As indicated in confidential documents leaked by a Samsung official, the next flagship in the Galaxy S Series will be sporting a 10nm System on a Chip (SoC). This means that the South Korean company's next smartphone will have a powerful processor than the one found inside the Galaxy S7.
Samsung has been keen in manufacturing 14nm and 10nm chips but the latter will be likely used for its next device. To be specific, the leaked information suggests that the tech giant will be utilizing a 10nm Exynos 8895 processor and the ARM's latest Mali-G71 graphics unit.
According to SamMobile, the Mali GPU is twice as powerful as the Galaxy S7 Mal-T880 MP12 processor. It is as well interesting to note that the S8's GPU will be faster than the Snapdragon 830 which will come out in 2017.
The unveiling of the Mali-G71 can be a hint about more sophisticated technologies to come for the handset. It has been pointed out that this unit can support high-end 4K and VR experiences including OpenGL ES 3.2, Android Renderscript, Vulkan and GPU Compute.
The G-71 GPU corroborates the previous rumors that Apple's biggest rival will introduce a 4K display and more advanced VR technology for next year's release of a new flagship.
In a California's Society for Information Display trade show last March, Samsung Display has showcased a 5.5 ultra-high definition 4K screen with a pixel density of 806ppi for virtual reality devices.
Considering the production yield rate for the next-generation display, it is predicted that the AMOLED will deployed on the next Galaxy unit, presumably, the S8. The addition of a 4K display can be a part of the company's effort to future-proof the device for new high-resolution virtual reality content.
According to Weibo, the new device's camera will feature a dual 12MP plus 13MP rear-facing screen. It has also been rumored that Samsung's new device will have an iris scanner that provides biometric security.
It is probable that the Samsung Galaxy S8 will use the USB Type-C reversible charging port which offers fast charging and quicker data transfers.
