Samsung Galaxy S III shipping with quad-core Exynos chip

From CNET News.com: Samsung's Galaxy S III hasn't been unveiled just yet, but that doesn't mean the rumors surrounding the device will stop.

The Korea Times reported yesterday that it recently sat down with an unidentified Samsung executive who told the publication that the Galaxy S III will ship with the company's quad-core Exynos chip. The move, if true, could be a major blow to Qualcomm's mobile chips division, which has been providing processors to Samsung for quite some time.

Samsung's Exynos chip has been celebrated by the company as a top-notch offering in the mobile arena. However, so far, Samsung has been pushing its dual-core option, which is available in the Galaxy Note and Galaxy S II, among others. The quad-core chip the executive says will come in the Galaxy S III will also boast LTE and W-CDMA support, according to the Korea Times.

Rumors continue to swirl over when Samsung might finally launch its Galaxy S III. The device was expected to be announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last month, but that never happened. Earlier this month, ZDNet Korea cited sources who said the launch will occur in April as part of an ad campaign surrounding the 2012 Olympics in London.

Just yesterday, however, that tune changed when purported images of the Galaxy S III popped up on Reddit. Based on those images, it was believed the device would launch on May 22--the same day Samsung is holding its "Unpacked" event in London.

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