Over the past month we’ve heard a lot of rumors regarding Samsung and their presence at the upcoming Mobile World Congress. It was anticipated that the Galaxy S III would be announced, but that turned out to be false. We also heard that Samsung may be bringing some tablets to the event, and there is probably some truth to that. But Samsung will not be… Read more
While we may not see the Galaxy S II at Mobile World Congress, that isn’t going to stop Samsung from releasing a new tablet in their line of Galaxy Tabs. The newest rumor is stating that Samsung will be showing off a new tablet sporting a 2GHz Exynos processor, running Ice Cream Sandwich. It will also feature a larger than 10-inch display, with a high… Read more
News of Samsung’s Exynos Quad-core System-on-Chip (SoC) has been hitting the waves of the vast ocean that is the Internet. Ok, maybe it’s not too much news in any sort of detail, but breadcrumbs pointing to a new Exynos processor on the horizon have been found. Apparently, testing has started and Samsung has generously added support for the SoC on… Read more
When Samsung took time out of their busy schedule to unveil the trio of Samsung Galaxy S II-branded devices that would be making their way to the United States later this year, there was plenty of head scratching at the fact that the T-Mobile version of the device was tucked away in a glass case, unable to be played with by all of those who had made it to… Read more
With the current evolution rate of smartphones, seeing 2GHz dual-core phones come to market by 2012 seems more then feasible. In fact, it almost seems slow. But that’s just a number. What really counts is how the processor fits in with the rest of the hardware; memory, graphics, internal storage, etc. Samsung’s Galaxy S line of devices has always been… Read more
There’s some good news and bad news surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S II circulating today. According to a tweet from @Samsung_Mobiles, Samsung’s next super phone “won’t be launched before June.” No specific reason for the delay has been released, but there’s a good chance it has to do with final tweaks that would push the Galaxy S II to the top of… Read more
With Samsung producing two different models of the Galaxy S II, one with a Exynos processor and one with a Tegra 2, you have to wonder how well each will perform. We’ve seen the Tegra in action, and real-life reviews are generally positive, but we haven’t seen much on Samsung’s Exynos. Thanks to a demo out of GDC ’11, we get to take a glimpse into the… Read more
For quite some time now, we’ve been referring to Samsung’s first dual-core processor as Orion. Apparently that was only a codename, as the company has now revealed the chip’s final name: The Exynos 4210. Why Exynos? The word comes from two Greek words, exypnos and prasinos, meaning smart and green. As if you couldn’t already guess from the logo and… Read more
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