With Samsung's newest chip, the Galaxy S9 could mimic the iPhone X
Samsung may not have created the iPhone X, but its next phone could be the next best thing.
The Korean company has launched its latest premium application processor (AP), Exynos 9 Series 9810. The chip is a CES 2018 Innovation Awards Honoree.
The company claims Exynos 9810 is "the industry's most advanced 10nm process technology." Many of the features it promises look suspiciously like features we've seen before -- in the iPhone X.
The processor has an eight-core CPU, which will make multitasking easier and app-switching smoother on Samsung's new phones.
It also features image processing enhanced by deep learning that will enable the new cameras to accurately recognize and categorize faces and items. That's right -- we could be looking at the brains to next FaceID competitor.
Photography will be high resolution, and reduce background noise. Portrait mode, anyone?
And with the new image processing, Samsung claims the chip can render 1.07 billion possible colors. This means you'll see a more vibrant display than you've ever seen on a Samsung phone.
It also features a 1.2-gigabits-per-second LTE modem, which will make it easier to broadcast high-definition video, or videos in newer formats such as 360-degree video.
Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy S9 in February, and this new chip means it's time to get excited.
There's not much we know for certain about what the new device will include, but it's clear that Samsung has its eyes on the prize -- a new powerhouse flagship phone that can beat the iPhone X.
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