The third generation of the Samsung Galaxy Note is debuting later this year with a gigantic display and much faster processor. The Korea Times reports that the successor to the Note 2 launched in August would have a 6.3-inch display with an Exynos 5 Octa processor. Samsung at the recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas its Exynos 5 Octa, an eight-core chip that handles multiple tasks without any issue, spends up to 70% less battery life than current quad-core CPUs, and provides twice the 3D performance of anything currently in the market. Samsung has not announced a launch date for Galaxy Note 3.
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- Samsung, which manufactures key components of the iPad and iPhone, is reportedly pitching its Exynos processors to Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese smartphone makers in order to reduce reliance on Apple.
- The Exynos 5 Octa packs four high-powered Cortex-A15 cores clocked at 1.8 GHz and four energy-efficient Cortex-A7 cores clockeda t 1.2GHz, switching cores depending on the computational horsepower needed.
- Launched in August 2012, the Galaxy Note 2 sports a 5.55-inch screen with a 720p resolution display, and a 1.6 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9 processor.
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It’s unclear if the Galaxy Note 3 will be the first device to offer this processor though given how far away its launch is, it could be that we see the Exynos 5 Octa launch on devices prior to its launch.- Adam Mills, GottaBeMobile
Quite simply, when the Note 3 launches, likely in the fall of 2013, it will feature one of the most powerful hardware compliments found on in a smartphone to date (unless something bigger and better comes along by then).- Kevin Krause, Phandroid
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Rumors: Larger Display, Better Processor
It’s unclear if the Galaxy Note 3 will be the first device to offer this processor though given how far away its launch is, it could be that we see the Exynos 5 Octa launch on devices prior to its launch.
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Samsung Galaxy Note III to ship with an Exynos 5 Octa processor
The interesting part here, while the Note II already has stellar battery life, the battery life on the Note III could be even better. That comes due in part with the processor, which if you remember back to CES, was focused on efficiency. The Exynos 5 Octa will have a total of 8-cores broken down as four Cortex-A15 processors and four Cortex-A7 cores.
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Samsung Galaxy Note III to Feature New Exynos 5 Octa Processor?
The Octa chip features two quad-core processors, one for high performance and one for power conservation. So, as many have said already, it should not be labeled as a true octa-core chip as the two are never running simultaneously. As for the Galaxy S4, which hasn’t been in the headlines too much yet, is still unspoken for in terms of what chipset we should expect.
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Galaxy Note 3 reportedly will feature 6.3-inch display, Samsung’s octa-core Exynos 5
Quite simply, when the Note 3 launches, likely in the fall of 2013, it will feature one of the most powerful hardware compliments found on in a smartphone to date (unless something bigger and better comes along by then).
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Galaxy Note 3 to feature Exynos 5 Octa chip, Galaxy S4 left out?
The publication says that Samsung is interested in replacing business lost from Apple with new partners that could use mobile chips in their handsets this year, especially Chinese companies that are starting to make more and more interesting Android smartphones and phablets.
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