Samsung Exynos 880 5G processor launched for mid-range smartphones: Here are the features

This might also prove to be an important 5G processor for Samsung since we could see it coming in several mid-range handsets in the coming months.

Samsung Exynos 880 (Samsung)

Samsung is adding another Exynos chip in its already robust chipset portfolio with the Exynos 880. The highlight of this processor is that it has a 5G modem and ‘AI capabilities' for non-premium smartphones. This might also prove to be an important 5G processor for Samsung since we could see it coming in several mid-range handsets in the coming months.

“Capable of supporting 5G's sub-6GHz, the Exynos 880 offers an upload speed of 1.28Gbps, and a download speed of 2.55Gbps that can be lifted to 3.55Gpbs with E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity that combines 5G and LTE capabilities,” says Samsung.

The chipset also uses its AI capabilities when it comes to smartphone cameras and virtual assistant features. It has a neural processing unit (NPU) and digital signal processor (DSP) to improve the response times and security.

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On the camera front, the Exynos 880's ISP supports up to five sensors and can process three sensors concurrently, claims Samsung. It can also support six cameras with maximum resolution of 64-megapixels and a dual-camera rating of 20-megapixel for each camera. Exynos 880's multi-format codec supports 4K 30fps video recording and playback, with HEVC, H.264 and VP9.

It has eight cores in total including two Cortex-A77 cores for intensive tasks and six Cortex-A55 cores for handling light-weight functionalities. While the Cortex-A77 cores are clocked at 2GHz, the Cortex-A55 cores are clocked at 1.8GHz. All this comes along with ARM Mali-G76 GPU.

It also supports FHD+ (2520x1080 pixels) resolution display, LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.1/eMMC 5.1 storage. The 8nm chipset supports Bluetooth v5.0, GPS, GLONASS, Beiduo and Galileo.