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Samsung wants to build power chip for Galaxy S7 itself

The rumors around the Samsung Galaxy S7 Slim continues to gain momentum. Currently makes especially the alleged chip of the planned 2016 smartphone flagship talked about. This will Samsung supposedly finished completely on your own - and Apple and Qualcomm could outdo thus in the mass production of smartphone CPUs.

When the Samsung Galaxy S6 came on the market in April 2015, it continued with its Exynos CPU sets new standards in benchmarks. This is 2016, when the Galaxy S7 will not be any different. In order for the next Samsung flagship is even more powerful than its predecessor, Samsung was testing long time various possible chip variants. Meanwhile, the decision seems like - for proprietary Exynos 8890 and against the upcoming Snapdragon 820 made by Qualcomm. Mass production will take the South Korean manufacturer allegedly fully into their own hands.

Exynos 8890: 2.3 GHz Octa-Core for Galaxy S7
The specially developed Exynos 8890 should according to Business Korea have eight cores tailored labeled M1, deviate from the standard ARM design. The new CPU, which first appeared in benchmarks in September, to recent reports, work with a clock speed of 2.3GHz. Officially confirmed this is not true. Are the rumors, however, then the Samsung Galaxy S7 promises to be an enormously powerful smartphone that should outperform the benchmarks of current models without problems.

Samsung versus Apple versus Qualcomm
The new chip is also for the semiconductor business of the company is of great importance. The mass production of customized chips and own seeds should strengthen the position of Samsung against Apple and Qualcomm, which currently dominate the market. Especially in times of ailing smartphone sales which could be an important further foothold for the South Korean Apple rival.
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