Samsung is reportedly prepping its next warhorse, the Galaxy S5, to take on the iPhone 5S, and has a 64-bit system on chip (SoC) in the works.
According to reports in the Korean Media, Samsung's 64-bit SoC from its Exynos line-up is in the "final stages" of development. It is likely that the chipset will tout the ARM Cortex-A50 architecture, which will bring 64-bit processing to the mobile device space. Apparently, the chipset will also power upcoming Samsung tablets.
"Samsung is reportedly in the final stages of development of its 64-bit Exynos processor, according to a report published by the Korean media. Samsung had officially stated that its future smartphones would use a 64-bit chipset, and according to the report, some of Samsung's tablets will be powered by the new CPU as well. It will once again be an octa-core chipset, but this time with four high-performance Cortex-A57 cores and equal number of energy-efficient Cortex-A53 cores (and likely with true eight-core processing)," reports SamMobile.
Currently, the recently-released iPhone 5S and iOS 7 from Apple have the distinction of being the first to offer support for 64-bit processing. On the other hand, while Android has been ready for 64-bit processing since inception, the necessary hardware that would utilize the CPU has been notably absent thus far. With the Galaxy S5, Samsung is may be looking to change this.
For the uninitiated, the 64-bit architecture has several advantages over the 32-bit one. Not only will the former allow for higher amount RAM accessibility, but will also deliver improved multitasking and productivity.
This is not the first time that rumors pertaining to the impending Galaxy S5 have surfaced online. Earlier in August, a report from Korean publication ETNews disclosed that Samsung would completely revamp the design of its flagship smartphones in 2014. Moreover, the publication also revealed that the Galaxy S5 will have an aluminum body instead of a plastic one.
Reports have also let on that the Galaxy S5 will have a fingerprint scanner and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). The Galaxy S5 is rumored to feature a 5.2-inch display and a 3200mAh battery. The smartphone is also expected to tout a 16-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
With Samsung not expected to announce the Galaxy S5 before 2014, we will have to contend with the rumors for now.
