Samsung Upgrades Top Exynos Processor For More AI, Faster LTE

Samsung has upgraded its top smartphone processor with more support for artificial intelligence applications. The Exynos 9820 features a fourth-generation custom CPU, up to 2 Gbps with the LTE Advanced Pro modem, and an enhanced neural processing unit to bring new AI experiences to mobile devices. It is expected to start mass production by the end of this year.

The Exynos 9820 comes with a separate hardware AI-accelerator, or NPU, which performs AI tasks around seven times faster than the chip’s predecessor. With the NPU, AI-related processing can be carried out directly on the device rather than sending the task to a server, providing faster performance as well as better security of personal information, Samsung said. The NPU will enable a variety of new experiences such as instantly adjusting camera settings for a shot based on the surroundings or recognizing objects to provide information in augmented or virtual reality settings.

The processor’s new fourth-generation custom core delivers around 20-percent improvement in single core performance or 40-percent in power efficiency when compared to its predecessor which can load data or switch between apps much faster. In addition, the multi-core performance is also increased by around 15 percent. The new mobile processor embeds the latest Mali-G76 GPU cores, which deliver a 40-percent performance boost or 35-percent power savings, allowing longer play time of graphic-intensive mobile games or interactive AR applications, according to the company.

The LTE-Advanced Pro modem supports 8x carrier aggregation for download speeds up to 2 Gbps and upload speeds of 316 Mbps. It also includes 4×4 MIMO, 256-QAM and enhanced Licensed-Assisted Access.

For more immersive multimedia experiences, Exynos 9820’s multi-format codec supports encoding and decoding of 4K UHD video at 150 frames per second. The MFC also renders colors in 10-bit, delivering more accurate representation of color by offering a wider range of tones and hues. – Telecompaper