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DoCoMo and Samsung team up for smartphone chips to challenge Qualcomm
Qualcomm has pretty much been dominating the mobile scene in terms of processors, although they are facing some competition from Texas Instruments and NVIDIA with their Tegra processors, but now it appears that Japanese carrier, DoCoMO, has teamed up with Samsung along with other companies to produce mobile device chips that they aim to give Qualcomm and run for their money.
Samsung already has their own brand of in-house chips in the form of the Exynos processor, which has pretty much seen a somewhat limited use to their own Samsung products. The chips that this joint venture is expected to produce will be “feature-rich, small-size, low-power-consumption semiconductor products equipped with modem functionality,” such as 4G LTE and LTE-Advanced standards.
If you’re looking forward to seeing this joint venture start pushing out chips any time soon, you might be in for a wait as this venture is only expected to be established come March 2012. No word on when production is expected to start or when we can start seeing these new chips make their way into our devices.
So, there is a new Samsung smartphone that is about to be released – big surprise, that, and I say this with full a sarcasm. Still, those who want something that looks to hang out on the high end side of things in terms of design and form factor, and yet having a mid-range performer within, can always settle for the Samsung Galaxy A9.
The handset has already appeared on the FCC database, which means it has been approved, and listed as the Samsung Galaxy A9. With the green light given, it is but a matter of time before it hits the market. While very little detail has been released so far, it should not be too long now before an official announcement is made. All that one can do now is to sit tight and wait. [FCC Page]
If you would like to fancy your chances with an upcoming mid-range device that seems to hover more on the higher end scheme of things, then the Samsung Galaxy A9 would certainly fit you to a ‘t’, so to speak. After all, accessory manufacturer ITSKINS has shared more details concerning this device, with the Galaxy A9 touted to be a wee bit more compact as opposed to the Galaxy S7 Plus, never mind that both handsets will come with 6.0″ screens.
Measurements of the Galaxy A9 include 161.9mm x 81.3mm x 7.34mm, where it would be slightly taller than the Galaxy Note5, while sporting a metal and glass design, a fingerprint reader that should be able to handle mobile payments, a Full HD Super AMOLED display, and a Snapdragon 620 chipset, among others.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 will no doubt be a smartphone that many people would look forward to picking up when it is ready, taking into consideration how flagship devices are always in demand. Well, the Galaxy S7 has been said to target an early 2016 release, and some photos of the alleged device has already been snapped, although one should take into consideration that the original Weibo post is no longer there.
Of course, do take this particular leak with a pinch of salt, since it could be one of the numerous smartphones from various manufacturers that could roll out a similar looking handset. In the leaked photos, you can see a wrap-around metal border design, which seems to be the in thing at least for the next couple of years. All that we can do now is to sit tight and wait for the real deal to surface.