The Samsung Galaxy S7 Might Have an Exynos 8890 with a Custom CPU

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The latest intel out of Korea suggests that Sammy is getting ready to mass produce its Exynos 8890 chip for the Galaxy S7 launch, and that it will feature a custom CPU core designed by Samsung itself. The custom core is supposedly called the M1, and could still be based on the ARMv8 architecture.

Here's a quote from an anonymous industry official,

“Designing its own mobile core will allow Samsung, which produces both smartphones and semiconductors, to gain competitive edge over Apple and Qualcomm in reducing cost and optimizing chip products for smartphones.”

Source: Samsung to roll out new mobile chip for Galaxy S7: report