Announces: ARM Cortex A17 (Octa-Core) Mid-Range Processors

ARM has unveiled a new mobile processor - the Cortex-A17. It's the successor of the popular Cortex-A9 and offers 60% performance boost and supports big.LITTLE task switching.

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Keeping up with the advancements in technology, ARM today unveiled Cortex A17 processors that should replace the ageing Cortex A9 in the mid range segment. The new processors offers a 60 percent performance gain over Cortex A9 and come with support for big.LITTLE architecture. The processor has been paired with Mali -T720 GPU to handle the visuals and should support OpenGL ES 3.0, although manufacturers are free to use other options from PowerVR and other companies as well.
The processors should make their way into mid range smartphones and tablets along with devices such as televisions, set top boxes and in-car entertainment systems.
Meanwhile, MediaTek has taken the competition to Qualcomm and Samsung by announcing MT6595 chipset to take on Snapdragon 800 and 805 processors, as well the Exynos range. The chipset will feature true octa core with four Cortex A17 cores and four Crtex A7 cores working simultaneously thanks to HMP. Besides that, the chipset will also offer LTE support, as well as H.265 Ultra HD Codec built-in to the platform, that would enable 4K2K video recording and playback capabilities. The company expects to see devices with MT6595 inside in the second half of this year.
 Source:gsmarena & engadget

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