Samsung recently launched the Exynos 880 SoC, a mobile chipset the brand has designed for the mid-range market. More importantly, it’s also a chipset that is capable of delivering 5G speeds, albeit of the sub-6GHz spectrum.
Specs-wise, the Exynos 880 is based on an 8nm die lithography, houses an octa-core CPU, running in a 2+6 configuration, with the two Cortex-A77 running at 2.0GHz. While the remaining six are Cortex-A55 running at 1.8GHz. It also comes with a Mali-G76 GPU and Samsung’s Neural Processing Unit (NPU).
As mentioned before, the Exynos 880 is a 5G chipset with support for the sub-6GHz spectrum. Technically speaking, the module is capable of supporting download and upload speeds of up to 2.55Gbps and 1.28Gbps respectively.
Other technical details include support for a smartphone with a Full HD+ display, the LPDDR4x memory standard, UFS 2.1 and eMMC 5.1 storage, along with the ability to support a single 64MP or dual 20MP main camera. Among other possible configurations.
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As for its deployment, you’ll be surprised to hear that the Eyxnos 880 has already been deployed in, of all devices, Vivo’s upcoming y70s 5G. Spec-wise, the phone sports a 6.53inch Full HD+ LCD punch hole display, while its main triple camera module comprises a 48MP main, an 8MP ultra-wide, and a 2MP depth sensor. Software-wise, the phone uses Vivo’s FunTouchOS 10 which is based Android 10.
The Vivo Y70s is expected to go on sale in China first, starting 1 June. The phone will be available in two memory and storage configurations: 6GB+128GB at 1998 Yuan (~RM1219) and 8GB+128GB for 2198 Yuan (~RM1341). At the time of writing, there is no local availability or pricing.
(Source: Samsung, Vivo, GSMArena)
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