Exynos 980

In a surprise announcement, Samsung today unveiled their very first SoC with integrated 5G connectivity. The new chipset isn’t a flagship follow-up to the Exynos 9825 and 9820, but rather a new entry to the mid-range and seemingly a follow-up to the Exynos 9610 chipset. Nevertheless, the new chip brings a slew of new firsts to the market which should help the new Exynos 980 to be extremely competitive with upcoming offerings from Qualcomm and MediaTek. Samsung Exynos SoCs Specifications SoC Exynos 980 Exynos 9610 CPU 2x Cortex-A77 @ 2.2GHz + 6x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz 2x Cortex-A73 @ 2.3GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @ 1.7GHz GPU Mali G76MP5 Mali G72MP3 NPU Integrated - Memory Controller LPDDR4X LPDDR4X Media 10bit 4K120 encode & decode H.265/HEVC, H.264, VP9 10bit 4K120 encode & decode H.265/HEVC, H.264, VP9 Modem Shannon Integrated (LTE Category 16/18) DL = 1000 Mbps 5x20MHz CA, 256-QAM UL = 200 Mbps 2x20MHz CA, 256-QAM (5G NR...