Pixel Visual Core in the Google Pixel 2 & 2XL is a Custom SoC for Image...

Pixel Visual Core in the Google Pixel 2 & 2XL is a Custom SoC for Image... xda-developers Oct 17, 2017 9:01 PM • by Doug Lynch Pixel Visual Core in the Google Pixel 2 & 2XL is a Custom SoC for Image Processing In the months leading up to the release of the Google Pixel 2, many had expected the company to include the Snapdragon 836 SoC. This was mentioned in a number of rumors and it would have lined up with how the original Pixel phones launched with a revised Snapdragon 821 last year. However, it turns out the two new Pixel smartphones have a secret SoC inside them called the Pixel Visual Core and it is said to be dedicated exclusively to camera image processing. Many within the Android community have been wanting Google to create their own custom SoC for years now. When this was brought up before, it was referring to custom CPU and GPU cores like we see in other chipsets from the likes of Qualcomm, Apple, and Samsung. There was even talk about this not too long ago when the company hired a key chip designer from Apple to bulid custom chips for the copmany. This immediately got people thinking about custom CPU and GPU cores and while this still might happen sometime in the future, this could have been for the new Pixel Visual Core instead. Today, it has been revealed that both the Pixel 2 as well as the Pixel 2 XL both have a custom SoC in them called the Pixel Visual Core. It packs eight Image Processing Unit (IPU) cores, with a single Cortex A53 core, DDR4 RAM and a PCIe line. Dedicated chips aren't anything new to Google either as the company included the Android Sensor Hub in their Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X devices so it could monitor the movement of the device (and yours, by extension) through a sort of co-processor. Now, the new Pixel Visual Core is dedicated strictly to image processing with the company saying it can do HDR+ image processing "5x faster and at less than 1/10th the energy." However, the Pixel Visual Core is not currently enabled in the two new Pixel phones but it will be enabled soon. Google tells us this custom SoC will be enabled with the upcoming Android 8.1 Oreo update and that a developer preview will be made available "in the coming weeks." Source: Ars Technica Android Advices Oct 17, 2017 12:52 AM • by Pavan Kumar B.C Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018) & A7 (2018) Midrange Smartphones Images Leak Online South Korean Giant is getting geared for its next year's midrange smartphones on the A series called as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018) and Galaxy A7 (2018). Now we have Image leaks of these upcoming smartphones that are rumored to come next year. The image leaks come from the prolific leakster @onleaks which reveal the renders of these handsets from all angles. Rumoured Specifications: According to the rumored specifications. The Galaxy A5 (2018) and Galaxy A7 (2018) along with the Galaxy A3 (2018) will come with FHD+ (2160 x 1080 pixels) Infinity Displays. Well, the Galaxy A5 (2018) is expected to come with the 5.5-inch display while the Galaxy A7 (2018) will be coming with the 6-inch display. These devices will come with metal- and glass design along with dual front-facing cameras. It is expected that the fingerprint sensor will be shifted to the back because of the infinity display and Samsung is expected to push Bixby on these upcoming devices. It is also rumored that these devices will carry IP68 certification for dust and water resistance and will feature Samsung Pay Alwal as Always On Display. The Galaxy A5 (2018) and Galaxy A7 (2018) are likely to come with Exynos 7885 SoC coupled with 4GB RAM along with 32GB of storage and might get microSD card slot to extend the memory. These devices will run on Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system, out of the box and might also get further updates. Nothing much about is known about the cameras that these devices will be carrying but can expect more leaks to come in the days to come. Well, all these have to be taken with a pinch of salt until we hear officially from Samsung. What are your views about these handsets? Do you own and device from the Galaxy A series? Comment in the section below and we will be back with more news and updates. Source Cet e-mail a été envoyé par Froze ONE (isnanmm0@gmail.com). Il est le résultat de la potion appartenant à « Tech: Topic watch », dashboard « Personal Dashboard », onglet « Tech > Android ». Se désabonner © Netvibes 2005-2017 | Conditions d'utilisation | Protection des données Retrouvez aussi Netvibes sur : Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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