Rumors surrounding Samsung's Galaxy S4 smartphone have become more and more frequent the past few weeks, giving some credence to the idea an announcement of on some sort of SIV front is forthcoming.
Of course, reports on the successor to the incredibly popularGalaxy S3 have been making the rounds since that device hit the market, so maybe we're just in an upswell right now.
Today's look at the S4 comes from benchmarking site Antutu Benchmarks, revealing a little bit more about the highly anticipated handset's specs.
It would appear that not only will the S4 run Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean, but there could even be an eight-core processor providing all the horsepower.
Taking it Octa notch
Though it was originally believed the Exynos 5440 quad-core processor would find its way into the Galaxy S4, the new specs tell a slightly different story.
The processor inside might still be an Exynos, but based on the benchmarking, it would appear the new Octa 5 eight-core processor is running the show.
The Exynos Octa 5 was clocked at 1.8GHz, meaning the S4 should have plenty of juice to make the most of the rumored 4.99-inch Super AMOLED HD screen with 440 ppi.
To make things even better, the processor was supposedly identified in both the Korean and international versions of the Galaxy S4.
There's still no precise date or timeframe for the Galaxy S4's release, and even though Samsung hasn't technically announced the phone's existence yet, the company did say it wouldn't be out before May 2013.
If this benchmarking ends up being on point, Samsung could have quite the beast of a smartphone on the horizon, and one that both Google and Apple will be taking note of before releasing either companies' latest devices.
Source : techradar[dot]com
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