Samsung has formally introduced the 14nm Exynos 7 processor which is expected to power its upcoming flagship smartphones particularly the Galaxy Note 5. If that assumption is correct, then we can gauge how the Note 5 will fare with rival flagship smartphones for 2015 by taking a closer look at the newest processor.
The Exynos 7 processor that Samsung has currently developed is different from that it introduced last year. If last year's come with a 20 nm process, the newest comes with 14nm FinFET process. According to Samsung, it can "achieve the highest level of efficiency, performance, and productivity." So if one has to compare the new processor to its predecessor, the successor can be faster by 20 percent, consume less power of up to 35 percent, and increase efficiency by 30 percent.
Speculations about it being the beneficiary of the newest processor have escalated when Samsung announced that it will be used for one of its products that will be released later this year. This confirmation points to the Note 5 especially since it will not be released until September the traditional launching calendar for this product category.
The September release comes from a simple analysis of Samsung's past launchings of the Galaxy Note smartphones. All these products have been launched at the IFA conference in Berlin which happens in September every year. This year the event is said to run from September 4 to 9.
Presales are expected to take place just after the product launching. If the launching does occur on the first week of September 2015, then it should be released first in large Asian markets (e.g. Korea, Japan, China), followed by the US, and a week later before it arrives to the European shores (e.g. Germany, Russia, and France).
Back to the processor, the 14nm processor is a three-dimensional FinFET transistor technology. Samsung may not be the first to use this method in the general sense, but it is an achievement for the Korean-based company to fit this to a chip as small as the 14nm mobile application processor die.
The Galaxy Note 5 is also projected to have killer camera features like the mighty 27-megapixel sensor that is predicted by Design & Trend, or the 18-megapixel main cam and a 6 or 7MP front shooter reported on various tech websites.
Whether it's true or not, Samsung claims that the future cameras lie on its smartphones through continued innovation.
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