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Exynos chip out, Broadcom is in for the Samsung Galaxy S II Plus and Grand Duos

Exynos chip out, Broadcom is in for the Samsung Galaxy S II Plus and Grand Duos

Posted: 14 Jan 2013, 01:00, by Daniel P.

Categories: Samsung Samsung Android Android Processors Processors CES2013 CES2013

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Exynos chip out, Broadcom is in for the Samsung Galaxy S II Plus and Grand Duos

When Samsung revealed its rehashed Galaxy S II Plus last week, we thought it just swept the floors in warehouses and found a few crates of Exynos processors, S-AMOLED Plus screens and 8 MP camera modules left from the times the S II was being churned out like crazy two years ago, and decided to make a Jelly Bean device from the get-go with them as a stop-gap measure, but it ain't the case.

The S II Plus is actually utilizing Broadcom processor inside, not an Exynos chip, and Broadcom is even using it as a reference device for its mobile CPU. The BCM28155 SoC is a dual-core 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 fabrication with a homebrew VideoCore IV GPU, and the typical for A9s of yesteryear 40 or 45nm production method.

Broadcom's design is a true system-on-a-chip, too, as it has an integrated 21 Mbits HSPA + radio, which might be one of the reasons Samsung went with it for the Galaxy S II Plus. Judging from the picture below snapped at CES's Broadcom booth, the Galaxy Grand and Grand Duos also use Broadcom's solution, so it si not a one-time order by Samsung, but rather a stop-gap for some entry handsets until it integrates baseband radios in the Exynos line.

source: Anandtech

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1. BattleBrat posted on 14 Jan 2013, 02:05 1 0

what phone is that on the lower right?

2. RaKithAPeiRiZ posted on 14 Jan 2013, 02:19 0 0

looks like a Duo S or s3 mini

3. thelegend6657 posted on 14 Jan 2013, 02:31 5 1

Why is there so many variants of the Galaxy s2 all using different chip set ?

Galaxy s2 i9100 : the original galaxy s2 , the one that ruled all benchmarks .
Galaxy s2 i9100G : this variant is found in most parts of Asia , the original is only sold for a while before it was replaced by this , Samsung claims its because the original has heat issues , bulls**t , its just cheaper to produce . This version packs a TI Omap 4430 . Its the phone I am using now . BTW , my friend's original s2 feels faster and more solid .
T-Mobile Galaxy s2 : the variant I like the most , with a large 4.5 inch screen and a 1.5ghz snapdragon CPU
Galaxy R : one of the cheaper varient of the S2 , looks the same only the CPU is nvidea Tegra 3 and the screen is SLCD
Now galaxy S2+ ?

5. TylerGrunter posted on 14 Jan 2013, 03:05 6 0

Correction: the Galaxy R uses the Tegra 2, not the Tegra3

6. thelegend6657 posted on 14 Jan 2013, 04:14 3 1

Its a typo

8. Atrixboyyy posted on 14 Jan 2013, 11:12 0 1

What is the sprint version made off my girlfriend has it and it feels like the cheapest phone I've ever held

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9. thelegend6657 posted on 14 Jan 2013, 21:28 0 0

Sprint version has same screen with the t mobile version but the CPU of the original

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10. Atrixboyyy posted on 15 Jan 2013, 09:47 0 0

How'd I get thumbed down lol either way it feels cheap

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11. thelegend6657 posted on 15 Jan 2013, 09:52 1 0

Don't you know that this site is filled with Samsung fanboy trolls?

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4. yousef8824 posted on 14 Jan 2013, 02:54 0 0

the samsung galaxy y gt-s5360 and duos 6102 have a broadcom cpu

7. thunderising posted on 14 Jan 2013, 05:13 0 0

Hope it's priced right.

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1. BattleBrat posted on 14 Jan 2013, 02:05 1 0

2. RaKithAPeiRiZ posted on 14 Jan 2013, 02:19 0 0

3. thelegend6657 posted on 14 Jan 2013, 02:31 5 1

5. TylerGrunter posted on 14 Jan 2013, 03:05 6 0

6. thelegend6657 posted on 14 Jan 2013, 04:14 3 1

8. Atrixboyyy posted on 14 Jan 2013, 11:12 0 1

9. thelegend6657 posted on 14 Jan 2013, 21:28 0 0

10. Atrixboyyy posted on 15 Jan 2013, 09:47 0 0

11. thelegend6657 posted on 15 Jan 2013, 09:52 1 0

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7. thunderising posted on 14 Jan 2013, 05:13 0 0

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