Samsung has unveiled the Exynos 9825, the processor that will likely power the Galaxy Note 10launching later today. It's the first smartphone chip built using 7-nanometer EUV (extreme ultra-violet) silicon manufacturing that Samsung unveiled back in October 2018. The chip is nearly identical to the Exynos 9820, which was built using 8-nanometer LPP tech. The new chip will likely be more powerful and efficient, but Samsung has yet to say by how much.
The Exynos 9825 has the same Cheetah M4 cores and Mali-G76 GPU as the 9820, but Samsung hasn't listed the die size or certain key processor CPU and GPU speeds. It did say, however, that the GPU would run at a higher clock speed, so it will outperform its predecessor, especially for mobile gaming.
Other features on the chip are a 4G LTE modem that tops out at 2Gbps and Samsung's "neural processing unit" that will power AI photography and augmented reality features. 5G is not built into the processor, so Samsung will likely use its Exynos Modem 5100 for 5G variants of the Note 10.
Samsung's Exynos 9820, featured mainly in Korean variants of the Galaxy S10, was considerably larger and less power efficient than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chip powering US Galaxy S10 models. That's likely because the Exynos 9820 was built using Samsung's 8-nanometer LPP tech, while the Snapdragon 855 was manufactured using TSMC's 7-nanometer, non-EUV process.
Now, Samsung has likely narrowed that gap, though again, it didn't say by how much. The company might be saving the news for the Galaxy Note 10 launch, though at this point, it seems likely that US versions will feature the Snapdragon 855 processor, as usual.
Samsung has unveiled the Exynos 9825, the processor that will likely power the Galaxy Note 10launching later today. It's the first smartphone chip built using 7-nanometer EUV (extreme ultra-violet) silicon manufacturing that Samsung unveiled back in October 2018. The chip is nearly identical to the Exynos 9820, which was built using 8-nanometer LPP tech. The new chip will likely be more powerful and efficient, but Samsung has yet to say by how much.
The Exynos 9825 has the same Cheetah M4 cores and Mali-G76 GPU as the 9820, but Samsung hasn't listed the die size or certain key processor CPU and GPU speeds. It did say, however, that the GPU would run at a higher clock speed, so it will outperform its predecessor, especially for mobile gaming.
Other features on the chip are a 4G LTE modem that tops out at 2Gbps and Samsung's "neural processing unit" that will power AI photography and augmented reality features. 5G is not built into the processor, so Samsung will likely use its Exynos Modem 5100 for 5G variants of the Note 10.
Samsung's Exynos 9820, featured mainly in Korean variants of the Galaxy S10, was considerably larger and less power efficient than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chip powering US Galaxy S10 models. That's likely because the Exynos 9820 was built using Samsung's 8-nanometer LPP tech, while the Snapdragon 855 was manufactured using TSMC's 7-nanometer, non-EUV process.
Now, Samsung has likely narrowed that gap, though again, it didn't say by how much. The company might be saving the news for the Galaxy Note 10 launch, though at this point, it seems likely that US versions will feature the Snapdragon 855 processor, as usual.
Just hours before Samsung is set to unveil the Galaxy Note 10 line in the U.S., the manufacturer officially introduced the chipset that will power the phones outside of the U.S. The Exynos 9825 SoC is manufactured at Samsung's own fabrication facilities using the 7nm EUV process. Using this process, more transistors fit inside the new chip than the number employed in the 8nm Exynos 9820. This should lead to performance improvements of 20% to 30% while the Exynos 9825 consumes 30% to 50% less power. The EUV stands for extreme-ultraviolet lithography. This is a technology that uses ultraviolet beams to etch silicon in finer details allowing for more precise placement of circuitry inside the chip.
Samsung says that the Exynos 9825, similar to the Exynos 9820 it replaces, is equipped with two Samsung custom CPUs, two Cortex-A75 CPUs for complex tasks and four Cortex-A55 CPUs for less taxing demands. The graphics process unit (GPU) on the chip is the ARM Mali-G76 MP12 (also the same as the one on the Exynos 9820). The A-75 cores and the GPU will run at faster clock speeds than the same components on the Exynos 9820; the faster clock speeds and the use of 7nm EUV helped the newer chip to run faster in tests against its predecessor. The chip will have an integrated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) to help run Artifical Intelligence features for a smartphone camera allowing for the recognition of objects to optimize photographs. It also is used to learn user patterns and help apps pre-load faster. The NPU can also support Augmented Reality capabilities on a handset.
Samsung's Exynos 9825 chipset will be powering the Galaxy Note 10 series outside of the U.S.
