Samsung’s new Exynos 7570 processor is 30 percent more energy efficient than its predecessor

Samsung’s semiconductor division has started manufacturing its latest system-on-a-chip, the Exynos 7570, the South Korean company announced today.

It’s a four core processor destined for entry-level devices. Samsung is fabricating the chip’s silicon using its new 14nm FinFET manufacturing process, the same processes the company uses to make its top-of-the-line Exynos 8890 SoC — that’s the processor found in non-U.S. variants of the Galaxy S7 and Note 7.

Simply by moving to the 14nm manufacturing process, Samsung says the processor is 30 percent more energy efficient compared to its predecessor. Performance is also improved by a dramatic 70 percent.

The processor supports screen resolutions up to 1280 by 800, Cat 4 LTE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and full HD video capture and playback.

Samsung hasn’t said what smartphones the new SoC will land in, but a good bet is its A series. In particular, the A3 — which currently ships with a Snapdragon 410 or Exynos 7578, depending on the market — fits the 7570’s feature profile.

Related: Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 runs the Snapdragon 820 in Canada rather than the Exynos 8890 chip

[source]Samsung[/source]