Samsung has announced the launch of two new processors in the Exynos series, namely: Exynos 1330 and Exynos 1380, which are aimed at mid-range Galaxy A-class smartphones.
The Exynos 1380 processor uses a 5nm process and is equipped with four 2.4GHz ARM Cortex-A78 cores, four 2GHz ARM Cortex-A55 cores, and a Mali-G68 MP5 GPU with 950MHz. The processor can drive Full HD+ displays with up to 144Hz refresh rate and is compatible with LPDDR4x and LPDDR5 RAM as well as UFS 3.1 storage.
The Exynos 1380 processor supports cameras with a resolution of up to 200MP and has a dedicated Artificial Intelligence Neural Processing Unit (NPU). The processor also has an integrated modem that supports 5G networks operating at 6GHz with download speeds of up to 3.67Gbps and upload speeds of up to 1.28Gbps. In addition to the modern Wi-Fi 6 standard, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC chip and USB Type-C connector, it also supports five geolocation systems: Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS and GPS.
Another processor that the company announced today is the Exynos 1330, which is Samsung's first low-end processor to use 5nm technology. It has two ARM Cortex-A78 cores at 2.4GHz and six ARM Cortex-A55 cores at 2GHz and Mali G68 MP2 GPU.
The Exynos 1330 processor can power Full HD+ displays with up to 120Hz refresh rate and is compatible with LPDDR4x and LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 2.2 / UFS 3.1 storage.
This processor has its own image processing unit, supports cameras with a resolution of up to 108p and can take pictures with a resolution of 32p without delay. The processor also provides an integrated 6GHz 5G modem with download speeds of up to 2.55Gbps and upload speeds of up to 1.28Gbps. It supports the same geolocation system as the Exynos 1380, but its Wi-Fi support is limited to Wi-Fi 5.
With these two new processors, Samsung aims to offer faster performance and better features to mid-range smartphones, as well as support for 5G networks.
In particular, today the company announced the launch of a modem that allows smartphones to communicate with satellites, which should be available in more advanced Exynos processors in the near future.