Samsung is on the process of testing Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 chipset for its future devices. The new processor will enable Samsung handsets to come with high-end specs and features such as holographic technology. The 820 chip is being linked to the upcoming Galaxy S7 which can possibly be released in 2016.
G4Games said that Samsung is intensively testing the Snapdragon 820 chip to determine if the technology can be used on upcoming devices. This is also a way to resolve previous experiences in phones such as overheat and severe throttle issues. The report added that it will offer a new architecture and channel the Cortex cores of ARM. It means that the SD 820 will deal high technological capabilities once the smartphone firm decided to use the new chip.
Moreover, Snapdragon 820's specs and features were cited in SamMobile. These include a 64-bit quad-core CPU with 14nm FinFET which is like a personal computer response. Others are Adreno 530 GPU, LP-DDR4 RAM support, Cat. 10 LTE modem, 4K60 fps encode/decode, UFS and eMMC 5.1 storage solutions. The report added that the 820 chip is more improved than the Snapdragon 810 by 35 percent.
As such, G4Games mentioned that there is a possibility that Samsung will use the new chip in its new Galaxy S7 to be launched in early 2016. If this is the case, the new device which has a code name of Jungfrau, will offer high-end capabilities such as hologram and Gigapixel camera. This will give clearer and better photo and video.
On the other hand, Samsung did not confirm if it will use the SD 820 chip in its upcoming Galaxy S7. In the same way, the smartphone company did not announce when the new Galaxy model will be released. The high technological material is something to look forward to the new devices of Samsung and other smartphone competitors.
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