Samsung Exynos 1480 finally detailed: What is under the hood of the Galaxy A55?،
Samsung recently rolled out its budget smartphones, the Galaxy A35 and Galaxy A55. The latter packs Samsung's new Exynos 1480 chipset, and while the company didn't talk much about it at launch, it has it now revealed all the details on the Exynos 1480 (via GSMArene).
The new processor is made using a 4nm Samsung manufacturing process, unlike the 5nm design of the Exynos 1380. According to the company, this allows the Exynos 1480 to deliver computing performance and powerful and efficient graphics. Samsung also mentions that the Exynos 1480 is 22% more efficient than the older chip and promises a noticeable increase in battery life.
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The new chipset retains the same CPU configuration as last year's processor, with four large Cortex-A78 cores and four small Cortex-A55 cores. However, Samsung increased the maximum clock speeds of the big Cortex-A78 cores from 2.4 GHz to 2.75 GHz. According to Samsung, this results in 13% faster app launches and 18% faster overall multi-core performance.
One of the big improvements this year is the debut of an AMD GPU in a mid-range Exynos processor. Samsung's chipset introduces an Xclipse 530 GPU, featuring the latest AMD RDNA mobile architecture.
As artificial intelligence is already a big part of the conversation, the Exynos 1480 steps in by bringing an improved NPU and overall AI engine. The Neural Processing Unit (NPU) is a specialized part of the AI engine designed to efficiently manage AI calculations, while the AI Engine includes the hardware and software components of the Exynos 1480 dedicated to managing AI tasks.
Samsung claims the Exynos 1480 can handle AI tasks about four times faster than its predecessor. Additionally, since operations take place on your device, Samsung ensures that your privacy remains protected.
On-device AI allows AI tasks to be processed directly on a mobile device without the need to connect to a server or cloud. This brings several benefits, such as low latency, better security and flexibility. Additionally, the in-device AI can be used at any time, even when the device is offline and not connected to a network.
The difference between AI using cloud servers and on-device AI (Image credit – Samsung)
At first glance, the Exynos 1480 offers similar camera capabilities to the Exynos 1380, such as support for a single 200 MP camera. However, it also introduces support for 4K/60fps capture, an improvement over the 4K/30fps capture seen on the older chip.
Last but not least, the Exynos 1480 supports Wi-Fi 6E, a faster 5G cellular modem, and Bluetooth 5.3.
