It turns out that much-hyped octa-core processor in the Samsung Galaxy S4 won't actually be available in most versions of the April-bound handset, according to a report out of South Korea today.
Instead, 70 percent of the first 10 million Galaxy S4 smartphones will opt for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 CPU, a quad-core processor, said the report picked up by Unwired News.
Galaxy S4 quadcore vs octacore
The good news for the Western world is that there's been some debate over whether or not Samsung's octa-core is that much better than the Qualcomm's quad-core system on a chip.
The octa-core-equipped Samsung Galaxy S4 packs a 1.6 GHz quad-core Cortex-A15 and a 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex-A7 CPU, with an IT tri-core PowerVR SGX 544 graphics chip.
The faster and slower cores switch between performance and efficiency modes.
The quad-core version of the Galaxy S4 uses a speedy 1.9 GHz Qualcomm Krait 300 chip at all times and takes advantage of an Adreno 320 GPU.
Which CPU configuration bests the other is going to be up to Samsung Galaxy S4 tests that are sure to happen the moment this highly anticipated phone arrives.
Either way, Samsung, knowing that it can't manufacture enough octa-core processors in time for the Galaxy S4 launch, may have made the right choice - even if this doesn't back up the company's eight-core marketing bluster.
