hand, will announce its own next-gen processor at an event in December scheduled to hold in Hawaii.

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Various smartphone manufacturers have launched Snapdragon 845 powered phones this year. Qualcomm is expected to announce the successor chipset for SD845 by the end of the year. It is speculated to be built with 7nm manufacturing process by TSMC. Even though the rumor mill is referring to the successor of SD845 as Snapdragon 855, recent reports have claimed that Qualcomm may adopt a different naming scheme for it. The U.S.-based chip maker has confirmed that it has already provided samples of the upcoming 7nm chipset to its OEM partners.

Since the smartphone OEMs have received samples of the upcoming 7nm Qualcomm chipset, they can now test and build news phones powered by the new SoC. As mentioned above, Qualcomm is expected to announce the new chipset by December. Hence, phones are powered by it are expected to go official by early 2019.

The smaller sized chipset that is based on 7nm architecture will deliver better performance and consume less power than Snapdragon 845. However, as of this writing, the exact specifications of the new chipset are not known. However, what is known about it is that it will be pair with Snapdragon X50 5G modem which means powered by the successor of Snapdragon 845 will be able to support 5G connectivity. According to Qualcomm, it is the first 5G-capable mobile platform for premium tier smartphones.

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Various smartphone makers are prepping up to launch 5G phones next year. Hence, it appears that the successors models of the flagship phones that have released this year may offer 5G connectivity. The successor of SD845 is not the only SoC with 7nm architecture. Huawei will be debuting the Kirin 980 as the world’s first 7nm chipset at the upcoming IFA 2018. Also, the forthcoming iPhones are expected to feature 7nm Apple A12 SoC. Even Samsung is rumored to be working on its 7nm Exynos chipset.

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While Samsung will be launching the Galaxy Note 9 smartphone on 9th August, the company’s next-generation Galaxy S-series smartphone, Galaxy S10, has been the talk of the town since past few weeks.

The South Korean giant is expected to use the Samsung Exynos 9820 octa-core chipset to power the Galaxy S10, but there isn’t much known about this new processor. However, the latest information coming from Ice Universe suggets that the company might follow MediaTek’s footsteps.

According to the latest report, Samsung could be opting for a three-cluster CPU core arrangement which will feature four lightweight Cortex-A55 cores, two Cortex-A75 or A76 cores for medium tasks, and two fourth-generation custom Mongoose CPU cores for heavyweight tasks.

Thus, the processor will still have eight-cores but instead of the usual four heavy cores and four light cores aggangement, the company will be opting for 2+2+4 arrangement. This arranagement is similar to MediaTek Helio X-series chipsets which has its ten cores arranged in cluster of lightweight/medium/heavy cores.

According to MediaTek, such cluster arrangement of cores could help in improving the battery performance on the smartphone. While it’s unclear whether MediaTek’s approach is indeed better than solutions from Qualcomm and Samsung, it looks like an interesting take.

However, there are few concerns, including whether Samsung has access to Arm’s DynamIQ tech, which makes these flexible CPU core arrangements possible. Arm’s DynamIQ technology allows silicon manufacturers to mix and match Arm’s own CPU cores but it doesn’t apply to Samsung’s own cores on paper.

The Samsung Galaxy S10 is reported to come with a display capable of emitting sound. The South Korean firm had showcased its sound-emitting display concept at the Society of Information Displays (SID) 2018 where instead of an earpiece, the vibration and bone conduction of the display panel carries the sound.

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Further, it is also speculated that the Galaxy S10 could also be Samsung’s first phone to come with 3D facial recognition similar to iPhone X and Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition. Along with Exynos 9820, the Galaxy S10’s another variant is expected to be powered by Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 855 chipset, may get officially announced in January 2019.

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Samsung’s Exynos 9820 has started taking shape. The chipset will be Samsung’s first 7nm chipset and will power the likes of the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 next year.

A new info has surfaced regarding the SoC’s GPU. According to IceUniverse, the Exynos 9820 will come with a Mali-G76 MP18 GPU. This is ARM’s latest GPU that was announced back in May.

The Mali-G76 will be ARM’s first 7nm GPU and it brings a 30% increase in performance, 30% better energy efficiency, and 2.7x improvement in machine learning. The GPU can have between 4 to 20 cores but Samsung is going with 18 cores just like it did with the Exynos 9810’s Mali-G72 GPU.

Samsung’s decision to use ARM’s GPU is borne from the fact that its own in-house GPU which is in development won’t yet be available for its flagship device(s).

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The first generation models of its (Samsung) GPU will first be used in its low-range devices. The second-generation models will be used in its high-end phones, self-driving cars, and machine learning. So, we don’t expect to see Samsung use it in its flagships until 2020 at the earliest.

The Exynos 9820 will most likely be unveiled at the end of the fourth quarter.

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Recent reports have revealed that the upcoming Exynos 9820 by Samsung will be built with 7nm FinFET process. Rumors have it that the SoC will be equipped with Samsung’s Mongoose 4 CPU. Popular leakster Ice Universe has today revealed the performance of the Mongoose 4 processor that will be present inside the Exynos 9820 would be more powerful than recently unveiled Cortex A76 by ARM.

The Cortex A76 can deliver a maximum processing speed of 3.30 GHz. However, according to the Chinese leakster, the Mongoose 4 will be far beyond A76 and also it will deliver better energy efficiency.

The upcoming 2018 iPhones will be powered by Apple A12. It is a 7nm chipset designed by the Cupertino company and mass produced by TSMC. The unannounced SoC was spotted last month on Geekbench benchmarking platform with an outstanding multi-core score of 13,000. If the performance of the Mongoose 4 is supposed to be far better than A76, it is likely that the Exynos 9820 chip may end up clocking close to the benchmarking scores of Apple A12. By the way, initial reports of A12 have revealed that it consumes 23 percent more energy than its predecessor. This issue will be fixed before the official unveiling of the new iPhones in September this year.

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The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ smartphones that were unveiled earlier this year are powered by the Exynos 9810 SoC. The same chipset is expected to fuel the Galaxy Note 9 that will be arriving in Q3. The Exynos 9820 chipset may get official by the end of 2018 and the first phones to feature it could be the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus.

Rumors have it that Samsung may debut the Galaxy S10 duo at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 in Las Vegas, US. The CES 2019 tech trade show will take placed in January. The S10 phones are expected to debut earlier next year as the company’s first foldable phone may get unveiled at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 in February.

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Samsung’s latest chip is the Exynos 9810. At the moment, it can only be found in the international variants of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. However, a new finding has revealed that the Korean manufacturer has already begun work on a successor, the Exynos 9820.

The finding comes from an employee’s bio where it is listed under the accomplishment that he/she is working on the Exynos 9820. So not only do we know that the new chip is already under development but we also know its name.

The bio also reveals the individual is involved in the development of a 5G RF chip. While he/she started work on the RF chip back in May, 2017, work began on the Exynos 9820 in January, 2018.

There are no details of the Exynos 9820 available but it will likely be Samsung’s first 7nm chip. It probably will not be officially announced until next year before it appears in the Galaxy S10 or whatever Samsung decides to call its next flagship.

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Qualcomm is another manufacturer already working on a 7nm 5G chip and mobile processor. Its 5G modem is the Snapdragon X50 and will appear alongside the Snapdragon 855 in mobile phones in 2019.

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