Samsung Starts Mass-Production of Exynos 7 Dual (7270) Processor used in Galaxy Gear S3 Smartwatch

Samsung has just issued a press release announcing the Korean company had just started mass-production of the first SoC for Wearables using 14-nm FinFET process with their Exynos 7 Dual (7270) dual Cortex A53 processor. Exynos 7270 is also said to be the first such SoC to embed full connectivity and LTE modem integration.

samsung-exynos-7-dualExynos 7270 specifications:

  • CPU – Dual-core ARM CortexA53 processor  @ up to 1.0 GHz
  • GPU – ARM Mali-T720
  • Memory – LPDDR3 support
  • Storage – eMMC 5.0, SD card interfaces
  • Display – Up to 960×540 (qHD) resolution
  • Camera – Up to 5MP pixel sensor support
  • Multimedia – HD (720p@30fps) video with HEVC, H.264, VP8 Codec
  • LTE Modem – LTE Category 4 non-CA
  • Connectivity – WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2, FM Radio
  • GNSS – GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
  • PMIC – Integrated in SiP-ePoP package
  • Package – SiP-ePoP, 10x10mm (SiP: System-in-Package; ePoP: embedded Package-on-Package)

The SoC will be packaged inside a SiP-ePOP package with DRAM, eMMC, and a power management IC, which will allow for a much smaller board, and more space for the battery for example, which combined with the more power efficient 14-nm FinFET process should allow for longer battery life for wearables.

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Samsung Galaxy Gear S3 Running Tizen OS on Exynos 7 Dual Processor

Samsung can also provide a reference platform with display, NFC, audio codec, diverse sensors and a sensor hub to help companies getting started with their product design.

More information can be found on Exynos 7 Dual product page.

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Marius
7 years ago

Yeah maybe they got the cores a bit wrong though. Two A35s would have been much better for this purpose as they use less power.
Too bad Samsung doesn’t make watches like the original Gear S anymore. I have one and I really like the big curved screen. Round screen, meh , nice but kinda useless.

theguyuk
theguyuk
7 years ago

If they had any sense they should spin a faster TV SOC off it with 3 cores, higher display and memory upto 4GB and since not on battery tweak for perfomance. Aimed as a premium mid range SOC.

Silentorange18
Silentorange18
7 years ago

seriously packing a SOC like that on small size ? overpowered in term of function of smartwatch i bet battery life suffer alot on this wrong move by samsung

theguyuk
theguyuk
7 years ago

@Silentorange18
Samsung and batteries in news a lot

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