Samsung will produce the Snapdragon processor 820. What will the Galaxy S7? – CNET in Spanish

Samsung Exynos produce rival chip 8. The Snapdragon 820

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Samsung produce the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 820 after the two companies reached an agreement for the South Korean mass manufacture the chip of second generation 14 nanometer developed by the US company. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

According to a statement from Samsung, it is expected to multiple devices using this processor the first half of 2016. However, the company does not confirm whether any of the models incorporate the S7 Galaxy. Remember that many of the devices 2015 Samsung implemented their own chip, the Exynos, so Qualcomm has become both a kind of rival to the South Korean.

Some sites in the US, including The Verge speculate that thanks to the agreement since it could go to Samsung much cheaper processors, at least one of the models of the Galaxy S7 – that could be launched in February at the World Congress of Mobile Devices – yes include a Snapdragon 820

Although the terms of the agreement are not known, chip production. many Android phones included in 2016 gives a great advantage to Samsung, which also wins this battle to his rival in the production segment of processors, TSMC China, which has been stealing part of the contract to the A9 chip Apple.

At the end of 2015 Samsung introduced the Exynos 8 eight-core processor, a proprietary chip hitherto believed would be incorporated in the company phone 2016, though this deal could change the landscape permanently for cell of the South Korean company.