The Samsung Galaxy A34 5G is a highly-anticipated mid-range smartphone that is expected to be released later this year. Based on several Geekbench listings, the device will arrive with the MediaTek Dimensity 1080 chipset and at least 6 GB of RAM. This marks a departure from Samsung's usual practice of using in-house Exynos chipsets in its mid-range smartphones. This article will take a closer look at the Galaxy A34 5G's performance upgrades and the decision to use a MediaTek chipset.
Geekbench Listings Confirm Performance Upgrades
The Galaxy A34 5G has surfaced on Geekbench, likely only a month or so before its official release. The device is listed by its model number, SM-A346B, and the chipset is referred to as 'MT6877V'. This model number correlates to the Dimensity 1080, a 6 nm SoC that MediaTek debuted last autumn. The Dimensity 1080 has two ARM Cortex-A78 cores clocked at 2.6 GHz, plus six Cortex-A55 cores running at 2 GHz. The 6 nm SoC shares many components with the Dimensity 920, including its Mali-G68 MC4 GPU and LPDDR5 RAM. The Dimensity 1080 has superior image processing than its predecessor.
According to the Geekbench listings, the Galaxy A34 5G outperforms its Exynos 1280-powered predecessor by approximately 7% in single-core work and 22% in multi-core benchmarks. The benchmarked Galaxy A34 5G also features 6 GB of RAM, 2 GB fewer than some Galaxy A33 5G SKUs. Samsung offered the latter with 4 GB, 6 GB and 8 GB of RAM, so it is possible that the same could be the case for its successor.
Decision to Use a MediaTek Chipset
The decision to use a MediaTek chipset in the Galaxy A34 5G is a significant departure from Samsung's usual practice of using in-house Exynos chipsets in its mid-range smartphones. This move is likely an attempt by Samsung to reduce costs and increase competitiveness in the mid-range market, where MediaTek chipsets are commonly used by other manufacturers.
Conclusion
Overall, the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G is shaping up to be a promising mid-range smartphone with significant performance upgrades. The use of the MediaTek Dimensity 1080 chipset and at least 6 GB of RAM make the device competitive in its class. While it is a departure from Samsung's usual practice of using in-house Exynos chipsets, the decision to use a MediaTek chipset is likely an attempt to reduce costs and increase competitiveness in the mid-range market. The Galaxy A34 5G runs Android 13, presumably One UI 5.0. It should receive four OS updates and another year's worth of security patch updates as per Samsung's previous OS commitments.
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