Samsung is reportedly working to launch its first laptop processor soon. According to a report on The Korea Economic Daily (via Sammobile) citing industry sources familiar with the matter, Samsung is likely to unveil the chipset in the second half of the year.
According to the leaks and rumors so far, the processor in question could be the upcoming Exynos 2200. It is expected to come in both mobile and laptop variants, making it Samsung’s first laptop processor. In addition, this chip is said to feature AMD’s Radeon GPU and will run on Windows 10. Even tipster Ice Universe had hinted that Exynos 22xx is in Samsung’s portfolio for 2021.
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According to the report, Samsung will use 5nm fabrication process for this chipset. “The new Exynos will offer improved functions, including extraordinary computing power and battery efficiency, by utilizing a 5-nanometer processing technology. It’s good for both laptops and smartphones,” an industry source was quoted as saying by The Korea Economic Daily.