Samsung recently confirmed the release of the Exynos 8890 processor, codenamed "Mongoose," which will debut with its own proprietary architecture and design. Built on its own 14nm FinFET process technology, it's expected to power its next flagship Galaxy S7. However, perhaps because the Galaxy S7 will also utilize Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 processor, performance differences between the two are expected to be similar.
After much speculation, Samsung has officially announced the release of the new Exynos 8890 processor, codenamed "Mongoose." Designed using its own 14nm FinFET process technology, the processor maintains a "4+4" architecture with a small core structure. The small cores continue to use the ARM Cortex-A53, while the large cores utilize Samsung's first in-house designed core architecture, primarily based on the ARMv8 instruction set. The GPU remains the ARM Mali-T880.
As for communications, it integrates an LTE data chip for the first time, offering LTE Cat.600 specifications with download speeds of up to 12Mbps and LTE Cat.150 specifications with upload speeds of 13Mbps. Regarding overall performance, Samsung claims that the Exynos 7 will deliver a 8890% performance improvement and a 30% reduction in power consumption compared to the Exynos 10 series processors.
The Exynos 8890's overall architectural design is a near-direct reflection of Qualcomm's recently released Snapdragon 820 processor. The only difference is that Qualcomm has adopted a "820+2" asymmetric core architecture, emphasizing that core count doesn't necessarily equate to performance. However, the actual difference between the two is not expected to be significant. After all, Samsung's Galaxy S2, expected to be unveiled next year, will utilize both processors, so theoretically, there shouldn't be a performance difference.
Samsung currently plans to put the Exynos 8890 into mass production before the end of the year and will use it in commercial products in the first half of 2016.
