Exynos 5
We already know that the United States and most of Europe will be getting a version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 with a Snapdragon 600 processor. But new benchmarks definitively show the Exynos 5 variant is the fastest mobile device on the planet.
Remember when we said developers have been able to root the Exynos 5 Octa version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 even before its release? Not so fast.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 won’t be out for another month in the United States, but it looks like enterprising developers have already figured out how to root the device, though only Galaxy S4 models running an Exynos 5 Octa processor will be able to use the method.
The Exynos 5 Octa processor in some Samsung Galaxy S4 models is compatible with LTE networks, according to a tweet from the company.
Samsung rumor site SamMobile got it hands on Samsung Galaxy S4 running an eight-core Exynos 5 Octa processor, and the benchmarks are impressive.
Last week, a leaked list showed that the Samsung Galaxy S4 would be released in countries with LTE networks featuring a 1.9 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor.
A new leaked list ostensibly shows which countries will get the Samsung Galaxy S4 with the Exynos 5 Octa processor, and which will get S4s with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600.
Yet another European country will be getting the version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 with a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, not the Exynos 5 Octa eight-core processor.
We’ve known for a while that the Samsung Galaxy S4 will come in two varieties, each with a different processor, just like the Galaxy S III.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 (not S IV) finally made its official debut last night at a launch event in New York’s Times Square.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 will come in two different versions with different processors for the American and European markets, according to Bloomberg.
an analyst at JP Morgan says he thinks Samsung will produce two versions of the Galaxy S IV – one with the Exynos chipset for the European market, and another a Qualcomm Snapdragon for Americans.
It'll soon be an industry standard, but the eight-core processor is still something to be marveled at. Samsung revealed its Exynos 5 Octa chipset at CES earlier in January, and it's pretty much a given this processor will be featured on Samsung's flagship handsets for 2013 - the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3.
It's been a long time coming, but we may finally have some concrete dates on when the Samsung Galaxy S4 handset will be appearing on retail shelves. According to fresh reports this morning, it looks like Galaxy S4 will go on sale the week of April 15, with its unveiling event taking place on March 22.
While it hasn't made its public debut yet, Samsung's Galaxy S4 is, for many, the most anticipated smartphone of 2013. Much about the handset has leaked out the public, but a new benchmark spotting seems to confirm what everybody was hoping for - an eight-core processor.
