Information continues to emerge about the upcoming Samsung Orbis. Past rumours have suggested that the round-faced device will sport innovative features such as a rotating bezel and support for Samsung Pay, the company’s newly announced mobile payment system. Ensuring that all these features work smoothly , Samsung appears to have opted to use its octa-core Exynos 7420 processor, the same one as will be found in the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge.
The key benefit to using the Exynos 7420 will be improved battery life. Whereas the Samsung Gear S which is powered by a dual-core processor achieves between one and two days of battery life with moderate use, the Samsung Orbis could see that jump to four or five days under similar conditions.
Using an octa-core processor to achieve longer battery life may seem counter-intuitive at first glance but the new processor offers a couple of advantages. Built on a 14nm architecture, the Exynos 7420’s more compact design helps cuts down on power consumption. With additional cores at its disposal, it is also able to more appropriately leverage the appropriate number of cores based on need.
Samsung could also opt to reduce clock speed on the processor used on the Orbis. This could allow it to further improve battery life as well. Whether it does so or not remains to be seen though.
Samsung is currently expected to unveil the Samsung Orbis at CTIA 2015 in September.
Sources : Digital Times // G for Games