The Exynos 9825 also comes with Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 3.0, which has twice the bandwidth and uses less energy than UFS 2.1. It also can run at higher temperatures, which is important considering all of the demands that are thrown at a smartphone these days. UFS 3.0 has a sequential read speed of almost 2280 MB/sec compared to roughly 800MB/sec with UFS 2.1. As for the modem on the Exynos 9825, it is an integrated 4G LTE-Advanced Pro modem with 8x Carrier Aggregation. The latter combines carriers to form larger data channels in order to increase capacity on a network. It is one of the tools used by wireless providers to increase data speeds. And when paired with Samsung's Exynos 5100 5G modem (which supports both mmW and sub-6GHz 5G airwaves), the Exynos 9825 will support the next generation in wireless connectivity.
The Samsung Exynos 9825 chipset is now official
The Exynos 9825 supports LPDDR4X memory and 22MP cameras in back and front. It also will work with a dual-camera setup (16MP + 16MP). Video can be shot in 8k at 30fps and 4K UHD video shoots at 150fps. Using a technology known as physically unclonable function (PUF), the chip isolates and secures users' personal data.
Historically, Samsung usually employs the latest Snapdragon Mobile Platform to run the latest Galaxy Note model in the U.S. with the Exynos chipset used just about everywhere else. However, a recent rumor called for all Galaxy Note 10 units (as opposed to the Galaxy Note 10+) in the states to also feature the Exynos 9825 SoC except for Verizon branded models. That rumor turned out not to be true, and all Galaxy Note 10 variants in the U.S. should be equipped with the Snapdragon 855 (+) Mobile Platform. The latter is manufactured by TSMC using its 7nm process.
Singapore-based app developer Jedimobi has been sued by Facebook for embedding malware in its Android apps that hijack a user’s phone to generate fake clicks on ads, to make money off unsuspecting users.
Jedimobi is one of two app developers, along with Lionmobi, that the social media company has reportedly filed a lawsuit against, claiming that it used Android apps filled with malware that hijacks people’s phones to fraudulently click on ads.
This helped the companies generate “unearned payouts from Facebook for misrepresenting that a real person had clicked on the ads,” Facebook said in a blog post.
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According to the social media company, Lionmobi and Jedimobi made apps available on the Google Play store that when downloaded, infects their user’s phones with malware. The malware then “created fake user clicks on Facebook ads that appeared on the users’ phones, giving the impression that the users had clicked on the ads”.
Aside from making their malware-ridden apps available on the Google Play Store, Lionmobi also advertised their apps on Facebook, which is in violation of Facebook’s Advertising Policies.
Jedimobi is a Singapore-based Android app developer that has been active since July 2018. Some of their current apps on the Google Play app includes a Calculator app and a Fat Burning Workout app. All of their apps have been installed more than a million times.
Ad frauds like these are nothing new but it is heartening to see Facebook take serious actions against both developers, even booting them off their social media platform. They are definitely taking app developers that break their rules a lot more seriously.
“Our lawsuit is one of the first of its kind against this practice,” the blog post said. “Facebook detected this fraud as part of our continuous efforts to investigate and stop abuse by app developers and any abuse of our advertising products.”
For now, Facebook did not reveal how many users they believe were affected by the apps developed Lionmobi and Jedimobi, as well as how much money the developers potentially made from their fraudulent scheme.
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The Galaxy Note used to stand out — literally. As one of the first truly big smartphones — the original “phablet” back before giant phones became the norm — the old Note models would catch your eye when you saw them in a store or out in public, like an NBA player on a court with a bunch of middle-schoolers. But in the almost decade since the original Galaxy Note launched, the smartphone industry has changed quite a bit. Colossal phones are the new norm, especially from Samsung, and this year’s upcoming Galaxy Note 10 has the potential to get lost in the shuffle of Samsung’s other phones.
If last year’s Note 9 had the problem of not differentiating itself from the previous year’s Note 8, this year’s Note 10 lineup looks to have the issue of not doing enough to stand out from the other six — yes, six — Galaxy flagships that Samsung has announced in 2019.
There have been variants of the standard Galaxy phones for almost as long as Samsung has been making premium smartphones, going back to 2013’s Galaxy S4 Active. Since then, we’ve had Plus variants, Zoom variants, Edge variants, Edge Plus variants, and more, but Samsung has never had as many mainstream flagship models on the market as it will once the Galaxy Note 10 is announced later this week.
Rumors are still circulating about how many Note 10 models will be released. But with the Note 10 and Note 10 Plus seemingly confirmed (and two more 5G variants also possible), that puts Samsung with eight top-tier phones on offer.
If you’re looking to buy the latest Samsung phone this fall, there’s a very real chance that you could walk into a Best Buy or AT&T store and be presented with the Galaxy S10E, the Galaxy S10, the Galaxy S10 Plus, Galaxy S10 5G, Galaxy Fold, the 5G variant of the Galaxy Fold, the Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy Note 10 Plus, and the rumored 5G variants of each of those. All 10 of these phones would offer similar internal hardware and even similar screen sizes in many cases — this year’s allegedly 6.3-inch Note 10 would actually be smaller than the 6.4-inch S10 Plus — with similar camera systems and hole-punch displays. How do you make that choice? More importantly, how does Samsung convince you that the Note 10 or Note 10 Plus is worth your money?
