The Samsung Galaxy S 4 has been one of the most popular sellers in 2013 by far. The rumors
and reports about the mini version of Samsung Galaxy S 4 smartphone have
flooded the internet. This bit of information may have been revealed by
benchmarks already, but it is good to have an official statement on the matter
as well. All of the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini variants use a Qualcomm Snapdragon
SoC, as the Korean tech giant confirmed for us.
In particular, the chips in question are the MSM8930, used
for the 4G LTE model of the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini, and the MSM8230 used for
the 3G model of the smartphone. Both chips are part of the Snapdragon 400
series of system-on-chip solutions, made using 28nm manufacturing process and
paired with the Adreno 305 graphics unit.
Or in Samsung's own words:
“Samsung uses
Qualcomm's processor, MSM 8930 Pro for 4G LTE and MSM 8230 Pro for 3G. The only
difference between the two chips is that a different network(4G or 3G)
supported.”
For those who need a reminder, the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini is
– as the name suggests – a physically smaller version of the Galaxy S4
smartphone. It is bound to hit the market soon as a compact alternative to the
Korean company's flagship smartphone. Want to learn more? Then our Samsung
Galaxy S4 hands-on may pique your interest.
As to the detailed information about the processor of Samsung
Galaxy S 4 Mini, S4Mini points out Samsung is most likely referring to the
MSM8930AB and MSM8230AB SoCs by Qualcomm, which come with dual-core Krait 300
processors clockable at up to 1.7GHz. The MSM8930 and MSM8230 come with
dual-core Krait 200 processors that can go only up to 1.2GHz.
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