STE unveils NovaThor L8580 chipset with quad-core A9 CPU

10 January, 2013
Each core of four cores goes as high as 2.5 GHz, while the graphics are handled by PowerVR SGX544.

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  • 14 Jan 2013

omid, 12 Jan 2013please read more then speakfor all that find it hard to understand - its called humour...

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    • 14 Jan 2013

    mech0rn, 13 Jan 2013who really cares @ the number of cores present? has there ... moreIt's not about who cares or not about the number o cores, but the title of this article. It seems to indicate that 8580 has four A9 cores (as in quad-core A9 CPU), while there are in fact only two. So, some more journalist correctness is required here.

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      • 13 Jan 2013

      who really cares @ the number of cores present?
      has there really been a task u have used a smartphone to do and really hoped "damn i wish this sob had more cores or was faster"!!!

      the whole bottleneck on these SOCS is the GPU.
      sgx544 will be a welcome addition and this soc will power many mid range phones with good power

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        • 13 Jan 2013

        Norb, 13 Jan 2013It comes with a low-power eQuad processor with four Cortext... moreIt comes with a low-power eQuad processor with four Cortext-A9 cores, clocked at up to 2.5 GHz, the PowerVR SGS544 GPU and the ability to go low-power and run at 0.6V.

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          • 13 Jan 2013

          True knowledge , 12 Jan 2013People, this is dual A9, not quad! Nowhere in the press rel... moreIt comes with a low-power eQuad processor with four Cortext-A9 cores -> that means that the news are wrong, if they state that it has 4 A9 cores

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            • 12 Jan 2013

            People, this is dual A9, not quad! Nowhere in the press release or presentation STE said it has four A9. EQuad is a power-save technology, nothing to do with the number of CPUs. Read it carefully and don't put assumptions as facts.

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              • 12 Jan 2013

              Anonymous, 11 Jan 2013so a9 quad cores are now low ends???have you guys forget th... moreHa. This 8580 is dual A9, not quad. STE fooled everyone with the EQUAD, it's just a technology trademark, not number of cores.

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                • 12 Jan 2013

                I seriously doubt this "eQuad" has four cores. Since when does ARM produce 4-CPU MPcore based on A9? This might be just a trick to fool people to think STE has some quad-core, which it doesn't.

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                  • 12 Jan 2013

                  Who cares about gazilion-core cpu's when there is no battery that enables the phone to last for more than a day or two on average use.

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                    • 12 Jan 2013

                    AnonD-97969, 11 Jan 2013i'm not talking about megapixels i'm talking about what cam... morehttp://www.engadget.com/2013/01/07/qualcomm-snapdragon-800-and-600-chips/
                    with excellent battery life not 4hr lol

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                      • omid
                      • arH
                      • 12 Jan 2013

                      please read information from krait 800 then write comment about it

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                        • omid
                        • arH
                        • 12 Jan 2013

                        please read information of krait 800 then speak and say 4hr battery life

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                          • 12 Jan 2013

                          Cali, 12 Jan 20134k video yeah! ...and 4hr battery life too. Get a real ... moreplease read more then speak

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                            • arH
                            • 12 Jan 2013

                            Cali, 12 Jan 20134k video yeah! ...and 4hr battery life too. Get a real ... moreyou must read information from the conference qualcomm in ces then speak...4hr battery life?!!!! lol...please say yours comments to paul jacobs to laugh him!!!!

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                              • QCM
                              • 12 Jan 2013

                              4k video yeah!

                              ...and 4hr battery life too. Get a real camera.

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                                • 11 Jan 2013

                                omid, 11 Jan 2013just the new and powerfull chipset like nvidia tegra4(wayne... morei'm not talking about megapixels i'm talking about what camera records 4k but that's it wont replay no more i know what i'm talking about

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                                  • 11 Jan 2013

                                  AnonD-97969, 11 Jan 2013aja and which mobile camera is capable of that?just the new and powerfull chipset like nvidia tegra4(wayne) and Krait 800 can capture and playback and Exynos . remember 808 pureview can record full hd with huge 41mp? so the power of cpu and gpu is more impornant than mp of a camera...when tegra 4 or krait 800 coming(800 coming in H2 2013)even a 13mp camera can record 4k like SGS iv

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                                    • 11 Jan 2013

                                    omid, 11 Jan 2013sorry they can capture and playback 4kaja and which mobile camera is capable of that?

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                                      • omid
                                      • 3ig
                                      • 11 Jan 2013

                                      sorry they can capture and playback 4k

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                                        • 11 Jan 2013

                                        omid, 11 Jan 2013yes you right but tegra4 or Qualcomm 800 can record 4k . i ... moresorry but they can play 4k resolution not record