Samsung has announced Exynos 880, the company’s latest processor with built-in 5G modem and a cheaper version of the last year’s Exynos 980 soC for mid-range 5G smartphones. It is based on 8-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology. It has two high performing ARM Cortex-A77 cores clocked at 2GHz and six efficient Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 1.8GHz and ARM Mali-G76 MP5 GPU. The modem also supports E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity (EN-DC), which combines 2CC LTE and 5G connectivity, to maximize mobile downlink speed up to 3.55Gbps. In addition, it is a multi-mode modem that utilizes major networks from 2G to 4G LTE for reliable mobility anywhere. Continue reading “Samsung Exynos 880 8nm SoC with integrated 5G modem, NPU announced for mid-range smartphones”