Samsung Electronics 5nm 'Exynos' First Installed in Chinese Vivo 5G Phone

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] Samsung Electronics will be the first to supply its new mobile application processor (AP) product, 'Exynos 1080,' developed using the 5-nanometer (nm, one billionth of a meter) process, to the Chinese company Vivo's smartphones.

According to industry sources and foreign media on the 12th, Samsung Electronics' Exynos 1080 will be included in Vivo's 5G smartphone 'X60,' scheduled for release in the first quarter of next year.

Pan Shueba, Executive Director of Samsung Electronics' China Semiconductor Research Institute, attended a Vivo event on the 7th and stated that Vivo's new product uses the Exynos 1080, explaining, "The Exynos 1080, which uses the latest 5nm process, received higher performance scores than Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865."

Although the specific specifications of the Exynos 1080 have not been disclosed, it is presumed to be the successor to the Exynos 980, which was used in Samsung Electronics' 5G smartphones 'Galaxy A51' and 'A71.'

Samsung Electronics is reportedly focusing on expanding its Exynos supply channels in China. This is expected as Huawei's smartphone market share has declined due to U.S. sanctions, increasing demand from Chinese smartphone manufacturers seeking to procure APs externally.

Industry insiders believe that Samsung Electronics is offering more reasonable prices than Qualcomm to supply Chinese companies in large quantities.

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