The lines between these phones used to be clearer: the Note was a materially larger phone with features that didn’t exist on the smaller and cheaper S line. But in 2019, there’s nothing all that special about a Note 10. If you want a giant screen, you can get an S10 Plus for what will likely be a considerably lower price than a brand-new Note 10 with few sacrifices (aside from the stylus). And on the upper end of the scale, the Note 10 isn’t even the biggest show in town. That honor goes to the flashier Galaxy Fold, which, in many ways, feels like it’s replaced the Note 10 as Samsung’s supersized testbed as an early preview of the future of phones.
And all of that is before you even get to the other Android phone manufacturers, nearly all of which also have their own big-screened phones that match or exceed the Note 10’s rumored specs. Want a colossal phone with tons of RAM, a huge battery, and a top-tier screen? The OnePlus 7 Pro has all of that and a faster refresh rate display. Huawei and Google offer better cameras than anything Samsung’s shipped this year. LG has Samsung beat on motion gimmicks that don’t require a stylus. So unless the Note 10 has some big tricks up its sleeve that haven’t leaked yet, it’s going to blend in among other Android flagships.
Note aficionados will quickly cite the S Pen as the Note’s big differentiator, even as Samsung’s own phones and those of competitors have since matched the original smartphone display champion in size. Those fans are correct: no other major smartphone in 2019 offers an integrated stylus like the Note does, and it’s no wonder that Samsung is looking to once again highlight new S Pen features, like gesture controls, at its keynote this week.
Maybe that’s enough. Samsung’s senior director of smartphone marketing, Drew Blackard, told Business Insider back in 2018 that 92 percent of Galaxy Note 8 owners actively used the S Pen, with 73 percent of Note 8 customers specifically buying that device for the stylus. Of course, given that Samsung doesn’t release specific sales numbers, we have no way to know how many Note customers there are compared to the more mainstream S10 line. But the fact that the Note 10 will feature the stylus indicates that Samsung is still interested in catering to that audience.
Gestures or not, if the S Pen is the biggest thing that Samsung can point to as the reason to pick a Note over an S10 or the (hopefully back-on-track) Fold, then the Note 10 will probably fall into the same niche as the Note 9: a great phone that doesn’t do much to push things forward.
The Note lineup is supposed to be Samsung’s aspirational phone. The S models were always the best Android phones available, but the Note looked toward the future, promising bizarre experiments in both hardware and software that may (or may not) be the next big thing. But in a world where Samsung sells phones that are just as fast, just as big, and just as good, it needs to make a case for what makes the Note 10 special. We’ll soon find out if it can.
Adobe has added professional-style speed controls to its mobile Premiere Rush CC video editing app, making it much more useful for YouTubers and other creators on the go. You can do simple speed changes much like in the main Premiere Pro CC app by either stretching/shrinking clips or entering a specific speed percentage. You can also create speed ranges within a section of your clip, starting it in fast motion and finishing in super slow-mo, for instance.
If you need even more granular control, Adobe said that Premiere Rush CC is the first mobile video editing app with speed ramping, though Muvee might beg to differ. In any case, that feature (shown above) will let you progressively change the speed of a clip from fast to slow or vice-versa, Matrixstyle, without a lot of hassle.
Other features include duration adjustments and pitch control. The latter lets you keep the original pitch of a speaker when you slow them up or down, so they don't sound either like Mickey Mouse or James Earl Jones on Quaaludes.
Rush first launched on iPhone, but is now available on Android, iOS and desktop. However, it seems to be more stable on iOS, judging by Play Store comments, so hopefully Adobe has improved that. It doesn't come cheap, either -- while you can test Rush CC for free, you can only export three projects. After that, you'll need to get an Adobe Creative Cloud plan starting at $10 per month.
Good news for automotive audiophiles: popular audio brand Sennheiser is working with luxury automaker Karma Automotive to create an in-car audio system.
Sennheiser will lend its loudspeaker and microphone technology to the project, creating an Ambeo sound system for listening to audio and taking phone calls as you drive.
The brand's Ambeo Soundbar was introduced at CES 2018 and impressed us with its 3D sound virtualization technology. Bringing the same concept to car audio is an unexpected choice but it could improve the experience of listening to music while driving. The technology can take audio from any source, even if it is not specifically 3D audio, and turn it into a customizable immersive 3D playback.
The system uses a multi-channel speaker set-up plus a subwoofer which should create a quality audio experience for passengers as well as the driver. Even the seat headrests have been integrated into the speaker system. And there are two microphone arrays for clear phone conversations.
Curious listeners can hear the system for themselves at a showcase at the Monterrey Car Week from August 15th to 18th. There's no word on pricing yet but given that this is Sennheiser, we expect the system won't come cheap.
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