Samsung’s thinnest smartphone Galaxy A8 with fingerprint sensor launched in India

Samsung has launched Galaxy A8 smartphone in India with a price tag of INR 32,500 (About $508). The device was first introduced in China in the middle of July. This latest handset from Samsung is its thinnest-ever smartphone with a thickness of just 5.9mm and it weighs only 151 grams.

The Galaxy A8 features a 5.7-inch FHD Super AMOLED display with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and 386ppi pixel density. It is powered by Samsung’s own Exynos 5430 chipset with octa-core (4 x 1.8GHz Cortex-A15 and 4 x 1.3GHz Cortex-A7) CPU and Mali-T628 MP6 GPU for graphics. The Galaxy A8 model that was launched last month in China has 64-bit Snapdragon 615 SoC with octa-core 1.5GHz CPU and Adreno 405 GPU. There is a 2GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage inside. It can be expanded up to 128GB with a microSD card.

Coming to the cameras, the Galaxy A8 has a 16MP autofocus rear camera with f/1.9 aperture to give great pictures even in low light conditions. The front camera is of 5MP with 120 degree wide-angle lens, useful for selfies and video chats. Its 3050mAh battery takes care of the power and the handset comes with Android Lollipop 5.1.1 out of the box with Samsung’s TouchWiz UI on top. The handset sports dual Nano-SIM slots and the second slot can be used for microSD card.

The Samsung Galaxy A8 has very thin metal side bezels. It also has a fingerprint sensor doubling as a home button. Connectivity options include LTE with Band 40 (2300MHz) and Band 3 (1800MHz) support, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS and Glonass. The handset will support 4G networks in India. Airtel customers will get double data for free for 6 months along with this device. The handset is available in Black, White and Gold colors.

Samsung’s thinnest smartphone Galaxy A8 with fingerprint sensor launched in India

Samsung’s next Exynos chipset will reportedly feature a Cat.10 LTE Modem

The LTE Cat.6 technology has pretty much become the standard now for flagship phones of various mobile makers. Smartphones having LTE Cat.6 support can achieve download speeds of up to 300 MB per second. With the technology developing at a fast rate, speeds are rising.

Last month, Qualcomm had announced a new 5th gen LTE Cat.10 9×45 Gobi modem that supports download speeds of up to 450 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 100 Mbps. This download speed is 1.5 times faster and the upload speed is 2 times faster compared to LTE category 6. This Qualcomm LTE Cat.10 modem is expected to go commercial sometime in 2015.

Qualcomm has just announced that Snapdragon 810 SoC that will power most of the flagships coming out in 2015 will now support Cat.9 LTE offering download speeds of up to 450 Mbps. The new Cat.10 LTE modem will be seen in its subsequent variations.

A report from South Korean media says that Samsung is working on a new Exynos chipset that will have a 3-band Cat.10 LTE Modem on board capable of allowing speeds of up to 450 Mbps. It is also believed that the South Korean giant will manufacture the modem by itself. According to the report, Samsung will ship its devices carrying the Cat.10 LTE modem as early as next year. It is even speculated that Samsung Galaxy S6 would feature this modem in its Exynos variant.

The Exynos variant is usually made for Samsung’s South Korean market. Some of the South Korean mobile networks such as LG U+ are already improving their infrastructure to enable Cat.10 LTE speeds. So the timing seems just right and Samsung may very well introduce this new Exynos chipset with Cat.10 LTE Modem at the MWC in 2015.

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Samsung’s next Exynos chipset will reportedly feature a Cat.10 LTE Modem

Next year’s Samsung Galaxy Note 5 likely to have company’s own graphic processor

Just when Samsung’s this year’s flagship handsets Galaxy Note 4 and the Note Edge are gaining popularity, news for the upcoming Note 5 have already started floating in the market. Recent rumors coming from the company’s hometown South Korea show that the upcoming Note 5 might have a graphic processor completely designed by Samsung themselves. The company has recently released its own Exynos chipsets with ARM architecture but the graphics handling is carried out with the ARM’s Mali family.

Qualcomm who makes the very popular Snapdragon chipsets for flagship handsets makes use of the Adreno GPU units within them having its own design offering a much better control over its performance ratio and thermal efficiency.

Rumors show that the Korean giant is all set in making its own GPU units by the mid of 2015 by incorporating the same in the Exynos chipsets that would be made completely in-house. This shows that the company might get ready with their new Exynos chipsets by next year and we would wait and surely like to get an official news from the company.

source: ZDNet.co.kr

Next year’s Samsung Galaxy Note 5 likely to have company’s own graphic processor

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 with Exynos processor reported to be more widely available

This year Samsung is pretty much planning to bring its next handset in its famous “Note” series and the rumors for the Galaxy Note 4 have already started catching much heat. We all know that Samsung is quite well-known for its Exynos processors and recently the company introduced its new octa-core Exynos 5433 chipset which comes with integrated LTE Cat 4 facility and much more. Now recent reports coming from IBTimesshow that Samsung might plan to bring this chipset to most of its Galaxy Note 4 models available globally. This chipset even hosts the Intel LTE Category 6 modem and with the Intel XMM7260 cellular chip on-board, the Galaxy Note 4 could facilitate its users to get faster download speeds of 300Mbps.

In addition to these Exynos versions, the Galaxy Note 4 could also be powered with the famous Qualcomm chipsets. Moreover, recently both the versions of the handset have been spotted on AnTuTu benchmark. In addition to the powerful Intel modem, the Exynos 5433 chipset also comes with Mali GPU which gives the device a considerable bump in the graphic capabilities of the device.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is very likely to be unveiled at the IFA show this year in Berlin, to be held in September. The Galaxy Note 4 could come with a new design along with the Google’s latest released Android L OS.

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 with Exynos processor reported to be more widely available