ARM's Cortex-A78 and Cortex-X1 will power the Androids of 2021

26 May 2020
Cortex-A78 brings a 20% performance boost or 50% higher efficiency, while the X1 is a super powerful core to rival the Apple A-series CPUs.

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Interesting designs, Not Imagine a processor by Qualcomm, with a Dual Core Modified X1, Dual Cores of A78 and Rest A55s.
And an Adreno GPU to Match.
Apple is gonna be SO VERY Much in trouble in 2021.
This will be One hell of a Combination, I just hope we get Radeon graphics on Exynos chips... AND that'd make my 2021. I will be due for Upgrade anyways next year.

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    Nick Tagataka, 27 May 2020I get it, truth is often much weirder and funnier than any ... morewow. Anandtech. That's a new place that nobody ever heard of except you!!!! And must also be the only place for info....
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      Anonymous, 27 May 2020That's a good joke too I get it, truth is often much weirder and funnier than any made-up story.
      Go take a look at Anandtech's detailed analysis if you don't believe me.
      https://www.anandtech.com/show/15603/the-samsung-galaxy-s20-s20-ultra-exynos-snapdragon-review-megalomania-devices/9

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        Nick Tagataka, 27 May 2020Ironically enough, throttled A13 is still significantly fas... moreThat's a good joke too

          Android Master, 27 May 2020Is that the reason why Apple chips throttle after continuou... moreIronically enough, throttled A13 is still significantly faster and more efficient than SD865 running in its peak performance. In fact, the latter can barely match the graphics performance of A12 from 2018. Also the reason why Apple didn't go for high refresh rate display last year was that they had a problem with maintaining consistent colour gamut in varying refresh rate, not their SoC.

            LilPhone, 27 May 2020What laptop has SD855+? Only SD8cx (Samsung Galaxy Book S).... moreWould would anyone buy laptop with SD8xx series? when Intel chip running Surface pro 7 is available with full fledged Windows functionality that wipes the floor with Android/iOS on tablet/notebook.

              Anonymous, 26 May 2020That gaming phone first of all comes with lower screen reso... moreIs that the reason why Apple chips throttle after continuous gaming?

              Is that why network performance is subpar on iPhone vs gaming phones?

              Is that why multitasking is handicapped with apps and games reloading all the time?

              Is that why that handicapped chip can't go beyond 60hz and you'll never experience the buttery smoothness of 120hz/144hz displays with 240hz touch sampling rate and lowest latency?

                MagicMonkeyBoy, 26 May 2020This is excellent news... Although personally I think progr... moreImagine ROG 4 with X1 cores for gaming!

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                  A12 Bionic: It's about time you guys catch up.
                  A13 Bionic: Cute.

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                    That's why don't buy any phones this year without significant needs. If it a must, don't buy expensive one for a saving on next year.

                      It might mean 2021 SoCs used by Android vendors will finally be able to catch up to 2019 A13, nice. By that time A14 will have been out for a few months and Apple probably will have started working on A15, but it's good to see some effort from ARM to close the performance gap nonetheless.

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                        Anonymous, 27 May 2020Jesus no A55 successor and it's already 3 generations behin... moreDemolish for the next 3??
                        Lol good joke

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                          Jesus no A55 successor and it's already 3 generations behind Apple in terms of efficiency and performance, at this point undervolting and downclocking an A78 would be more efficient than using A55 cores, like wtf is ARM thinking?

                          If the A14 is 5nm it will absolutely demolish any Snapdragon or Mediatek offering not only for next year but for the next 3 as well

                            Anonymous, 26 May 2020By the way even the most powerful android gaming phone aka ... moreWhat are you talking about? My ROG 2 with its SD855+ can easily play asphalt 9 at 60fps without even getting properly hot, I know because I played it for quite a while, sometimes a couple hours in a row. So SD865 can do that too and more, especially with active cooling from the red magic 5g. Stop lying to try and make Exynos look better

                              Anonymous, 26 May 2020I can't imagine where did you get this idea that Cortex-A78... moreDo u live on the same planet Earth like me? Sd 865 cost more than 100$, and 855+ was about 60$. Learn something before u write here.

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                                LilPhone, 27 May 2020What laptop has SD855+? Only SD8cx (Samsung Galaxy Book S).... moreAnd vivo iqoo neo3 5g costs about the same as iphone se2

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                                  LilPhone, 27 May 2020What laptop has SD855+? Only SD8cx (Samsung Galaxy Book S).... more"Also SD865 phones costs more than iPhones with A13." Because all the other specs are terrible

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                                    LilPhone, 27 May 2020What laptop has SD855+? Only SD8cx (Samsung Galaxy Book S).... moreHave you seen the price of iqoo neo 3? It also comes with 1080p 144hz display and fast charging.

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                                      hmm, 26 May 2020Who cares what Apple bionic a 13 or 14 or what ever be in a... moreWhat laptop has SD855+? Only SD8cx (Samsung Galaxy Book S). Also SD865 phones costs more than iPhones with A13.

                                        Anonymous, 26 May 2020By the way even the most powerful android gaming phone aka ... moreExynos can't match Helio gt90 in game performance,let alone SD865